With the School Holidays coming to a close, I just wanted to share with you some my recent happenings.  On my personal blog (http://andrewstapleton.com) you can find an overview of a book I recently finished entitled “On the Way to Fun” (http://andrewstapleton.com/?p=290). This book provides an interesting adjunct to other research such as the Mechanics-Dynamics-Aesthetics framework in providing a means to both analyze and design games.

I also managed to catch an interesting TV programme on SBS-TV’s Dateline.  The programme explored the increasing use of robots in modern warfare which were controlled by videogame controller interfaces — which provided a familiar control set and interface for today’s modern soldiers. You can find more at http://bit.ly/fQKBMS.

Finally, New Scientist include an article on the use of sensors in video games to make them more ‘immersive’ by using players emotional and physiological states to shape the virtual environment.  According to the article,  “affective gaming” moves games to a new level, beyond the motion-controllers provided via the Wiimote, Move, or Kinect.  In short, controllers like the Kinect will move beyond tracking the movement of players, and also begin to track emotional states.  Clearly, the use of emotional and physiological states could provide extremely powerful experiences for players, and the early signs are that the experience is a positive one for players.  In any case, it was an interesting read which you can catch here http://bit.ly/fo9zbg.

Enjoy!

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