FabO: Integrating Fabrication with a Player’s Gameplay in Existing Digital Games

Turakhia, Dishita G; Allen, Harrison Mitchell; DesPortes, Kayla; Mueller, Stefanie

doi:10.1145/3450741.3465239

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“…Such games have already been explored in the context of hybridity, for example, by Buruk et al [19], who developed interactive digital artifacts to enable and explore augmented tabletop RPGs. "FabO" presented a novel workflow to add fabrication activities to existing digital games, for instance, to create mementos of a salient moment in a game [105]. This approach was further evaluated with a focus on aesthetics [106].…”

Section: Craft and Fabrication Gamesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Embrace Continuity in Hybrid Board Games: Games like Dungeons and Dragons and Legacy games [70] (introduced with "Risk Legacy" [G14]) embrace continuity that carries over several gamesessions, where players develop backstories and increasingly improve their characters [8]; where new rules are introduced, or game boards change dynamically. With approaches like DungeonMaker, owning a figure for board games may become even more relevant: players may re-use the same figure (i.e., their avatar), or re-use a game board, physically marked with traces of previous adventures or encounters, building a collaborative, tangible memento [43,105], which may have a rich, gameplay-affecting (digital) component. In turn, the gradient between physical alteration, damage, and destruction has to be considered carefully during game design to balance risk and meaningful physical continuity, as mentioned in the previous point.…”

Section: Design Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Combining creation and sensing enables assessing player-crafted artifacts and assigning game-relevant stats, potentially facilitating agency, attachment, and value-creation. This considers the opposite direction of FabO [105] by weaving analog craft into digital parts of gameplay while also assessing it for the game environment and its narrative. A tighter coupling between physical and digital elements in hybrid board games is enabled by such connections (physical −→ digital).…”

Section: Emergent Design Elements Beyond Dungeonmakermentioning

confidence: 99%

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DungeonMaker: Embedding Tangible Creation and Destruction in Hybrid Board Games through Personal Fabrication Technology

Stemasov,

Wagner,

Askari

et al. 2024

Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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Hybrid board games (HBGs) augment their analog origins digitally (e.g., through apps) and are an increasingly popular pastime activity. Continuous world and character development and customization, known to facilitate engagement in video games, remain rare in HBGs. If present, they happen digitally or imaginarily, often leaving physical aspects generic. We developed DungeonMaker, a fabrication-augmented HBG bridging physical and digital game elements: 1) the setup narrates a story and projects a digital game board onto a laser cutter; 2) DungeonMaker assesses player-crafted artifacts; 3) DungeonMaker's modified laser head senses and moves player-and non-player figures, and 4) can physically damage figures. An evaluation (𝑛 = 4 × 3) indicated that DungeonMaker provides an engaging experience, may support players' connection to their figures, and potentially spark novices' interest in fabrication. DungeonMaker provides a rich constellation to play HBGs by blending aspects of craft and automation to couple the physical and digital elements of an HBG tightly. CCS CONCEPTS• Human-centered computing → Human computer interaction (HCI); • Applied computing → Computer games.

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Understanding the educators’ practices in makerspaces for the design of education tools

Turakhia,

Ludgin,

Mueller

et al. 2023

Education Tech Research Dev

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Makerspaces persist as formal and informal spaces of learning for youth, promoting continued interest in studying how design can support the variety of learning opportunities within these spaces. However, much of the current research examining learning in makerspaces neglects the perspectives of educators. This not only hinders our understanding of educators’ goals and how educators navigate makerspaces but also constrains how we frame the design space of the learning experiences and environments. To address this, we engaged in a set of semi-structured interviews to examine the contexts, goals, values, and practices of seven educators across five makerspaces. A thematic analysis of the data identified six key categories of competencies that these educators prioritize including a range of skills, practices, and knowledge, such as technical proficiency, communication, and contextual reflection. The analysis also identified five categories of strategies to accomplish certain goals, such as scaffolding, collaboration, and relationship building. Last, it also shed light on three categories of challenges faced at the student-level, teacher-level, and institutional level. We conclude with a discussion on our insights into how we can broaden the problem space in the design of educational technologies to support learning in makerspaces.

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Reimagining Systems for Learning Hands-on Creative and Maker Skills

Turakhia

Blikstein

Holbert

et al. 2022

CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts

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In the last decade, HCI researchers have designed and engineered several systems to lower the entry barrier for beginners and support novices in learning hands-on creative maker skills. These skills range from building electronics to fabricating physical artifacts. While much of the design and engineering of current learning systems is driven by the advances in technology, we can reimagine these systems by reorienting the design goals around constructivist and sociocultural theories of learning to support learning progression, engagement across artistic disciplines, and designing for inclusivity and accessibility. This one-day workshop aims to bring together the HCI researchers in systems engineering and learning sciences, challenge them to reimagine the future design of systems of learning creative maker skills, form connections across disciplines, and promote collaborative research in the systems of learning creative skills. CCS CONCEPTS• Human-centered computing → Interactive systems and tools; HCI theory, concepts and models.

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FabO: Integrating Fabrication with a Player’s Gameplay in Existing Digital Games

Cited by 7 publications

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DungeonMaker: Embedding Tangible Creation and Destruction in Hybrid Board Games through Personal Fabrication Technology

DungeonMaker: Embedding Tangible Creation and Destruction in Hybrid Board Games through Personal Fabrication Technology

Understanding the educators’ practices in makerspaces for the design of education tools

Reimagining Systems for Learning Hands-on Creative and Maker Skills

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