Helsinki Institute for Information Technology• HIIT conducts basic and applied
research on information technology
• Joint research institute of Aalto University and the University of Helsinki
• Three sites in the Helsinki Metropolitan area
• Over 300 researchers
Previous Shigeru games
Palm Beach [2009]Ooze Attack [2009-2010]
Galactic Trivia 3000 [2008]
Further workPalm Beach enhanced [2009] Moon Rush [2009-2010]
Computer Supported Collaborative Play
• Co-located social gaming!
• Personal devices with displays (e.g. mobile phone)
• Supporting alternative way of communicating
• Keeping track of game state
• Allowing hidden communication
• Possible utilize a shared public screen
• Computer supported, not computer dominated play!
Goals
• Invent game concepts inspired by the Mafia party game
• Create a real-time web platform integrated with Conduit-composing software
• Prototype, test and refine the game concept
Resources available
• Practical experience from previous years
• Knowledge around the topic
• Technical advise from three individuals
• Commitment and interest to the project and it's outcome
Expectations for the group
• Interest in gaming & game design
• Motivation to learn or existing skills in new real-time web-technologies
– e.g. XMPP, JavaScript, Strophe.js, jQuery, XHTML, CSS, etc.
