Design of an Interactive Table for Mixed-Reality Learning Environments

  • Authors:

  • Mu-Chun Su;Gwo-Dong Chen;Yi-Shan Tsai;Ren-Hao Yao;Chung-Kuang Chou;Yohannes Budiono Jinawi;De-Yuan Huang;Yi-Zeng Hsieh;Shih-Chieh Lin

  • Affiliations:

  • Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Central University, Taiwan, R.O.C.;Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Central University, Taiwan, R.O.C.;Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Central University, Taiwan, R.O.C.;Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Central University, Taiwan, R.O.C.;Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Central University, Taiwan, R.O.C.;Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Central University, Taiwan, R.O.C.;Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Central University, Taiwan, R.O.C.;Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Central University, Taiwan, R.O.C.;Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Central University, Taiwan, R.O.C.

  • Venue:
  • Edutainment '09 Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on E-Learning and Games: Learning by Playing. Game-based Education System Design and Development
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

This paper presents a prototype of a low-cost Mixed Reality Interactive Table (MRIT) which is equipped with a Web camera, a projector, animal-appearance robots, gloves with accelerator sensors, and a computer. The motivation of the development of the MRIT is to provide a low-cost learning environment where students can learn effectively when they play an educational software game on the interactive table via embodied interactions. We hope the MRIT can be a good entry point for studying how educational software games incorporated with an interactive table and embodied interactions are able to promote students' interest and improve students' engagement.