Augmented Reality Boardgame

Challenge

Develop a board game with a digital component that allows for increased complexity & replay value, while retaining a sense of physical presence. In order to allow our physical board game environment to interact with the dynamic digital world we created, we decided to use a mobile app with camera-based augmented reality. This system allowed users to interact with the board in a way that would provide feedback to the digital system, and still allow them to remain immersed in the physical experience. Users can look through their camera at the board, and it will project 3D objects on the surface, that move with the surface when the user moves the camera. Users can interact with these digital objects as if they were tangible.

Takeaway

User testing and iterative design ensured that the gameplay was intuitive, and that the users were provided with an appropriate amount of context to solve the challenges presented by the game, with a high degree of satisfaction. A seamless pairing of the digital and physical experiences was desirable by prospective users. It was achieved after continuous quantitative and qualitative user tests, and subsequent adjustment.

Contribution

• Designing graphic elements for promotional use
• Doing timeline editing and creating motion graphics for promotional use.
• Modelling 3D assets used within the mobile app
• Modelling and printing 3D assets used on our physical board