Jogging over a Distance - Sports over a Distance

Jogging over a Distance is a "Sports over a Distance" experience that allows two joggers to run together although being in geographically distant locations.
Each jogging partner puts on a pair of headphones and wears the remaining equipment in a small backpack. While each partner jogs, exercise intensity data is collected and used to position the audio of the conversation on a 2D sound plane, oriented horizontally around the jogger's head. As one jogger speaks, their partner hears the localized audio and is able to detect whether the audio is coming from the front, the side, or from behind, and thus the other person is jogging faster, at the same pace, or slower. Similar to a collocated setting, the audio cues runners when to speed up or slow down in order to "stay" with their partner. The joggers can discuss running routes, motivate each other to keep pace, or simply listen to the environment noises of the other location. For joggers with differing athletic abilities who would like to have the experience of running together, a baseline intensity variable can be adjusted that allows each runner to push their own personal pace rather than try to run at their partner's speed. Thus, the system allows joggers to do something that is not possible when running side by side - challenge their individual pace while running with friends who run at different speeds.

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Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• sport
• network
• game
• jogging
• running
• run
• videoconference
• exercise
• exertion
• interface
• exergame
• exergaming
• exertainment