Hang in There: A Novel Body-Centric Interactive Playground

Robertus Wilhelmus van Delden; Alejandro Manuel Moreno Celleri; Carlos Ramos; Gonçalo Carrasco; Dennis Reidsma; Ronald Walter Poppe

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-55143-7_7

Hang in There: A Novel Body-Centric Interactive Playground

Robertus Wilhelmus van Delden, Alejandro Manuel Moreno Celleri, Carlos Ramos, Gonçalo Carrasco, Dennis Reidsma, Ronald Walter Poppe

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Abstract

We introduce and evaluate a first version of a novel bodycentric playground that aims at increasing bodily exertion and immersion. The concept centers around the player, who is suspended from the ceiling using a rope and climbing harness and stands on a tilted platform. This caused players to assume a body posture that elicits the feeling of flying, which was further enhanced by the flying game that they played. We discuss the choices made in the type of body movements, and how these relate to different aspects such as movement mimicry and exertion. We performed a user study, in which the hanging position was compared to a setting where players stood on the ground. We found no significant differences in the amount of movement and perceived engagement between the two conditions. However, there was a tendency of favoring the hanging position. Moreover, we observed that the placement of game elements affected the movement patterns.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	Innovative and Creative Developments in Multimodal Interaction Systems
Editors	Y. Rybarczyk, T. Cardoso, J. Rosas, L.M. Camarinha-Matos
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Springer
Pages	160-178
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Print)	978-3-642-55142-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55143-7_7
Publication status	Published - May 2014
Event	9th IFIP WG 5.5 International Summer Workshop on Multimodal Interfaces, eNTERFACE 2013 - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 15 Jul 2013 → 9 Aug 2013 Conference number: 9

Publication series

Name	IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Volume	425
ISSN (Print)	1868-4238

Other

Other	9th IFIP WG 5.5 International Summer Workshop on Multimodal Interfaces, eNTERFACE 2013
Abbreviated title	eNTERFACE
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Lisbon
Period	15/07/13 → 9/08/13

Keywords

HMI-VRG: Virtual Reality and Graphics
HMI-MI: MULTIMODAL INTERACTIONS
IR-91448
METIS-305876
EWI-24721

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van Delden, R. W., Moreno Celleri, A. M., Ramos, C., Carrasco, G., Reidsma, D., & Poppe, R. W. (2014). Hang in There: A Novel Body-Centric Interactive Playground. In Y. Rybarczyk, T. Cardoso, J. Rosas, & L. M. Camarinha-Matos (Eds.), Innovative and Creative Developments in Multimodal Interaction Systems (pp. 160-178). (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; Vol. 425). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55143-7_7

van Delden, Robertus Wilhelmus ; Moreno Celleri, Alejandro Manuel ; Ramos, Carlos et al. / Hang in There: A Novel Body-Centric Interactive Playground. Innovative and Creative Developments in Multimodal Interaction Systems. editor / Y. Rybarczyk ; T. Cardoso ; J. Rosas ; L.M. Camarinha-Matos. London : Springer, 2014. pp. 160-178 (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology).

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van Delden, RW, Moreno Celleri, AM, Ramos, C, Carrasco, G, Reidsma, D & Poppe, RW 2014, Hang in There: A Novel Body-Centric Interactive Playground. in Y Rybarczyk, T Cardoso, J Rosas & LM Camarinha-Matos (eds), Innovative and Creative Developments in Multimodal Interaction Systems. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol. 425, Springer, London, pp. 160-178, 9th IFIP WG 5.5 International Summer Workshop on Multimodal Interfaces, eNTERFACE 2013, Lisbon, Portugal, 15/07/13. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55143-7_7

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Innovative and Creative Developments in Multimodal Interaction Systems. ed. / Y. Rybarczyk; T. Cardoso; J. Rosas; L.M. Camarinha-Matos. London: Springer, 2014. p. 160-178 (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; Vol. 425).

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van Delden RW, Moreno Celleri AM, Ramos C, Carrasco G, Reidsma D, Poppe RW. Hang in There: A Novel Body-Centric Interactive Playground. In Rybarczyk Y, Cardoso T, Rosas J, Camarinha-Matos LM, editors, Innovative and Creative Developments in Multimodal Interaction Systems. London: Springer. 2014. p. 160-178. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-55143-7_7