Week 8 Exercise - Physical Interactions

For this week's exercise we were required to think of five physical inputs each for Email, Twitter and Super Mario Bros.

Email

1. Different trash bins represent different folders/contacts. To send an email to a specific contact, toss some paper into the right bin.
2. You hold an address book and slide contacts to your email on the screen to choose the recipients.
3. Use a guitar for typing your email.
4. Flush to clear your trash folder and junk mail - an external 'toilet flush handle' device connected via USB.
5. To mark an email as read, stare the screen for a certain amount of time. To mark an email as unread, look away from the screen.

Twitter

1. To hashtag something, perform the 'hashtag gesture' (Jimmy Fallon style) - this will require a wearable glove-like device
2. To tag other people, whistle then touch them.
3. To retweet something, open it then whistle twice.
4. To follow people, drag them onto your queue - each person is represented by their avatar.
5. To upload a picture, give it to the bird and pull the sling (similar to Super Angry Birds)

 Super Mario Bros

1. Use a treadmill, or better, an elliptical trainer to walk forwards and backwards.
2. Use a pressure plate to detect jumps.
3. Ride a skateboard to control Mario, roll back and forth to run in either direction and perform an ollie to jump.
4. Punch to shoot fireballs - use a speedbag or punching bag to detect the punch.
5. Physically squat 100kg to crouch in the game.