2002 Volume 7 Issue 4 Pages 487-494
In this paper, several electronically enhanced board games are described. The motivation of our work conies from a traditional board game, which a group of players enjoy in a face-to-face situation by manipulating pieces on a physical board. With E^2board (Electronically Enhanced Board), that has been devised by the authors, a physical board and a virtual world created by a computer are linked together, and therefore a game itself will be more exciting and immersive. In order to construct inboard, a function of quickly recognizing massive objects which are different from each other is necessary. We use the RFID technology and devise a new method for parallel processing of data transmission. By using E^2board, we have so far developed several applications: not only games but also systems for supporting collaborative work and learning. In this paper, systems called BoardHockey, CatchTheButtefly, BoardFighter, and Symphony-Q are shown.
