More Playful User Interfaces: Interfaces that Invite Social and Physical Interaction

264 Pages·2015·7.501 MB·English

by  Anton Nijholt (eds.)

Gaming Media and Social Effects
Anton Nijholt Editor
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Playful User
Interfaces
Interfaces that Invite Social and Physical
Interaction
Gaming Media and Social Effects
Editor-in-chief
Henry Been-Lirn Duh, Hobart, Australia
Series editor
Anton Nijholt, Enschede, The Netherlands
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More Playful User Interfaces
Interfaces that Invite Social
and Physical Interaction
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AntonNijholt
Department ofComputer Science
University of Twente
Enschede
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Preface
This is the second book on playful user interfaces. The first book, “Playful User
Interfaces:InterfacesthatInviteSocialandPhysicalInteraction,”alsopublishedby
Springer, introduced playful interfaces and focused on an already-existing culture
of designing and implementing playful user interfaces. The book also contained
many examples of users creating interfaces and interaction tools, following the
assumption that creating a game or an interactive installation can be play, and
creatingthemcanbejustassatisfyingasusingtheresult.Thisisespeciallytruefor
children,enablingthemtocreatetheirowngames,usingtabletopsandtoolssuchas
Arduino,MakeyMakeyand,forexample,Scratchprogramming.Makinggamesor
entertainment applications also introduces users to the wonders of digital technol-
ogies and how to use them to design other applications.
In this book, we continue this exploration of playful user interfaces, whether
they are for educational purposes, for example, introducing children to digital
technology, for creating awareness, for changing behavior, for artistic expression,
or for entertainment. But, we will extend the application domains of playful user
interfaces.AmongthemanynewtopicsaretheplayfuluseoftheInternetofThings,
organizing participatory design workshops, for the design of connected toys,
physical games, and storytelling. How to use smart materials in order to realize
interactive artistic installations has been explored in workshops with young artists.
Organizing workshops for kids to make game controllers and involving young
childrenandchildrenwithspecialneedsinthedesignprocessoftabletopgamesare
other topics that are investigated in the chapters of this book. It is not possible to
play digital games or enjoy digital entertainment in some countries without daily
electric power interruptions. Can we design games with power and no-power
conditions,whereahybridgame,thatis,agamewithdigitalandphysicalelements,
can be continued using physical elements only in the no-power condition and
change again to the hybrid form in its power condition?
Learningaboutnewdomains, improvingawarenessofsustainabilityissues,and
persuadingbehaviorchangethroughplayfuluserinterfacesaretheothernewissues
that also appear in this book. There are chapters about having interactions with
ecosystems,plants,andpets.Hence,computer-mediatedhuman–natureinteraction,
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experiencing the biosphere through digital technology, and having wearables that
allows us to experience forests are the topics that are investigated. How can we
designinterfacesthatallowplayfulinteractionwithourdogs,cats,orotherpetsand
animals?Whatkindsofdigitaltoolsorsmartenvironmentscanbeofferedtothem?
Playfulremoteinteractionwithpetsstayingathomewhileweareawayatworkhas
become a research issue in computer-mediated human–animal interaction. Well-
being and safety need to be addressed in this kind of research.
In this book, there are also reports of research on shared experiences and on
facilitatingandcreatingsharedexperiences.Obviously,thisalreadyhappensandis
animportantaspectofworkshopswherechildren,artists,orothercreatorsofdigital
technologyareinvolvedindesigning,making,andevaluatingplayfulproductsand
interfaces.Sharingexperiencescanalsobedoneduringpubliceventssuchassport
events, political meetings, school meetings, demonstrations, open air or theater
performances, or traffic and public transport disturbances. For example, an issue
addressed in this book, can we contribute to enhancing the experiences of sports
spectators, whether they are attending the live event or whether they are remote
spectators? Can we, as a remote spectator, enjoy a sport event more by receiving
multimedia information from fans in a stadium about their enthusiasm at certain
moments and can we use mobile devices to share our experience with them and
