Gauntlet: a wearable interface for ubiquitous gaming

Authors:
Tiago Martins;Christa Sommerer;Laurent Mignonneau;Nuno Correia
Affiliations:
Interface Culture Lab -- Kunstuniversität Linz, Linz -- Austria and New University of Lisbon, Caparica, Portugal;Interface Culture Lab -- Kunstuniversität Linz, Linz -- Austria;Interface Culture Lab -- Kunstuniversität Linz, Linz -- Austria;New University of Lisbon, Caparica, Portugal
Venue:
Proceedings of the 10th international conference on Human computer interaction with mobile devices and services
Year:
2008

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Abstract

In this paper we present a wearable user interface for ubiquitous gaming activities, discussing the design choices that led to the implementation of a first, fully functional prototype. The Gauntlet takes the form of an unobtrusive arm piece that allows gestures and manipulation of real objects to be included as game-play elements. When paired to a mobile device it can be used ubiquitously, without need of a location-dependent hardware framework. Public demonstration of the prototype by means of an interactive installation has allowed us to conduct observations of its usage and achieve preliminary conclusions on our approach.