Mobile Augmented User Interface
Distributed UI for interactive installations
Use network communication to connect mobile devices to an interactive installation. This enables distributed interfaces where participants can control, collaborate or compete while the main content runs on the projected surface.
Mobile augmented UI
How it's working?
An example scenario for the application Kodi Challenge Team.
The host launches with an IR pen the application on the interactive floor and selects a game level that the users (or teams) will solve. The user's goal is to lead the hero to the finish line by arranging a code of picture blocks on a mobile device. Ready codes are sent to the main app on which the game will start. The host may download the codes from the players, even if they have not yet been sent to the main app.
In co-op, teams communicate with each other to create codes that will allow their heroes to work together and beat the board together.
In competitive mode, teams work alone. The team whose hero reaches the finish line first or completes a mission wins. Players can set traps for the opposing team's heroes.
Why integrators use mobile augmented UI
Support multiple participants at once: users on tablets can collaborate or compete while a host runs the main app on the surface.
Mobile screens can provide comfortable, close-up controls while the shared projection stays visible for everyone.
Collect user input from devices and submit it to the host when ready. Time constraints can add structure for classrooms or events.
Users interact with a shared virtual board and can work toward a common goal or compete in teams.
Staged submissions can keep competitive outcomes uncertain until the moment of execution on the main surface.
Apps with mobile augmented user interface
Mobile augmented UI lets you combine a shared projection with personal controls. Participants can create inputs on tablets (for example, instructions for characters) and send them to the main app.
This format works well for classrooms and events because it supports teamwork, communication and healthy competition while keeping the shared experience visible on the surface.
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