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Full-Body Virtual Foosball Game Called Ukikit (Get It?) [Itp 2008]
By Wilson Rothman | May 13, 2008
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The Wii-volution is in full effect at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program—a perfect example is this physical virtual foosball game called Ukikit. You Velcro a pink strap to your foot, and an iSight camera tracks its movement while a sonar sensor tracks your proximity. The data translates into swivel kicks and side-to-side slides in (almost) realtime. I loved playing it with inventor Thomas Chan almost as much as I enjoyed the "Moving Parts" virtual pinball game, but as you can see in the video, both the system and I both need a little more practice before we're perfect. [Ukikit; ITP 2008]
Topics: Clips, Foosball, Gadgets, Video, itp 2008, thomas chan, ukikit |