A Design Approach to Decentralized Interactive Environments

Harm Essen; Pepijn Rijnbout; Mark Graaf

Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment. Third International Conference, INTETAIN 2009, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 22-24, 2009. Proceedings

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A Design Approach to Decentralized Interactive Environments

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-02315-6_6,
    author={Harm Essen and Pepijn Rijnbout and Mark Graaf},
    title={A Design Approach to Decentralized Interactive Environments},
    proceedings={Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment. Third International Conference, INTETAIN 2009, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 22-24, 2009. Proceedings},
    proceedings_a={INTETAIN},
    year={2012},
    month={5},
    keywords={open-ended play decentralized systems research-through-design ubiquitous computing},
    doi={10.1007/978-3-642-02315-6_6}
}

Harm Essen
Pepijn Rijnbout
Mark Graaf
Year: 2012
A Design Approach to Decentralized Interactive Environments
INTETAIN
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-02315-6_6

Harm Essen¹^,*, Pepijn Rijnbout¹^,*, Mark Graaf¹^,*

1: Eindhoven University of Technology

*Contact email: h.a.v.essen@tue.nl, p.rijnbout@tue.nl, m.j.d.graaf@tue.nl

Abstract

We are exploring a design approach to the implementation of decentralized intelligent environments. We adopt the research through design process by creating an infrastructure of physical, interactive objects and explore the potential of a decentralized philosophy in four design iterations. Open-ended play serves as a fruitful context for design cases. Iterations of prototyping and user testing facilitate the exploration of emergence. One of the design outcomes is a simple decentralized system for soccer training which proved to be very successful on challenge and motivation, and inspired players to invent a range of games, both competitive and cooperative.

Keywords: open-ended play decentralized systems research-through-design ubiquitous computing

Published: 2012-05-21

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02315-6_6