An Asymmetric Multiplayer Augmented Reality Game with Spatial Sharing of a Physical Environment
Loading...
Date
2024
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
The Eurographics Association
Abstract
In this paper, we propose a competitive game in which a player wearing an augmented reality (AR) head-mounted display (HMD) and a player not wearing an HMD share not only a virtual environment but also the structure of a physical environment. Through the proposed game, we explore the interaction between players in an online multiplayer game using an AR HMD, which is enjoyable and has a high social presence. For this exploration, we created a game design that actively utilizes a physical environment and the asymmetry between players wearing and not wearing an HMD. We implemented the designed game and conducted a user study (n=14) to evaluate the game using the Game Experience Questionnaire and an our own questionnaire. The results revealed that the players had a highly positive affect toward the game and showed a high social presence. We also obtained insights into how to make the game more interesting and to increase social presence of players.
Description
CCS Concepts: Human-centered computing → Interaction design theory, concepts and paradigms
@inproceedings{10.2312:egve.20241372,
booktitle = {ICAT-EGVE 2024 - International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence and Eurographics Symposium on Virtual Environments},
editor = {Hasegawa, Shoichi and Sakata, Nobuchika and Sundstedt, Veronica},
title = {{An Asymmetric Multiplayer Augmented Reality Game with Spatial Sharing of a Physical Environment}},
author = {Sawanobori, Yuki and Iriyama, Taishi and Komuro, Takashi},
year = {2024},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association},
ISSN = {1727-530X},
ISBN = {978-3-03868-245-5},
DOI = {10.2312/egve.20241372}
}