Kick Ass Kung-Fu

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Full name
Kick Ass Kung-Fu
Acronym
Kick Ass Kung-Fu
Website
http://www.kickasskungfu.net
Keywords
Immersive game installation, video-based tracking
Budget
€ ---
Start date
1/1/2004
End date
1/1/2005



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Partners

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Funding Bodies

Contact

  • Perttu Hämäläinen

P.O.Box 5400 FI-02015 HUT, Finland (mailto:pjhamala@tml.hut.fi)

Objectives

Kick Ass Kung-Fu is an immersive game installation that transforms computer gaming into a visual, physical performance like dance or sports. You can fight and defy gravity like kung-fu movie actors - only theres no wires or post-production needed, thanks to the real-time embodied interaction and virtual set technology

Main Results

Application

End Users

Evaluation Methodologies

Design Approach

Publications

- Hämäläinen, P, (2004) Interactive Video Mirrors for Sports training. Proceedings of the Third Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 23-27 Oct 2004, Tampere, Finland, pp. 199-202

- Höysniemi, J., Aula, A., Auvinen, P., Hännikäinen, J. & Hämäläinen, P. (2004). Shadow Boxer - A Physically Interactive Fitness Game. Proc. Third Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 23-27 Oct 2004, Tampere, Finland, pp. 199-202

Application & Research Areas

Technical Areas

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