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Augmenting amusement rides with telemetry

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Brendan Walker,

Holger Schnädelbach,

Stefan Rennick Egglestone,

Steve BenfordAuthors Info & Claims

ACE '07: Proceedings of the international conference on Advances in computer entertainment technology

Pages 115 - 122

https://doi.org/10.1145/1255047.1255070

Published: 13 June 2007 Publication History

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We present a system that uses wireless telemetry to enhance the experience of fairground and theme park amusement rides. Our system employs wearable technologies to capture video, audio, heart-rate and acceleration data from riders, which are then streamed live to large public displays and are also recorded. This system has been embedded into a theatrical event called Fairground: Thrill Laboratory in which riders are first selected from a watching audience and their captured data is subsequently presented back to this audience and discussed by experts in medical monitoring, psychology and ride design. Drawing on our experience of deploying the system on three contrasting rides, during which time it was experienced by 25 riders and over 500 audience members, we reflect on how such telemetry data can enhance amusement rides for riders and spectators alike, both during and after the ride.

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ACE '07: Proceedings of the international conference on Advances in computer entertainment technology

June 2007

324 pages

ISBN:9781595936400

DOI:10.1145/1255047

General Chairs:
Masa Inakage
Keio University
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Newton Lee
NUS Hollywood Lab
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Manfred Tscheligi
University of Salzburg
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Regina Bernhaupt
University of Salzburg
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Stephane Natkin
Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers

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