A Study of Collaboration in Collocated Augmented Reality
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Yang, Jifan
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eng
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Augmented Reality , Collocated Collaboration , Kinaesthetic Interaction , AR Games , Multiplayer Games
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Group play has become a core feature of many digital games. Augmented Reality (AR), a technology that embeds virtual objects in a physical environment, offers novel kinaesthetic interaction that can benefit collaborative play in collocated settings. In this thesis, we report the results of an exploratory, mixed methods study with six pairs of participants playing the novel Sightline AR game. The study shows that participants enjoyed the kinaesthetic interaction inherent to AR and engaged in conversation, change of physical position and pose, and manipulation of the artifact. Play was centred around a shared virtual artifact that was placed on a physical tabletop. The positioning of participants around the table allowed them to maintain awareness of other participants' actions and locus of attention. Players largely entered the illusion of interacting with a shared physical/virtual artifact, but some interactions broke the illusion, such as pointing into space. Some participants reported fatigue around holding their tablet devices and taking on uncomfortable poses.
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