Be the meeple: New perspectives on traditional board games

Dorothé Smit, Bernhard Maurer, Martin Murer, Jens Reinhardt, Katrin Wolf

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Abstract

Games are a great objective for research on tangible and embodied interaction as they not only have a long tradition in both the analogue and the digital game domain; they also perfectly represent the tangible and the embodiment through the nature of game play. In this Studio, we will go beyond the analogue characteristics of board games, not just by adding a visual digital layer, but by examining new game play mechanics for board games through digital technology. We will do this by introducing a new role in board games as an immersed 'character' in the game. For this, we use a very specific technology (virtual reality live streaming from a miniature perspective) as a new lens on (existing) board games. Through experimentation with and exploration of existing board games through this new lens, we will conceptualize and prototype game play mechanics for this new notion of game participation.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTEI 2019 - Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages695-698
ISBN (Electronic)9781450361965
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Mar 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event13th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, TEI 2019 - Tempe, United States
Duration: 17 Mar 201920 Mar 2019

Conference

Conference13th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, TEI 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityTempe
Period17/03/1920/03/19

Funding

This work is supported by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF): I 3580-N33 and the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) and the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) within the GEVAKUB project (01JKD1701B)

FundersFunder number
Austrian Science FundI 3580-N33
Ministerul Educației și Cercetării Științifice01JKD1701B

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