Utilizing gravity in movement-based games and play

H�m�l�inen, Perttu; Marshall, Joe; Kajastila, Raine; Byrne, Richard; Mueller, Florian �Floyd�

Abstract

This paper seeks to expand the understanding of gravity as a powerful but underexplored design resource for movement-based games and play. We examine how gravity has been utilized and manipulated in digital, physical, and mixed reality games and sports, considering five central and gravity-related facets of user experience: realism, affect, challenge, movement diversity, and sociality. For each facet, we suggest new directions for expanding the field of movement-based games and play, for example through novel combinations of physical and digital elements.

Our primary contribution is a structured articulation of a novel point of view for designing games and interactions for the moving body. Additionally, we point out new research directions, and our conceptual framework can be used as a design tool. We demonstrate this in 1) creating and evaluating a novel gravity-based game mechanic, and 2) analyzing an existing movement-based game and suggesting future improvements.

Citation

Hämäläinen, P., Marshall, J., Kajastila, R., Byrne, R., & Mueller, F. ‘. (2015, October). Utilizing gravity in movement-based games and play. Presented at CHI PLAY '15: Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play, London United Kingdom

• Conference Name: CHI PLAY '15: Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play
• Start Date: Oct 5, 2015
• End Date: Oct 7, 2015
• Publication Date: Oct 5, 2015
• Deposit Date: Sep 17, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 5, 2015
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 67-77
• Book Title: CHI PLAY '15: The annual symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/2793107.2793110
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/988485
• Publisher URL: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2793107.2793110