A project I worked on with fellow KMD students. It was an augmented reality concept that provided haptic feedback to runners so that they could run agains their "phantom self" or "celebrity phantoms"

1. Phantom Runner
© copyright of Keio Media Design 2011. Confidential document.

2. Phantom Runner
GOALS
 To introduce you to the Augmented Athlete
Group
 To update you on our progress, prototype
and user studies
 To find a common ground on which KMD
and Oxylane can collaborate
© copyright of Keio Media Design 2011. Confidential document.

3. Phantom Runner
TEAM
 Lin Wei Liang
 Interaction Design
 Industrial Design
 William Lidderdale
 Programming
 Hardware
Chang Shian Wei
Interaction Design
 Industrial Design
 David Issa
 Management consultant
© copyright of Keio Media Design 2011. Confidential document.

4. Phantom Runner
MENTORS
 Masahiko Inami sensei
 Interactive technique
 Augmented human
 Maki Sugimoto sensei
 Augmented reality
 Atsuro Ueki sensei
 Interaction design
 Emotional design
 Entertainment design
© copyright of Keio Media Design 2011. Confidential document.

5. Phantom Runner
CONCEPT
An immersive and entertaining experience of
competing against yourself
© copyright of Keio Media Design 2011. Confidential document.

6. Phantom Runner
COMPETITIONS
NIKE + / ADIDAS MICOACH GARMIN FORERUNNER
Competitive
 No  Yes
element
Feedback  Periodic feedback  Passive feedback
Feedback
 Audio  Visual
Type
© copyright of Keio Media Design 2011. Confidential document.

7. Phantom Runner
POINTS OF DIFFERENCE
 Motivated by competition against yourself
 Constant awareness of competitor
© copyright of Keio Media Design 2011. Confidential document.

8. Phantom Runner
USER EXPERIENCE
© copyright of Keio Media Design 2011. Confidential document.

9. Phantom Runner
DEMO
Glove actuator
Distance
sensor
© copyright of Keio Media Design 2011. Confidential document.

10. Phantom Runner
HOW IT WORKS
© copyright of Keio Media Design 2011. Confidential document.

11. Phantom Runner
HOW IT WORKS
© copyright of Keio Media Design 2011. Confidential document.

12. Phantom Runner
SENSATION DEMO
User Overtaking Phantom
© copyright of Keio Media Design 2011. Confidential document.

13. Phantom Runner
SENSATION DEMO
Phantom Overtaking User
© copyright of Keio Media Design 2011. Confidential document.

14. Phantom Runner
HOW IT WORKS
Vibration motors
Steps Pedometer:
PC to Device Xbee
Accelerometer
transmitter
© copyright of Keio Media Design 2011. Confidential document.

15. Phantom Runner
USER CASE STUDIES
© copyright of Keio Media Design 2011. Confidential document.

16. Phantom Runner
USER CASE STUDIES
 User profile
 Singaporean
 42 years old
 Runs 2 to 3 times a week
 Runs for 10-15 mins each time
 Objective:
 to keep fit
 Target:
 certain pace to maximize
workout
© copyright of Keio Media Design 2011. Confidential document.

17. Phantom Runner
USER CASE STUDIES
 User profile
 Singaporean
 25 years old
 Runs 3 times a week
 Runs for 2 to 4 km each
time
 Objective:
 likes to exercise
 Trains for fitness tests
 Targets:
 runs leisurely
 sets target times
(fitness tests training)
© copyright of Keio Media Design 2011. Confidential document.

18. Phantom Runner
METHOD
Non briefed tests (2 runs)
>>
Briefed tests (2 runs)
© copyright of Keio Media Design 2011. Confidential document.

19. Phantom Runner
FEEDBACK +
 works well as a pacing device
 Can entertain boring runs
 Good to know distance from
phantom
+
 Learn the function in first non-
briefed run by trial & error
 Roughly know his pace
throughout run
© copyright of Keio Media Design 2011. Confidential document.

20. Phantom Runner
IMPROVEMENTS
 Reduce probability of false sensation
 Increase vibration pulse time
 Increase distance between vibrators
 Enhancing frequency change sensations
 More realistic haptics sensation
 artificial muscle technology
© copyright of Keio Media Design 2011. Confidential document.

21. Phantom Runner
PROTOTYPE EXPLORATIONS
 Effective + Intuitive
 Feedback more specific distance away from
phantom
© copyright of Keio Media Design 2011. Confidential document.

22. VIDEO
© copyright of Keio Media Design 2011. Confidential document.

23. Phantom Runner
INTERESTING FINDING +
When back vibrators
vibrated
 Interpreted as
“something is coming”
 ran faster to prevent
it from catching up
© copyright of Keio Media Design 2011. Confidential document.

24. Phantom Runner
COLLABORATION OBJECTIVES
 Joint research throughout product life cycle
 Sharing market information
 User testing on Professional / Amateur
Runners
 Research funding
 Shared technology licensing
© copyright of Keio Media Design 2011. Confidential document.

25. Phantom Runner
NEXT STEPS
 Web portal buildout
 Detailed user studies to check if
 Phantom motivates runners to improve their
performance
Product Refinements
 Multi-modal prototypes
 Multiple ghosts
 idol ghosts
© copyright of Keio Media Design 2011. Confidential document.

26. Phantom Runner
Thank you!
 Masahiko Inami inami@kmd.keio.ac.jp
 Maki Sugimoto sugimoto@kmd.keio.ac.jp
 Atsuro Ueki atsurou@kmd.keio.ac.jp
 Lin Wei Liang nei1181@kmd.keio.ac.jp
 William Lidderdale will.akihiro@gmail.com
Chang Shian Wei wolv3d@gmail.com
 David Issa dcissa@gmail.com
© copyright of Keio Media Design 2011. Confidential document.