Interactive Dome Experiences: Designing AstroSurf

William Goddard; Alexander Muscat; James Manning; Jussi Holopainen

doi:10.1145/2994310.2994339

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Interactive Dome Experiences: Designing AstroSurf

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Interactive Dome Experiences: Designing AstroSurf

William Goddard, Alexander Muscat, James Manning and Jussi Holopainen

Proceedings of the 20th International Academic Mindtrek Conference, pp.393-402

International Academic Mindtrek Conference, 20th (Tampere, Finland, 17-Oct-2016 - 18-Oct-2016)

Association for Computing Machinery

2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/2994310.2994339

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Co-located

Dome

Fulldome

Game design

Games

Immersion

Interactive experience

Play

Public games

Social play

Dome and display technology have evolved to the point that designing interactive dome experiences no longer requires expertise with dome technology. In particular, the DomeLab provides an interface for designers to work with popular game development technology, such as Unity. Without the technologic concerns of developing the domes themselves, research can shift focus towards designing games and novel experiences for them. This raises new questions: "what kind of interactive experiences can domes support?" and "how can these experiences be designed for?" Through the design and evaluation of AstroSurf, a game designed for the DomeLab, this paper contributes three themes: co-location in the dome context, interacting with dome interfaces, and designing for exhibition. These themes present an argument for designing 'enveloping experiences' for domes and identify domes as a unique immersive environment supporting drop-in play, converged multiplayer interactions around the pole, and blended physical-virtual play.

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Title: Interactive Dome Experiences: Designing AstroSurf
Authors: William Goddard (Author) - RMIT University
Alexander Muscat (Author) - RMIT University
James Manning (Author) - RMIT University
Jussi Holopainen (Author) - RMIT University
Publication details: Proceedings of the 20th International Academic Mindtrek Conference, pp.393-402
Conference details: International Academic Mindtrek Conference, 20th (Tampere, Finland, 17-Oct-2016 - 18-Oct-2016)
Publisher: Association for Computing Machinery
DOI: 10.1145/2994310.2994339
Organisation Unit: School of Business and Creative Industries; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99567208202621
Output Type: Conference paper

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