Sim-Suite

ABSTRACT

In this paper, we describe the installation Sim-Suite which engages members of the public through interactive experiences based on everyday play strategies and basic full-body human movement. The underlying concept of Sim-Suite explores a recombinant approach to cultural understandings in regards to the social practice of play and embodiment. Our approach deploys digital technologies to facilitate human-to-human tangible interaction using common materials and objects. In this context, the experience of the physical world is expanded and reconfigured together with the transient virtual space of play and digital media.

REFERENCES

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.2 User Interfaces (D.2.2, H.1.2, I.3.6)

Additional Classification:
  J. Computer Applications
  J.5 ARTS AND HUMANITIES

General Terms:
Design, Performance

Keywords:
creative digital media, embodied interaction, games, interaction design, interactive art, tangible interaction