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HAPTICS
2005
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
Input Devices with Simple and Compact Haptic Feedback Mechanisms Driven by Finger Movement
Narrow key pitch of compact input devices confuses finger pressure at a key touch pad. To make keys more distinguishable and to improve user-friendliness of such input devices, w...
Itsuo Kumazawa
HAPTICS
2005
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
Improving User Comfort in Haptic Virtual Environments through Gravity Compensation
Our experience with a Haptic Workstation™ has shown that this device is uncomfortable to use during long sessions. The main reason is the uncomfortable posture of the arms, whic...
Renaud Ott, Mario Gutiérrez, Daniel Thalman...
ACMACE
2005
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Designing sound for a pervasive mobile game
We examine the role of sound design in pervasive mobile games. As a case study, we present the sound design and evaluation of a working prototype game called The Songs of North. A...
Inger Ekman, Laura Ermi, Jussi Lahti, Jani Nummela...
ACMACE
2005
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Gaming on the edge: using seams in ubicomp games
Outdoor multi-player games are an increasingly popular application area for ubiquitous computing, supporting experimentation both with new technologies and new user experiences. T...
Matthew Chalmers, Marek Bell, Barry Brown, Malcolm...
ACMACE
2004
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Using frustration in the design of adaptive videogames
In efforts to attract a wider audience, videogames are beginning to incorporate adaptive gameplay mechanics. Unlike the more traditional videogame, adaptive games can cater the ga...
Kiel Mark Gilleade, Alan J. Dix