Airhockey over a distance

Florian 'Floyd' Mueller; Luke Cole; Shannon O'Brien; Wouter Walmink

doi:10.1145/1125451.1125665

Airhockey over a distance

Florian 'Floyd' Mueller
, Luke Cole
, Shannon O'Brien
, Wouter Walmink

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Abstract

In modern society, people increasingly lack social interaction, although beneficial to work and personal life. Airhockey Over a Distance addresses this issue by recreating the social experience facilitated by physical game play in a distributed environment. We networked two airhockey tables and augmented them with a videoconference. Concealed mechanics on each table allow for a physical puck to be shot back and forth between the two locations. Supporting the hitting of a fast-moving, tangible puck between the two players creates a compelling social game experience which was confirmed by about 30 players. Our preliminary findings suggest that our casual physical game supports social interactions and contributes to an increased connectedness between people who are geographically apart.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CHI'06 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA'06
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	1133-1138
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	1595932984, 9781595932983
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1125451.1125665
Publication status	Published - 2006
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2006 - Montreal, Canada Duration: 22 Apr 2006 → 27 Apr 2006 Conference number: 24th

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2006
Abbreviated title	CHI 2006
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal
Period	22/04/06 → 27/04/06

Keywords

Air hockey
Computer-mediated communication
Connectedness
Exertion interface
Physical interface
Social interaction
Tangible interface
Videoconference

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