Abstract
Modern roller derby is a predominately female driven full contact sport. A relatively new and evolving sport, players are yet to benefit from recent advances in wearable technologies. This paper reports on our initial investigations into player attitudes towards the use of technology as a training aid. Our survey results highlight broad support for the development of a wearable training device. Over 300 participants identified the skills they want help with improving and provided some initial feedback on the appropriateness of feedback modalities and location of a wearable training device. We end the paper by introducing our first interaction prototype, TapTrain, that allows skaters to access feedback on their technique while skating.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | CHI EA '14 CHI '14 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery |
Pages | 2221-2226 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781450324748 |
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Publication status | Published - 26 Apr 2014 |
Event | 32nd Annual ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Canada Duration: 26 Apr 2014 → 1 May 2014 http://chi2014.acm.org/ |
Conference
Conference | 32nd Annual ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
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Abbreviated title | CHI 2014 |
Country/Territory | Canada |
City | Toronto |
Period | 26/04/14 → 1/05/14 |
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