Initial Exploration of the Use of Specific Tangible Widgets for Tablet Games

Mads Bock Christensen; Martin Fisker; Kasper Steen Fischer Topp; Martin Kraus

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Initial Exploration of the Use of Specific Tangible Widgets for Tablet Games

Mads Bock Christensen, Martin Fisker , Kasper Steen Fischer Topp, Martin Kraus

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Abstract

In this paper we investigated the use of tangible widgets vs. the use of finger touch for tablet games, which to our knowledge has not been researched so far. A user test was conducted where participants would report which of the two interaction methods they preferred for playing two tablet games: a fast-paced and a slow-paced game. We conclude that some of the participants found tangible widgets to be an interesting and potentially entertaining interaction method, even though our implementation had technical shortcomings compared to finger touch. Further study is needed to investigate how to fix these shortcomings, and how to increase the game experience of tablet games using tangible widgets.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Social Informatics : SocInfo 2014 International Workshops, Barcelona, Spain, November 11, 2014, Revised Selected Papers
Editors	Luca Maria Aiello, Daniel McFarland
Number of pages	8
Publisher	Springer
Publication date	28 Feb 2015
Pages	183-190
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-15167-0
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-15168-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15168-7_23
Publication status	Published - 28 Feb 2015
Event	First Exploration on Games and Gamers Workshop: Exploration on Games and Gamers - Carrer de Roc Boronat, 138 – 08018 Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Duration: 10 Nov 2014 → … Conference number: 1 http://egg2014.url.ph/

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Workshop	First Exploration on Games and Gamers Workshop
Number	1
Location	Carrer de Roc Boronat, 138 – 08018 Barcelona
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Barcelona
Period	10/11/2014 → …
Internet address	http://egg2014.url.ph/

Series	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume	8852
ISSN	0302-9743

Keywords

tangible widget
tablet
finger touch
games
user interface
capacitive screen
multi-touch

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Christensen, M. B., Fisker , M., Topp, K. S. F., & Kraus, M. (2015). Initial Exploration of the Use of Specific Tangible Widgets for Tablet Games. In L. M. Aiello, & D. McFarland (Eds.), Social Informatics: SocInfo 2014 International Workshops, Barcelona, Spain, November 11, 2014, Revised Selected Papers (pp. 183-190). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15168-7_23

Christensen, Mads Bock ; Fisker , Martin ; Topp, Kasper Steen Fischer et al. / Initial Exploration of the Use of Specific Tangible Widgets for Tablet Games. Social Informatics: SocInfo 2014 International Workshops, Barcelona, Spain, November 11, 2014, Revised Selected Papers. editor / Luca Maria Aiello ; Daniel McFarland. Springer, 2015. pp. 183-190 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 8852).

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Christensen, MB, Fisker , M, Topp, KSF & Kraus, M 2015, Initial Exploration of the Use of Specific Tangible Widgets for Tablet Games. in LM Aiello & D McFarland (eds), Social Informatics: SocInfo 2014 International Workshops, Barcelona, Spain, November 11, 2014, Revised Selected Papers. Springer, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 8852, pp. 183-190, First Exploration on Games and Gamers Workshop, Barcelona, Spain, 10/11/2014. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15168-7_23

Initial Exploration of the Use of Specific Tangible Widgets for Tablet Games. / Christensen, Mads Bock; Fisker , Martin; Topp, Kasper Steen Fischer et al.
Social Informatics: SocInfo 2014 International Workshops, Barcelona, Spain, November 11, 2014, Revised Selected Papers. ed. / Luca Maria Aiello; Daniel McFarland. Springer, 2015. p. 183-190 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 8852).

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Christensen MB, Fisker M, Topp KSF, Kraus M. Initial Exploration of the Use of Specific Tangible Widgets for Tablet Games. In Aiello LM, McFarland D, editors, Social Informatics: SocInfo 2014 International Workshops, Barcelona, Spain, November 11, 2014, Revised Selected Papers. Springer. 2015. p. 183-190. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 8852). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-15168-7_23

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