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Exergames are video games that require physical movement to play with AR presenting many opportunities for promoting physical activities as it can be used to engage players and encourage exploration. Multiplayer Augmented Reality (AR) games allow players to occupy a shared physical environment populated with interactive digital 3D models. We propose the use of an AR exergame whereby players unlock and place 3D models while walking. We have designed, implemented, and tested a casual exergame that creates innovative collaborative environments where multiple users can interact with the same computer-generated 3D models. Our results show the game successfully engaged participants in creating and viewing the shared augmented environment and encouraged them to stay physically active in order to explore existing models and place new models. These technological advances such as cloud anchors help to promote the mass adoption of collaborative AR technologies.
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Woodward, K., Kanjo, E., Parker, W. (2022). DropAR: Enriching Exergaming Using Collaborative Augmented Reality Content. In: Fang, X. (eds) HCI in Games. HCII 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13334. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05637-6_42
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