Mobile Augmented UI

Mobile Augmented User Interface

Cooperation of mobile devices with an interactive app on the floor

The Motioncube software has been equipped with an advanced module for network communication, which allows the cooperation of two mobile devices with an interactive device acting as a control device. The solution enables the implementation of distributed interfaces and running net games.

Mobile augmented UI

How it's working?

An example scenario for the application Kodi Challenge Team.

The host launches with an IR pen the application on the interactive floor and selects a game level that the users (or teams) will solve. The user's goal is to lead the hero to the finish line by arranging a code of picture blocks on a mobile device. Ready codes are sent to the main app on which the game will start. The host may download the codes from the players, even if they have not yet been sent to the main app.

In co-op, teams communicate with each other to create codes that will allow their heroes to work together and beat the board together.

In competitive mode, teams work alone. The team whose hero reaches the finish line first or completes a mission wins. Players can set traps for the opposing team's heroes.

What makes playing net games on tablets an exciting experience?

Multiple users in a game at the same time. For example, two users (or teams) operate on tablets, and another person is assigned to control the main app on the floor.

Simultaneous fun on a mobile device and an interactive floor. Players can sit comfortably on the floor or chairs and focus on solving the tasks on their touch screens, where they can see the same game board as on the floor.

The ability to download task solutions from users' devices and upload them onto the host device, such as an interactive floor. Adding time constraints can add some pressure that motivates teams to work efficiently.

Players are provided with a virtual game board. They can program their heroes to accomplish missions, whether they work together towards a shared objective or compete against each other.

Competitive players remain unaware of their codes until uploaded onto the host device, leaving uncertainty about the outcome of program launches on the main app.

Games and apps with mobile augmented user interface

It is a technological innovation in the interactive flooring market. In addition to operating the game with an interactive pen on the floor, players click in apps on their tablets, creating, for example, instructions for the characters.

These games are accompanied by great emotions caused by, for example, the desire to win, the intention to hinder the rival, curiosity about the development of events or an attempt to face a task. When working in a team, there are issues related to communication in the group, coping with stress and taking responsibility for own and the team's decisions.

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