tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17518511415113264672024-03-14T01:52:37.118-07:00BenzinAnushka 'Chet' De Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291529518846915867noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751851141511326467.post-2191435702748471632012-03-25T04:25:00.000-07:002012-03-25T04:26:10.830-07:00WebSiteThis is our website:<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au/~s3280713/ExperienceDesign/">http://yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au/~s3280713/ExperienceDesign/</a> </div>Amy .Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13148604891388073068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751851141511326467.post-75454433112472783032012-03-25T03:29:00.000-07:002012-03-25T03:32:45.334-07:00abstract<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <ul type="disc"><br /><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><b>Motivation:</b><br /> Through “Smell This”, we are able to invite players who are vision impaired. Although taking away a primary sense of the human body narrows down our audience, it at the same time increases accuracy of our secondary senses.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span> </li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> </p> <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><b>Problem statement:</b><br /> <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">The major problem we encounter is that no one likes being vision impaired for a long duration of time, even for a short duration it can be slightly frustrating. This can be a deterrent from training one’s sense of smell.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> </p> <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><b>Approach:</b><br /> As we needed an incentive, we decided to make our game competitive. Rather than doing an action on your own, the game is played with 2 people and is a race against time. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> </p> <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><b>Results:</b><br /> <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Even when taking away a person primary sense it is still possible for a person to have fun for a duration of time provided there is a proper incentive. Our overall contribution is that games can be played with the things you smell, as opposed to <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>things you see. </span></li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> </p> <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><b>Conclusions:</b><br /> While our game may not be world changing we hope people can see, from a different light, ways that people play and design games. The results from players will help improve their sense of smell, something they may not always actively pay attention too.</li></ul>chris bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13624301968250977762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751851141511326467.post-64258476015135721602012-03-24T18:45:00.000-07:002012-03-24T18:45:01.124-07:00“SMELL THIS” - The Video<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/TIuoD5Ysmts?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Anushka 'Chet' De Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291529518846915867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751851141511326467.post-32264001925216001292012-03-19T02:49:00.001-07:002012-03-19T02:52:08.715-07:00"Smell This!"Ok guys, just posting Chets idea for our radical game. I don't have the feedback from today's class. We will post that later :)<div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Experience Design: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Assignment One: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">"Nose over sight" <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Introduction: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Importance of smell. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">" O</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana">ur sense of smell helps us enjoy life. We delight in the aromas of our favorite foods or the fragrance of flowers. Our sense of smell also is a warning system, alerting us to danger signals such as a gas leak, spoiled food, or a fire. Any loss in our sense of smell can have a negative effect on our quality of life. It also can be a sign of more serious health problems."</span><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Game idea : <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Its a time-based game which involves blindfolding the player, placing them in the middle of a rather tricky maze and encouraging them to locate the exit by using the nose only. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">NOVEL: Its novel because its a game where the participant navigates an area according to what they smell, rather than from what they see. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">CONTRIBUTE: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">1) Shows us that games can be played without the primary sense of sight <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">2) Moreover has a medical purpose as it can be utilised as a test to determine whether the participant has a smell disorder or not. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div>Amy .Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13148604891388073068noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751851141511326467.post-7157805664330423852012-03-13T02:55:00.002-07:002012-03-13T03:01:41.031-07:00we have a problemso calling around reptile centers and the zoo and the museum we got denied on every count so from the looks of it we have to go back to the drawing board and re thing our idea.<br />All is not lost we have managed to come up with game ideas that involves the other senses other then the primary one used in games (sight)<br />From the way things are looking we could end up designing a game for the vision impaired.chris bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13624301968250977762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751851141511326467.post-92014622464212334632012-03-10T19:51:00.000-08:002012-03-10T19:51:24.065-08:00Helpful….maybe?Stumbled upon this and figured it might come in handy for our one since its along the same lines and what not. <div><br />
</div><div>http://gamesalfresco.com/2009/04/30/1631/</div>Anushka 'Chet' De Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291529518846915867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751851141511326467.post-65794254147835923172012-03-05T17:14:00.003-08:002012-03-05T17:20:38.851-08:00Survey<span >OK<span style="font-size: 100%;"> here is my first post =) </span></span><div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">In class </span>Monday<span style="font-size: 100%;"> we decided to generate more ideas we could use for our game we would survey the class and ask what they were most </span>afraid<span style="font-size: 100%;"> of. Now not having the list with me </span>I<span style="font-size: 100%;"> will list what </span>I <span style="font-size: 100%;">recall. </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Spiders,</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Elevators / <span style="font-size: 100%; ">Darkness / Enclosed spaces / Suffocation</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Fear of limbs being cut off / torture</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Heights / Falling</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Bugs,</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Public speaking,</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Needles/ Pain</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Dentist</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Dying</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Water/swimming/Sharks</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Snakes</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">This is all I can remember for now.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div>Amy .Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13148604891388073068noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751851141511326467.post-33816427281106277362012-03-03T16:46:00.001-08:002012-03-03T16:46:48.028-08:00Game Ideas for Assign. 1<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Ok from the discussion thing that we had last couple of days, it appears as</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">though we are all fixated on making Amy’s idea a reality (which was basically the one fear tolerance one that involved the pulse reading machine and time); since it was novel yet at the same time showed that games could be used to measure one’s fear tolerance as well as play a role in helping said individual overcome that particular fear (contribution).</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Now I did a quick search regarding the fears that are most common/prevalent amongst people our age and it appears that… spiders and heights seem to be the two that are frequently mentioned- much to my dismay. So, with that said, should we still take that survey in class or just go off on that?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I’ll upload some concept sketches and what not (aka indepth research on heart rates and the means of incorporating it into something such as this) later, however figured it would make sense just to get the idea up and get the ball rolling (even if its slowly).</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Chet</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">P.s</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Did anyone go and dial the zoo about hiring out spiders?</div>Anushka 'Chet' De Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291529518846915867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751851141511326467.post-36368642702023289762012-03-02T13:33:00.002-08:002012-03-02T13:40:05.048-08:00Pristine blog ready to be teared apart with ideas :)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Alright people, so here’s the blog… now, start going wild :) </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div>Anushka 'Chet' De Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291529518846915867noreply@blogger.com0