| Presentation | 2007/11/28 The Balance Ball Interface Masasuke Yasumoto, Rie Sakai, Takashi Kiriyama, |
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| Abstract(in English) | We are developing a user interface device for better health and creative thinking that allows movements of the waist while maintaining seating posture. Our interface encourages the user to use his/her body while operating a computer. We thought about the improvement of the body as a target of a new interface. Though our interface can be used even in the working environment to operate a computer, we valued the application to the game operation especially. To overcome the current limitations of the gaming interface, we designed a new interface device by focusing on the movement of the pelvis and the waist. We began by modeling the relation between the position of the pelvis and the center of gravity of the upper-body. Posture is calculated by using this model. Then, based on the model we developed a new interface system. We developed the Balance Ball1 as hardware to maintain the seating posture, while allowing the movement of pelvis and the center of gravity. The device also allows bouncing and tapping movements. |
| Keyword(in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Keyword(in English) | game interface / health / balance ball / sitting posture / behavior |
| Paper # | WIT2007-41 |
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| Committee | WIT |
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| Conference Date | 2007/11/28(1days) |
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| Registration To | Well-being Information Technology(WIT) |
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| Language | JPN |
| Title (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Sub Title (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Title (in English) | The Balance Ball Interface |
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| Keyword(1) | game interface |
| Keyword(2) | health |
| Keyword(3) | balance ball |
| Keyword(4) | sitting posture |
| Keyword(5) | behavior |
| 1st Author's Name | Masasuke Yasumoto |
| 1st Author's Affiliation | Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music() |
| 2nd Author's Name | Rie Sakai |
| 2nd Author's Affiliation | Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music |
| 3rd Author's Name | Takashi Kiriyama |
| 3rd Author's Affiliation | Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music |
| Date | 2007/11/28 |
| Paper # | WIT2007-41 |
| Volume (vol) | vol.107 |
| Number (no) | 368 |
| Page | pp.pp.- |
| #Pages | 5 |
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