Talks and Poster Presentations (with Proceedings-Entry):
M. Jungmann, R. Cox, G. Fitzpatrick:
"Spatial play effects in a tangible game with an F-formation of multiple players";
Talk: Fifteenth Australasian User Interface Conference (AUIC '14),
Auckland, New Zealand;
2014-01-20
- 2014-01-23; in: "Proceedings of the Fifteenth Australasian User Interface Conference - Volume 150 (AUIC '14)",
B. Wünsche, S. Marks (ed.);
Australian Computer Society, Inc., Darlinghurst, Australia,
150
(2014),
ISBN: 978-1-921770-33-3;
57
- 66.
English abstract:
Drawing on Kendon´s F-formation framework of social interaction, we analysed the game-space activity of collocated players engaged in a
tangible multiplayer game. Game input from groups of 3 players interacting competitively in a natural spatial arrangement via balance-boards requiring whole-body movements was logged and analysed quantitatively. The spatial analysis of a range of players´ activities in game-space revealed synergistic effects combining
perceptual-motor factors with game-strategy behaviour which were reflected in preferred game-board playing regions. The findings
illustrate the importance for HCI designers of considering interactions between human spatial behaviour, physical space and virtual game-space as games become increasingly embodied
and social
Keywords:
Game analytics, tangible, embodied, multiplayer, digital game, collocation, F - formation, spatial analysis
Electronic version of the publication:
http://publik.tuwien.ac.at/files/PubDat_232399.pdf
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