pOwerball: the design of a novel mixed-reality game for children with mixed abilities

  • Authors:

  • Bas Brederode;Panos Markopoulos;Mathieu Gielen;Arnold Vermeeren;Huib de Ridder

  • Affiliations:

  • Eindhoven University of Technology, AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands;Eindhoven University of Technology, AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands;Delft University of Technology, NL, CE Delft, The Netherlands;Delft University of Technology, NL, CE Delft, The Netherlands;Delft University of Technology, NL, CE Delft, The Netherlands

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 2005 conference on Interaction design and children
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

This paper presents the design of pOwerball, a novel augmented reality computer game for children aged 8-14. The pOwerball was designed to bring together children with and without a physical or learning disability and to encourage social interactions surrounding the play. The contribution of this design case is two fold. From a design perspective, pOwerball exemplifies an emerging class of computer games where the interaction style and game mechanics support social interactions amongst the players. From a methodological perspective, we describe the various ways children became involved in our design process; we highlight the related difficulties and successes in the context of relevant research literature.