Archives of thrill: the V-Armchair experience
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Passmore, P., Tennent, P., Walker, B., Philpot, A., Le, H., Markowski, M. and Karamanoglu, M. 2017. Archives of thrill: the V-Armchair experience. Lindeman, R., Bruder, G. and Iwai, D. (ed.) ICAT-EGVE 2017. Adelaide, Australia 22 - 24 Nov 2017 European Association for Computer Graphics. pp. 125-132 https://doi.org/10.2312/egve.20171349
Type | Conference paper |
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Title | Archives of thrill: the V-Armchair experience |
Authors | Passmore, P., Tennent, P., Walker, B., Philpot, A., Le, H., Markowski, M. and Karamanoglu, M. |
Abstract | Technology for older people is typically concerned either with health care or accessibility of existing systems. In this paper we take a more ‘entertainment-oriented’ approach to developing experiences aimed at older users. We describe here the design, development and a user study of the V-Armchair, a virtual reality and motion platform based roller coaster experience. The V-Armchair constitutes a blueprint for the digital archiving of physical ride experiences through the simultaneous capture of 360 video, sound and motion. It gives access to thrill experiences to those who may not be able to go on real thrill rides, such as older riders, and it can be considered as a class of technology that could help to support ‘active aging’ as defined by the World Health Organisation. We discuss strategies for capturing and then ‘toning down’ motion experiences to make them accessible for older users. We present a study which explores the user experience of the V-Armchair with an older group (median age 63) using a DK2 headset, and a younger group (median age 25) using a CV1 headset, via thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews and a modified version of the Game Experience Questionnaire, and discuss emergent themes such as the role of the presenter, reminiscence, presence and immersion. |
Conference | ICAT-EGVE 2017 |
Page range | 125-132 |
Editors | Lindeman, R., Bruder, G. and Iwai, D. |
ISSN | 1727-530X |
ISBN | |
Hardcover | 9783038680383 |
Publisher | European Association for Computer Graphics |
Publication dates | |
21 Nov 2017 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 05 Mar 2018 |
Accepted | 09 Oct 2017 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | File Access Level Open |
First submitted version | File Access Level Restricted |
Copyright Statement | The accepted manuscript is included in the Middlesex University Research Repository in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. © 2017 The Author(s) Eurographics Proceedings © 2017 The Eurographics Association. The definitive version is available at http://diglib.eg.org/10.2312/egve20171349 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.2312/egve.20171349 |
Language | English |
Book title | ICAT-EGVE 2017 - International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence and Eurographics Symposium on Virtual Environments |
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