Phygital Play
This project explores the possibilities of mixed reality as a new common ground for human-robot playful interactions. The project revolves around a new gaming platform: the system consists of a projected playground, on which people and robot(s) can physically interact and play. The role of the robot can vary, from companion, to adversary, to avatar for a remote player.
The project was promoted by TIM, and developed in collaboration with Fabrizio Lamberti e Giovanni Piumatti, from DAUIN, Politecnico di Torino (IT).
The Phygital Play gaming platform is a mixed-reality playground obtained combining a projector, two depth cameras (Microsoft Kinect v2.0) and commercial robots. The projector is used to display a virtual playground on the floor, while the depth cameras are used to track the position respectively of the players and the robots.
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M. L. Lupetti, G. Piumatti and F. Rossetto, Phygital play HRI in a new gaming scenario, 2015. 7th International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment (INTETAIN).
Lupetti, M.L.; Piumatti, G.; Germak, C.; Lamberti, F. Design and Evaluation of a Mixed-Reality Playground for Child-Robot Games. Multimodal Technol. Interact. 2018, 2, 69.