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VRabl: stimulating physical activities through a multiplayer augmented reality sports game

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Elmar Eisemann,

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SHS '18: Proceedings of the First Superhuman Sports Design Challenge: First International Symposium on Amplifying Capabilities and Competing in Mixed Realities

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https://doi.org/10.1145/3210299.3210300

Published: 02 July 2018 Publication History

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Video games have become increasingly popular, but only a few focus on physical activity. Superhuman sports build upon this trend and try to stimulate physical activity while relying on technology to enhance human abilities. VRabl is such a superhuman sport. Being a multiplayer augmented reality sports game, it stimulates players to be physically active using similar mechanics as video games. It is based on the well-known and popular game dodgeball, to reach out to a large player community and have simple rules. The major goal of VRabl is to make dodgeball more attractive and engaging for younger generations. The game relies on two Microsoft HoloLenses to enable a novel multiplayer augmented reality sports game. A first evaluation shows that VRabl is enjoyable for people of every age group and stimulates physical activity, while having fun at the same time.

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Index Terms

VRabl: stimulating physical activities through a multiplayer augmented reality sports game
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms
      1. Mixed / augmented reality
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software organization and properties
    1. Contextual software domains
      1. Virtual worlds software
        Interactive games

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SHS '18: Proceedings of the First Superhuman Sports Design Challenge: First International Symposium on Amplifying Capabilities and Competing in Mixed Realities

July 2018

57 pages

ISBN:9781450364072

DOI:10.1145/3210299

Conference Chair:
Stephan Lukosch
TU Delft
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Kai Kunze
Keio University

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