COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
User Friendly Heart Rate Monitoring for Games
Creator:
Bushnell, Jonathan Freeman
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Interactive Design and Game Development
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Interactive Design and Game Development
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
"This thesis identifies the current methods of reading a player’s heart rate in-game and provides a more convenient and engaging alternative. Heart rate information can provide many benefits to the design of a game, including personalized difficulty and gameplay adjustment as well as methods of health and stress monitoring. The current methods of achieving this are too complicated and involved for most players, mostly due to the measurement of a user’s resting heart rate before the game starts. The goal of this thesis is to create a method of heart rate capture that is simple to understand and nearly invisible to the player. By getting rid of resting heart rate measurements in interactive biofeedback experiences, it’s possible to create a more user-friendly gaming experience."
Abstract:
Includes demo of game prototype that monitors heart rate
Abstract:
Keywords: personal, difficulty, heart-rate, monitoring, biometric, feedback, user, friendly
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2018-05
Format:
1 text file (thesis) : PDF, 42 pages + 1 game demo (1 min.) : WMV, sound, color