Digits

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Work: Digits is a single-player game installation using a multi-touch tablet (iPad) as a controller and a wall projection as a display. The game consists of gaining control of a puppet’s movements by manipulating a set of dials corresponding to the puppet’s joints.
Sound Design: Azniv Korkejian
Digits was made possible by generous support from The School of Visual Arts at Penn State University.
Made with OpenFrameworks and Box2d.
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Andrew Hieronymi’s recent work focuses on the sensation of movement in digital games. He creates interactive installations emphasizing the physical relationship between player(s) and interface during the act of playing. He has talked and exhibited internationally in art venues and media festivals and is an Assistant Professor of New Media at the School of Visual Arts at Penn State University.
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Abstract:
“Digits” é um game e instalação com projeção em parede para um só jogador, que usa um tablet multitoque (iPad) como controle. O game consiste em movimentar um boneco por meio de um conjunto de diais.
O jogador pode manipular os diais no tablet fazendo um gesto de rotação com o dedo, que irá movimentar as articulações do boneco na projeção na parede. Vários diais podem ser girados simultaneamente.
Se o jogador tirar os dedos da tela de toque, as articulações e membros do boneco somem gradualmente e suas articulações se afrouxam. Como o boneco está sujeito à gravidade, o jogador tem de sincronizar as rotações das articulações, a fim de coordenar os movimentos do boneco.
À medida que fica familiarizado com os controles, o jogador tentará coordenar os movimentos de seu dedo para firmar o boneco. Se o boneco tocar a lâmpada no topo da projeção, o jogo acaba.
Biography:
O trabalho recente de Andrew Hieronymi enfoca a sensação de movimento em games digitais. Ele cria instalações interativas que enfatizam a relação física entre jogador(es) e interface durante o jogo. Ele dá palestras e expõe em centros de arte e festivais de mídia em vários países, e é professor-assistente de Novas Mídias na Escola de Artes Visuais da Penn State University.
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source: fileorgbr

Abstract:
“Digits” is a single player wall projection installation game using a multi-touch tablet (iPad) as a controller. The game consists of moving a puppet using a set of dials.
The player can manipulate the dials on the tablet by performing a rotational gesture with the finger, which will rotate the joints of the puppet on the wall projection. Multiple dials can be rotated at the same time.
If the player lifts his fingers from the touch screen, the joints and limbs of the puppet will gradually fade and loosen his articulations. Because the puppet is subject to gravity, the player has to time the joint rotations in order to coordinate the movements of the puppet.
As the player becomes familiar with the controls, he will attempt to coordinate his finger gestures to get the puppet to stand. If the puppet touches the bulb at the top of the projection the game ends.
Biography:
Andrew Hieronymi’s recent work focuses on the sensation of movement in digital games. He creates interactive installations emphasizing the physical relationship between player(s) and interface during the act of playing. He has talked and exhibited internationally in art venues and media festivals and is an Assistant Professor of New Media at the School of Visual Arts at Penn State University.