Behind The Game - Remote Haptic Interaction

SIGGRAPH 2021 • 2021

Behind The Game - Remote Haptic Interaction

Overview

Explores well-balanced inter-personal games between remote and local players using air hockey as a testbed. Proposes an approach that assists remote player actions without compromising the sense of agency by leveraging context-aware computation.

Key Features

  • Remote-local player balancing
  • Implicit assistance
  • Context-aware intervention
  • Agency preservation
  • Real-time game interaction

Technologies

Haptic FeedbackNetwork CommunicationReal-time SystemsGame Design

Authors

Azumi MaekawaHiroto SaitoNarin OkazakiShunichi KasaharaMasahiko Inami

Awards & Recognition

  • James Dyson Award 2021 - Second Prize in Japan

Publication

Venue: SIGGRAPH 2021 Emerging Technologies

Conference: SIGGRAPH 2021 Emerging Technologies Track

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