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Abstract Machines: Overlaying Virtual Worlds on Physical Rides

Tennent, Paul; Marshall, Joe; Brundell, Patrick; Walker, Brendan; Benford, Steve

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Brendan Walker

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STEVE BENFORD steve.benford@nottingham.ac.uk
Dunford Chair in Computer Science



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Brendan Walker
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Abstract

Overlaying virtual worlds onto existing physical rides and altering the sensations of motion can deliver new experiences of thrill, but designing how motion is mapped between physical ride and virtual world is challenging. In this paper , we present the notion of an abstract machine, a new form of intermediate design knowledge that communicates motion mappings at the level of metaphor, mechanism and implementation. Following a performance-led, in-the-wild approach we report lessons from creating and touring VR Playground, a ride that overlays four distinct abstract machines and virtual worlds on a playground swing. We compare the artist's rationale with riders' reported experiences and analysis of their physical behaviours to reveal the distinct thrills of each abstract machine. Finally, we discuss how to make and use abstract machines in terms of heuristics for designing motion mappings, principles for virtual world design and communicating experiences to riders. CCS CONCEPTS • Human-centered computing → Empirical studies in interaction design;

Citation

Tennent, P., Marshall, J., Brundell, P., Walker, B., & Benford, S. (2019). Abstract Machines: Overlaying Virtual Worlds on Physical Rides. In CHI '19: Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (1–12). https://doi.org/10.1145/3290605.3300811

Conference Name CHI '19: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Conference Location Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Start Date May 4, 2019
End Date May 9, 2019
Acceptance Date Jan 9, 2019
Online Publication Date May 2, 2019
Publication Date May 2, 2019
Deposit Date Jan 9, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Publisher Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages 1–12
Book Title CHI '19: Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
ISBN 9781450359702
DOI https://doi.org/10.1145/3290605.3300811
Keywords Virtual Reality; Rides; Thrill; Abstract Machines; Design Knowledge; Visual Kinaesthetic Experiences
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1457472
Publisher URL https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3290605.3300811

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