otherremotespectators?Similaraims,withcompletelydifferenttechnologycanbe
recognizedinresearch,alsoreportedinthisbook,onplayfulmusicinstallationsthat
take as input EEG-measured changing brain activity of two or more participants
using the interface and turning it into a joint performance.
In the first chapter of this book, we discuss some views on leisure and devel-
opmentsinleisureactivitiesandtechnologiesinthetwentieth-centuryliteratureand
in movies. In particular, we look at viewpoints on passive and active leisure con-
sumption and activity. After that, the book consists of three parts in which the
chaptersofthisbookarecategorized.Thesepartsare(I)DesigningInteractionsfor
andbyChildren,(II)DesigningInteractionswithNature,Animals,andThings,and
(III) Designing Interactions for Arts, Performances, and Sports.
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Contents
More Playful User Interfaces: An Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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Part I Designing Interactions for and by Children
Hybrid Games: Designing Tangible Interfaces for Very Young
Children and Children with Special Needs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Eva Cerezo, Javier Marco and Sandra Baldassarri
The Power to Play When There is No Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Yoram Chisik, Monchu Chen and Jesus Ibanez
Responsive Make and Play: Youth Making Physically and Digitally
Interactive and Wearable Game Controllers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Gabriela T. Richard and Yasmin B. Kafai
Part II Designing Interactions with Nature, Animals, and Things
Human—Computer—Biosphere Interaction:
Toward a Sustainable Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Hill Hiroki Kobayashi
Envisioning Future Playful Interactive Environments for Animals. . . . 121
Patricia Pons, Javier Jaen and Alejandro Catala
Playful and Gameful Design for the Internet of Things. . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Paul Coulton
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Part III Designing Interactions for Arts, Performances, and Sports
Smart Materials: When Art Meets Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Andrea Minuto and Fabio Pittarello
MindMusic: Playful and Social Installations at the Interface
Between Music and the Brain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Tim Mullen, Alexander Khalil, Tomas Ward, John Iversen,
Grace Leslie, Richard Warp, Matt Whitman, Victor Minces,
Aaron McCoy, Alejandro Ojeda, Nima Bigdely-Shamlo,
Mike Chi and David Rosenboom
Enhancing Remote Spectators’ Experience During
Live Sports Broadcasts with Second Screen Applications. . . . . . . . . . . 231
Pedro Centieiro, Teresa Romão and A. Eduardo Dias
Contributors
SandraBaldassarri AdvancedComputerGraphicsGroup(GIGA),Departmentof
Computer Science, Engineering Research Institute of Aragon (I3A), University of
Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Nima Bigdely-Shamlo Syntrogi Labs, Syntrogi Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
Alejandro Catala Grupo ISSI, Departamento de Sistemas Informáticos y
Computación, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
Pedro Centieiro NOVA-LINCS, DI, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia,
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal; Viva Superstars Digital Media
Lda, Madan Parque, Rua dos Inventores, Caparica, Portugal
Eva Cerezo Advanced Computer Graphics Group (GIGA), Department of
Computer Science, Engineering Research Institute of Aragon (I3A), University of
Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Monchu Chen University of Madeira, Funchal, Portugal; Madeira Interactive
Technologies Institute, Funchal, Portugal
Mike Chi Cognionics Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
Yoram Chisik University of Madeira, Funchal, Portugal; Madeira Interactive
Technologies Institute, Funchal, Portugal
Paul Coulton Imagination, Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts,
The LICA Building, Lancaster University Bailrigg, Lancaster, Bailrigg, UK
A. Eduardo Dias NOVA-LINCS, DI, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia,
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal; Viva Superstars Digital Media
Lda, Madan Parque, Rua dos Inventores, Caparica, Portugal
Jesus Ibanez Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, Funchal, Portugal
JohnIversen SwartzCenterforComputationalNeuroscience,InstituteforNeural
Computation, University of California, La Jolla, CA, USA
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