GameLight

Brief

GameLight is a smart bicycle light that overlays a virtual game projected on the ground, within the user’s natural field of view while cycling. The system aims to enhancecthe cycling exertion experience by augmenting it with var- ious game elements presented in different game modes. The system consists of a pico-projector and mobile phone wirelessly connected to cadence, speed and heart rate sen- sors that serve as input to the virtually projected game to achieve a fun and playful effect while cycling. A pilot experiment compared three conditions: (1) an “Arcade" mode that implements a virtual coin collecting mechanic, (2) a “Challenge" mode that provides timed effort challenges and (3) riding with cycling data viewed on a smart phone mounted on the bicycle handlebars. The first two conditions were found to have a significantly higher level of flow and increased exercise benefits compared to the third condition that represented conventional cycling.

Members

Chek Tien Tan
Jeannie Lee
Simon Lui
Alexandru Dancu
Florian 'Floyd' Mueller
Songjia Shen
Desheng Zhao

Outputs

Desheng Zhao, Jeannie Su Ann Lee, Chek Tien Tan, Alexandru Dancu, Simon Lui, Songjia Shen, and Florian 'Floyd' Mueller. 2019. GameLight - Gamification of the Outdoor Cycling Experience. In Companion Publication of the 2019 on Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2019 Companion (DIS '19 Companion). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 73-76. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3301019.3325151

Dec. 21, 2018, 10:13 p.m.