Title :
A Concept to Support Seamless Spectator Participation in Sports Events Based on Wearable Motion Sensors
Author :
Tomitsch, Martin ; Aigner, Wolfgang ; Grechenig, Thomas
Author_Institution :
Vienna Univ. of Technol., Vienna
Abstract :
We present a novel concept for an audience voting system for judged sports events. It is based on wireless wearable motion sensors utilizing the natural behaviour of sports spectators -clapping and cheering. This paper describes initial results from a user study that guided our design process. We further present two preliminary prototypes focusing on hardware and design feasibility respectively. Results confirm our assumption that the system does not provide objective results, but has the potential to increase the spectator experience by giving audience members the feeling of being part of the voting process.
Keywords :
sensors; sport; ubiquitous computing; wearable computers; audience voting system; seamless spectator participation; sports event; wireless wearable motion sensor; Collaborative software; Computer industry; Electronic voting; Gold; Knowledge engineering; Medals; Process design; Prototypes; Wearable sensors; Wireless sensor networks; Spectator participation; audience participation; spectator experience; wireless motion sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Pervasive Computing and Applications, 2007. ICPCA 2007. 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Birmingham
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0971-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0971-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICPCA.2007.4365441
