Art Game: Antonio Russo, André Motz & André Seiler's "PongReal" (2011)

"The goal of our installation was to link virtual reality to our immediated reality. If you lose the game, you have to endure the consequences. As a result of course "Interaktion im Raum" we tried to combine a programmed game idea with real consequences. Everything was programmed using ProcessingIDE and an Arduino-board to trigger a ball machine aimed at the player. The player controls the paddle within the game by a foot controller. Although the game is being played in a virtual reality, upon loosing the game, the player would have consequences in real life. The player has to learn that his reactions in the game will have consequences in reality. In the end, when you lose the game, a machine will shoot the ball on you that you have lost; Virtual Reality becomes Reality." (Andre Motz)

Link: Andre Motz

Submitted by Matteo Bittanti