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Bionic Roshambo: Hand Gesture Recognition As An Arcade Gaming Interface
The project was born out a set of ideas which initially
focused primarily on technology rather than usability. An everyday
piece of computer equipment, the PC keyboard, provided the basis
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Education
Bionic
Roshambo is the culmination of of Kieran Nolan's research into
the symbolism of the hand as a link between humans and machines,
and how this could be implemented in a videogame experience. Written
for his Master of Arts in Interactive Media at the the University
of Limerick, Ireland, Nolan's thesis tackled the problem of creating
a game that would respond to hand gestures and provide the user
with the sensation that they were truly interfacing with the hardware.
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what would become the Bionic Roshambo glove. What was achieved was
a two-player arcade experience that takes a culturally transcending
game, that of Rock-Paper-Scissors, and translates it to the arcade
gaming domain. The end result is an original approach to video gaming
and an engaging experience for users.
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