Exploring the use of interactive technology in an intergenerational virtual campus

The development of interactive, participatory, multisensory environments that combine the physical with the virtual have arisen as a natural extension to the computer game industry’s constant race for more exciting user experiences. This project intends to tap onto this innovative technology and...

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Main Author: Bajaj Shreya
Other Authors: Miao Chun Yan
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/61622
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:The development of interactive, participatory, multisensory environments that combine the physical with the virtual have arisen as a natural extension to the computer game industry’s constant race for more exciting user experiences. This project intends to tap onto this innovative technology and combine it with other facets such as music and education so as to build an integrated environment which provides learning, interaction, entertainment, improvement of mental ability, thus, promoting a healthy lifestyle among all generations. ‘The piano room’ is an educational musical game where the user is able simulates the process of playing a piano using Leap Motion Technology. This project has been designed to supplement NTU Ageless Campus, which is a 3-D virtual world, which incorporates the real physical locations of Nanyang Technological University into a virtual space.