Powerball: The design of a novel mixed-reality game for children with mixed abilities

Bas Brederode; Panos Markopoulos; Mathieu Gielen; Arnold Vermeeren; Huib de Ridder

doi:10.1145/1109540.1109545

Powerball: The design of a novel mixed-reality game for children with mixed abilities

Bas Brederode, Panos Markopoulos, Mathieu Gielen, Arnold Vermeeren, Huib de Ridder

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Abstract

This paper presents the design of pOwerball, a novel augmented reality computer game for children aged 8-14. The pOwerball was designed to bring together children with and without a physical or learning disability and to encourage social interactions surrounding the play. The contribution of this design case is two fold. From a design perspective, pOwerball exemplifies an emerging class of computer games where the interaction style and game mechanics support social interactions amongst the players. From a methodological perspective, we describe the various ways children became involved in our design process; we highlight the related difficulties and successes in the context of relevant research literature.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of Interaction Design and Children 2005, IDC 2005
Pages	32-39
Number of pages	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1109540.1109545
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2005
Event	4th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, IDC 2005 - Boulder, United States Duration: 8 Jun 2005 → 10 Jun 2005 Conference number: 4

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Conference	4th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, IDC 2005
Abbreviated title	IDC 2005
Country/Territory	United States
City	Boulder
Period	8/06/05 → 10/06/05

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Augmented reality
GameDesign
Social gaming

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Brederode, B, Markopoulos, P, Gielen, M, Vermeeren, A & de Ridder, H 2005, Powerball: The design of a novel mixed-reality game for children with mixed abilities. in Proceedings of Interaction Design and Children 2005, IDC 2005. pp. 32-39, 4th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, IDC 2005, Boulder, Colorado, United States, 8/06/05. https://doi.org/10.1145/1109540.1109545

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