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Game of Drones

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Joseph Lindley,

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CHI PLAY '15: Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play

Pages 613 - 618

https://doi.org/10.1145/2793107.2810300

Published: 05 October 2015 Publication History

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In response to the recent European Directive the UK government sanctioned the use of drones by commercial providers subject to pilots holding an approved Drone Pilot Proficiency Certificate (DPPC). As the government anticipated the main use has been in providing services to local authorities that aid in the enforcement of local by-laws. Whilst many commercial providers have followed the traditional path of employing dedicated enforcement officers to pilot the drones, in this paper we present on-going research that 'gamifies' the enforcment activities to allow members of the local community to act as enforcement officers. In particular we have worked with retired members of the police and armed services as drone pilots in relation to the enforcement of by-laws relating to parking offences and dog fouling in a small UK city. The initial results indicate that not only does this age group find the game-like activity enjoyable they feel that they are providing an important service to their community.

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Game of Drones
1. Computer systems organization
  1. Embedded and cyber-physical systems
    1. Robotics
2. Computing methodologies
  1. Artificial intelligence
    1. Control methods
      1. Robotic planning
    2. Planning and scheduling
      1. Robotic planning

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Reviewer: Brad D. Reid

A small UK city, in a trial area, utilizes retired police officers and military personnel as drone pilots to observe parking offenses and dog fouling. In six brief pages, the researchers find that a game approach to this work is both enjoyable and provides a sense of meaningful community participation. Anyone interested in drones and citizen involvement in law enforcement will find this report interesting. Where does one land and recharge a drone__?__ Would you consider the top of a streetlight reflector with a wireless charging unit__?__ This is illustrated in the paper. What type of drone and control unit is utilized__?__ This also is illustrated in the paper. The details are fascinating. Drone enforcement notices are posted on the streets in question. The pilots are awarded points based upon flight hours and offenses observed. This translates into a ranking system. A variety of flight data is collected and flights are video recorded. Feedback sessions with the pilots were conducted as well. Four drones were used in the initial project and 16 drones will be used in a follow-up project. Several references are included, as well as a link to actual archived footage. Readers will enjoy this clever and cutting-edge research, even as they debate the privacy and law enforcement issues raised by it. Online Computing Reviews Service

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CHI PLAY '15: Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play

October 2015

852 pages

ISBN:9781450334662

DOI:10.1145/2793107

General Chairs:
Anna L. Cox
University College London, UK
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Paul Cairns
University of York, UK
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Program Chairs:
Regina Bernhaupt
IRIT, France
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Lennart Nacke
University of Waterloo, Canada

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Published: 05 October 2015

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CHI PLAY '15: The annual symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play

October 5 - 7, 2015

London, United Kingdom

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