Kyukon

[ Japanese ]

INTRODUCTION

Kyukon is a virtual baseball game using a wireless accelerometer and optical sensors. Player pitches a ball into the catcher in the baseball stadium on the screen. When player pitches a ball into screen, the ball appears on screen with special effect that depends on the position, velocity and rotation of the ball. This game connects the real world where the player and the real ball are and the virtual world where the virtual ball and virtual actors are without intentional operation. For more detail, please see the official site.

EXHIBITION

• IVRC2005 (Jury's Special Award)
• The 10th Annual Conference, The Virtual Reality Society of Japan
• NICOGRAPH Paper Contest (Jury's Special Award)

LINKS

• Kyukon official site
• IVRC memories
• K.Moriyama's "Border of Human and Machine" IVRC + Interactive Tokyo 2005
• Slash Games "Direct Hit! Leading Edge of Game" What are the "virtual reality" and "interactive"? IVRC Qualify Round, Tokyo
• Slash Games "Direct Hit! Leading Edge of Game" IVRC Final Round
  • Article of Kyukon