New ways of interacting: Lessons from non-standard games controllers Doug Clow, 3 June 2009

Quick Quiz I’ve never played a computer game in my life I’ve had a go at Minesweeper I play the odd game now and then I have more consoles than people at my house I spend more time gaming than sleeping

I’ve never played a computer game in my life

I’ve had a go at Minesweeper

I play the odd game now and then

I have more consoles than people at my house

I spend more time gaming than sleeping

Hokey Cokey model of HCI

Vision Hearing Somatic Smell & taste Buttons & knobs Touch sensors Cameras Microphones Accelerometers Chemical sensors Brainwaves

Vision

Hearing

Somatic

Smell & taste

Buttons & knobs

Touch sensors

Cameras

Microphones

Accelerometers

Chemical sensors

Brainwaves

Old and busted

Keyboards and mice

Keyboards and mice

Games controllers

Games controllers

New hotness

Touch & Pressure http://www.flickr.com/people/batega

Nintendo DS

Dance Dance Revolution

Wii Fit

http://www.flickr.com/people/glenbowman/ DK Bongos

Accelerometers http://www.flickr.com/people/16110488@N06/

http://www.flickr.com/people/andyterletski/ Wiimote

Wiimote - extended

Guitar Hero

Rock Band

Microphones Online in-game chat Speech recognition Pitch recognition

Online in-game chat

Speech recognition

Pitch recognition

Cameras Eye Toy / Xbox Live Vision Photo capture Video chat Gesture recognition

Eye Toy / Xbox Live Vision

Photo capture

Video chat

Gesture recognition

Better gesture recognition

Brainwaves

Electroencephalogram Gyroscopes Emotiv EPOC

Electroencephalogram

Gyroscopes

NeuroSky MindSet Electroencephalogram

OCZ Neural Impulse Actuator Electroencephalogram Electro-myogram Electro-oculogram

So what? Cam/mic ubiquity Expectations More visual mode More diversity Ambient technology Direct brain control … not in Toys R Us yet.

Cam/mic ubiquity

Expectations

More visual mode

More diversity

Ambient technology

Direct brain control … not in Toys R Us yet.