Pop-Out Tetris: An Implementation of a Tablet FTVR Game

Abstract

In this paper, we apply a Fish Tank Virtual Reality technique to a commodity tablet. Our first goal is to develop a tablet-based FTVR system that does not require additional enhancement to a tablet because it would allow tablet user to use the technology quickly and easily. To address this goal, we adopt a FTVR technique based on previous works and use it to develop our tablet FTVR prototype. It uses a camera-based face tracking and the anaglyph 3D display techniques. Our second goal is to determine that whether it is feasible to use tablet-based FTVR for entertainment and other mobile applications in daily life. To address the second goal, we implemented a game for our prototype called “pop-out Tetris Then we assess our prototype and the game using heuristic evaluation technique. We describe the technique that we used to develop our tablet FTVR prototype. The technique is based on previous works; it uses a camera-based face tracking and the anaglyph 3D display techniques. Therefore, it does not require any additional enhancement to a tablet. In addition to the prototype, we also implemented a game for tablet FTVR called “pop-out Tetris we describe our design of the application. Then we assess our prototype and the game using heuristic evaluation technique. In the end, we concluded that the technique is not ready for day-to-day use case scenario. We underline key points that affect the adoption of tablet-based FTVR technology and provide recommendations for future research to consider when developing a mobile FTVR system.