Inspired by the Power Glove and the Nintendo听LABO, we saw an opportunity to create a controller that would be free and easy for players听to make at home.听Our goal听was to recreate the familiar elements of an RPG game, but to have players听experience them in a more engaging manner, rewarding them听for their strategies听and decision-making abilities.听
"The Eye of the Beholder" is an RPG game that uses听a DIY controller, where hand gestures are used to make decisions that impact the course of the game, including interactive dialogue and engaging combat.听The game is operated with听a computer听webcam and AR markers printed out and taped to a glove.听The software, Beholder, developed by Peter Gyory, ATLAS PhD student, Clement Zheng, post-doctoral research associate, and Professor 贰濒濒别苍听顿辞 of the ACME Lab, allows the computer's webcam to track the location, rotation听and depth of the markers.
The听game was created by two BS-CTD students, Perry Owens and Hunter Allen-Bonney.听Players command three听members of an unlikely party, each one with different desires and motivations. They choose the way these characters interact with others, shaping the storyline as they听progress on their听quest. When players fight, they can obliterate their听opponents by casting spells with their听hands鈥搉o keyboard required.
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