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URBAN FIFA: Augmenting Social Sports with Video Game Elements

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Michael W. Strandby,

Magnus K. Szatkowski,

Jonas L. Petersen,

Asger Storebjerg,

Christian Dindler,

Timothy P. RyanAuthors Info & Claims

NordiCHI '16: Proceedings of the 9th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

Article No.: 85, Pages 1 - 10

https://doi.org/10.1145/2971485.2996473

Published: 23 October 2016 Publication History

Abstract

We present the design and evaluation of Urban FIFA, which explores the idea of bringing elements from the FIFA video game into a physical setting and how this affects the game experience. The design was realised by taking three core elements from FIFA15™; the game setup, the scoreboard and the soundscape, and applying these in a physical indoor football arena. Our evaluation focuses on how the installation altered the structural, social- and performative aspects of the experience, and suggests that implementing simple digital elements can significantly transform the experience of social sports. Moreover, our study suggests several future design opportunities and warrants further research on the effects of augmenting social sports with content and techniques appropriated from video games.

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URBAN FIFA: Augmenting Social Sports with Video Game Elements
1. Human-centered computing

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NordiCHI '16: Proceedings of the 9th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

October 2016

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ISBN:9781450347631

DOI:10.1145/2971485

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University of Gothenburg
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Chalmers University of Technology
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University of Aarhus
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Odenigbo IReen JEneze CFriday AOrji R(2022)Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality Interventions for Physical Activity: A Systematic Review2022 IEEE 10th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health(SeGAH)10.1109/SEGAH54908.2022.9978564(1-9)Online publication date: 10-Aug-2022
https://doi.org/10.1109/SEGAH54908.2022.9978564
Ryan TDuckworth JFazekas GBarthet MStockman T(2017)2K-RealityProceedings of the 12th International Audio Mostly Conference on Augmented and Participatory Sound and Music Experiences10.1145/3123514.3123529(1-8)Online publication date: 23-Aug-2017
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3123514.3123529

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