Paper Info
Title
Airhockey over a distance: a networked physical game to support social interactions
Abstract
In modern society, people increasingly lack social interaction, even though it is beneficial to professional and personal life. Airhockey Over a Distance aims to work against this trend by recreating the social experience and rapport facilitated by physical, casual game play in a distributed environment. We networked two airhockey tables and augmented them with a videoconference. Concealed mechanics on each table allow for a physical puck to be shot back and forth between the two locations, creating a perceived physical shared space between the participants. The hitting of a fast-moving, tangible puck between the two players creates a compelling social game experience which can support social interactions and contribute to an increased connectedness between people who are physically apart.
Year
DOI
Venue
2006
10.1145/1178823.1178906
Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology
Keywords
Field
DocType
casual game play,airhockey table,increased connectedness,social experience,compelling social game experience,networked physical game,concealed mechanic,physical shared space,physical puck,social interaction,tangible puck,distributed environment,connectedness,videoconference,computer mediated communication,social experiment
Social relation,Personal life,Social connectedness,Distributed Computing Environment,Shared space,Computer science,Human–computer interaction,Computer-mediated communication,Casual,Videoconferencing,Multimedia
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
1-59593-380-8
26
1.43
References 
Authors
5
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Florian Mueller11730157.37
Luke Cole2292.21
Shannon O'brien321517.53
Wouter Walmink4796.14