Swordplay: Innovating Game Development through VR

Author

Katzourin, M. ; Ignatoff, D. ; Quirk, L. ; LaViola, J.J. ; Jenkins, O.C.

Author_Institution

Brown Univ., Providence, RI

Volume

26

Issue

6

fYear

2006

Firstpage

15

Lastpage

19

Abstract

With the movement towards 3D input devices in gaming, we explored the use of 3D user interfaces in the context of Swordplay, an immersive sword-fighting and spell-casting game aimed toward casual gamers. Developed as part of a course on "innovating game development" at Brown University, Swordplay is an attempt to determine what types of interaction techniques could be useful with natural human expression in virtual 3D environments. The result is a fun, lightning-fast game intended to push the skills and dexterity of its users, similar to the popular button-mashing games of the early 1980s

Keywords

computer games; graphical user interfaces; interactive devices; virtual reality; 3D user interface; Brown University; Swordplay; game development; input device; interaction technique; spell-casting game; sword-fighting game; virtual 3D environment; virtual reality; Displays; Explosions; Explosives; Navigation; Rendering (computer graphics); Switches; Testing; Turning; Virtual reality; Weapons; 3D user interfaces; computer games; gameplay; virtual environments;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MCG.2006.137

Filename

4012559