Gravity Well: underwater play

Sarah Jane Pell; Florian 'Floyd' Mueller

doi:10.1145/2468356.2479624

Gravity Well: underwater play

Sarah Jane Pell, Florian 'Floyd' Mueller

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Abstract

More and more technology supports utilitarian interactions in altered gravity conditions, for example underwater and during Zero-G flights. Extending this, we are interested in digital play in these conditions, and in particular see an opportunity to explore underwater bodily games. We present an interactive shallow-water system that supports bodily play through water-movement interactions: Gravity Well. Through designing the system and combining aquabatic principles with exertion game design strategies, we identified a set of design tactics for underwater play based on the relationship between the afforded type, and level, of bodily exertion relative to pressure change and narcosis. With our work, we aim to inspire designers to utilize the unique characteristics of bodily interactions underwater and guide them in developing digital play in altered gravity domains.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CHI EA 2013 - Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Subtitle of host publication	Changing Perspectives
Editors	Michel Beaudouin-Lafon, Patrick Baudisch, Wendy E. Mackay
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	3115-3118
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450318990
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2468356.2479624
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2013 - Paris, France Duration: 27 Apr 2013 → 2 May 2013 Conference number: 31st https://chi2013.acm.org/program/

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2013
Abbreviated title	CHI 2013
Country/Territory	France
City	Paris
Period	27/04/13 → 2/05/13
Other	Theme: Changing Perspectives
Internet address	https://chi2013.acm.org/program/

Keywords

Aquabatics
Diving
Exertion games
Game design

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Pell, SJ & Mueller, FF 2013, Gravity Well: underwater play. in M Beaudouin-Lafon, P Baudisch & WE Mackay (eds), CHI EA 2013 - Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems: Changing Perspectives. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), pp. 3115-3118, International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2013, Paris, France, 27/04/13. https://doi.org/10.1145/2468356.2479624

Gravity Well : underwater play. / Pell, Sarah Jane ; Mueller, Florian 'Floyd'.

CHI EA 2013 - Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems: Changing Perspectives. ed. / Michel Beaudouin-Lafon; Patrick Baudisch; Wendy E. Mackay. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2013. p. 3115-3118.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review

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