Swordplay: Innovating Game Development through VR

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November/December 2006 (vol. 26 no. 6) pp. 15-19

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	Michael Katzourin, Daniel Ignatoff, Lincoln Quirk, Joseph J. LaViola Jr., Odest Chadwicke Jenkins, "Swordplay: Innovating Game Development through VR," IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 26, no. 6, pp. 15-19, November/December, 2006.

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	@article{ 10.1109/MCG.2006.137, author = {Michael Katzourin and Daniel Ignatoff and Lincoln Quirk and Joseph J. LaViola Jr. and Odest Chadwicke Jenkins}, title = {Swordplay: Innovating Game Development through VR}, journal ={IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications}, volume = {26}, number = {6}, issn = {0272-1716}, year = {2006}, pages = {15-19}, doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MCG.2006.137}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA}, }

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	TY - MGZN JO - IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications TI - Swordplay: Innovating Game Development through VR IS - 6 SN - 0272-1716 SP15 EP19 EPD - 15-19 A1 - Michael Katzourin, A1 - Daniel Ignatoff, A1 - Lincoln Quirk, A1 - Joseph J. LaViola Jr., A1 - Odest Chadwicke Jenkins, PY - 2006 KW - 3D user interfaces KW - virtual environments KW - computer games KW - gameplay VL - 26 JA - IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications ER -

Michael Katzourin, Brown University

Daniel Ignatoff, Brown University

Lincoln Quirk, Brown University

Joseph J. LaViola Jr., Brown University

Odest Chadwicke Jenkins, Brown University

Swordplay is an immersive sword-fighting and spell-casting game aimed toward casual gamers. Swordplay is an attempt to determine what types of interaction techniques could be useful with natural human expression in 3D gaming environments. This article describes Swordplay's user interface and discuss preliminary feedback from users.

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[3] P. Wrotek, O. Jenkins, and M. McGuire, "Dynamo: Dynamic Data-Driven Character Control with Adjustable Balance," Proc. ACM Siggraph Sandbox Video Game Symp., CD-ROM, 2006.

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3D user interfaces, virtual environments, computer games, gameplay

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Michael Katzourin, Daniel Ignatoff, Lincoln Quirk, Joseph J. LaViola Jr., Odest Chadwicke Jenkins, "Swordplay: Innovating Game Development through VR," IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 26, no. 6, pp. 15-19, Nov./Dec. 2006, doi:10.1109/MCG.2006.137

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