There have been a number of interactive games created for Augmented Reality (AR) environments. In this paper, interaction techniques to support Real-Time Strategy (RTS) games in AR environments are investigated. One limiting factor is that the user's ...

This paper discusses the principal constraints encountered when adapting computer game so they work for visually impaired children. A game platform, the blindstation, was developed to answer to the technical problem. It allows to adapt existing content ...

Current commercial AI middleware are still far from being a generic and flexible tool for developing computer games. Also the literature lacks proposals in this field. In this work we present some of our current research on developing a new proposal for ...

In this paper we describe the architecture that allows the modeling of an emotionally intelligent robot. We chose to implement these architectures on AIBO, which is a quadruped autonomous robot, developed by Sony. AIBO was developed as an entertainment ...

Conventional wisdom suggests that while players enjoy unpredictability or novelty during gameplay experiences, they will feel "cheated" if games are adjusted during or across play sessions. In order for adjustment to be effective, it must be performed ...

As smart players often win MMOG sessions by adopting frantic gaming strategies along the game evolution, also the system activities concerned with the distributed support of MMOGs must advance at a very fast pace. Unfortunately, MMOGs' responsiveness ...

Trans-reality games are games that take advantage of pervasive, mobile, ubiquitous, location-based and mixed reality technical infrastructures to create game spaces that can include physical reality together with one or more virtual realities. Creating ...

We present a table tennis game implemented for Symbian OS Series 60 mobile phones, using the phone's integrated camera as the main game controller. The game demonstrates how the integrated cameras are already usable for interaction on mobile phones, ...

The research is focused on developing pervasive and persistent game concepts that are most suitable for contemporary mobile phones. The analysis of the emotional responses of the testplayers in the first play-test and of the game prototype The Songs of ...

Cyclone Uppercut is a Virtual Reality (VR) boxing game designed to run in a six sided CAVE-like projection system such as the C6 at Iowa State University. In this game, the player assumes the role of a young boxer fighting in the final match to be the ...

This paper presents Magic Playground, a game engine that enables the development of entertainment applications with realtime gesture-based Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). We describe the main architectural elements of our system and provide a ...

In many game-like open-ended multiplayer communities, the success of the game, and well-being of the community, depends on the efforts of certain individuals who arrange resources for gameplay to other players. These include e.g. game masters, server ...

This paper presents a 3D distributed virtual environment (DVE). The DVE, created using Java, is intended to allow for the creation of applications to enable multiple users to collaboratively interact in, and communicate about, a virtual world. This DVE ...

Despite the ever increasing popularity of handheld, networked gaming consoles, fully interactive real-time, multiplayer games designed for these platforms have yet to become a reality. This is primarily caused by the reliance of these handheld devices ...

Immersing players in believable and engaging virtual environments is a common goal for many interactive computer games. While PC-based audio only games set in virtual worlds have traditionally been developed for blind players, new technology will soon ...

We study the problem of restricting participation in online games to human players, so they can enjoy the game without interference from automated playing agents known as bots. We propose a range of techniques, both software and hardware based, to ...

We present a client/server system that is able to display 3D scenes on handheld devices. This kind of devices have important restrictions of memory and computing power. Therefore, we need to limit the amount of geometry sent by the server to each ...

This paper presents a networked system connecting real space, which is shared and operated by three people.We made three pneumatic triple-axis motion platforms as a system to share a "sense of balance" with other people, and examined control methods for ...

The paper reports work involving the use of academic artificial intelligence to create realistic portrayals of leadership roles in computer game entertainment. In response to a perceived lack of depth and realism in the team relationship dynamics of ...

Over the past few years, the prominence of multiplayer network gaming has increased dramatically in the Internet. The effect of network delay (lag) on multiplayer network gaming has been studied before. Players with higher delays (whether due to slower ...