A novel interface for first person shooter games on personal digital assistant devices

Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 71-73).The main aim of this study is to enhance the playability of games on current standard PDA devices. The newly designed interface more effectively leverages current well-established devices, which solves the problem of rapidly and accurately executing a large number of gaming commands. The outcomes of this research are beneficial for interface design of mobile applications

Conceptualising and prototyping a decision support system for safer urban unmanned aerial vehicle operations

Currently, there is limited discourse surrounding the safe operational planning of UAVs within complex multi-stakeholder urban environments. This paper conceptualises a methodology for prototyping a decision support system for urban UAV flight operations planning. The proposition is based on integrating urban 3-dimensional data with the physical factors of UAV flight operations. A simulated, holistic understanding of UAV usage in urban space emerges, enabling better informed decisions by planners around safe flight operations. The feasibility, applicability and benefits of the decision support system and associated policy implications for urban planners and UAV users are discussed scoping further development of this approach

Control Mechanisms for First Person Shooter Games on PDA

This paper explores novel interfaces for First Person Shooting (FPS) games on Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) devices. We describe a new approach inspired by a study of the interaction patterns used in desktop FPS games. Intelligent gesture recognition, based on these patterns, is used to create an optimal implementation of basic game functions (i.e., jump, shoot, walk forward). This new interaction system is evaluated through a prototype 3D FPS game. We believe the newly designed interface more adequately leverages the interaction capabilities of current PDAs, to better solve the problem of rapidly and accurately executing a large number of gaming commands