{"id":17044,"date":"2019-12-13T16:54:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T21:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=17044"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:05:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:05:11","slug":"creating-a-place-where-kids-of-all-abilities-can-play-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2019\/12\/13\/creating-a-place-where-kids-of-all-abilities-can-play-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a place where kids of all abilities can play together"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"University of Michigan Research Team Creates Game for Inclusive Play\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RI8eUe85jOI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While adaptive sports provide opportunities for children with mobility disabilities to participate in athletic events, these games are not designed for competitive play between kids with disabilities and those without. <a href=\"https:\/\/record.umich.edu\/articles\/art-professor-leads-creation-of-interactive-inclusive-kids-game\/\">iGYM, an augmented reality game system created by a team of U-M researchers, is looking to change that<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The current implementation of the system resembles soccer \u2014 or a life-size game of air hockey \u2014 with a court projected on the floor by two ceiling-mounted projectors and a goal on either side. An overhead computer vision camera detects each player and surrounds them with a \u201cperipersonal circle,\u201d which they can use to hit a projected ball or puck toward the other player\u2019s goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Led by <strong>Roland Graf<\/strong>, associate professor at the Stamps School of Art &amp; Design, iGym aims to create a truly inclusive environment for children to play and exercise together. \u201cOur vision with the system is to make it as simple and affordable as possible so it can be installed and switched on like any video projector or light fixture in a school gym or community center,\u201d Graf said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While adaptive sports provide opportunities for children with mobility disabilities to participate in athletic events, these games are not designed for competitive play between kids with disabilities and those without. iGYM, an augmented reality game system created by a team of U-M researchers, is looking to change that. The current implementation of the system resembles soccer \u2014 or\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2019\/12\/13\/creating-a-place-where-kids-of-all-abilities-can-play-together\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_umich_oidc_access":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[95,289,109,604],"class_list":["post-17044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-news","tag-accessibility","tag-children","tag-design","tag-games"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191211_iGYM_Image-4-1024x683-1-e1576447802458.jpg",803,535,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191211_iGYM_Image-4-1024x683-1-e1576447802458.jpg",400,266,false],"medium":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191211_iGYM_Image-4-1024x683-1-e1576447802458.jpg",300,200,false],"medium_large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191211_iGYM_Image-4-1024x683-1-e1576447802458.jpg",665,443,false],"large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191211_iGYM_Image-4-1024x683-1-e1576447802458.jpg",600,400,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191211_iGYM_Image-4-1024x683-1-e1576447802458.jpg",803,535,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191211_iGYM_Image-4-1024x683-1-e1576447802458.jpg",803,535,false],"excerpt-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191211_iGYM_Image-4-1024x683-1-e1576447802458.jpg",200,133,false],"themonic-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191211_iGYM_Image-4-1024x683-1-e1576447802458.jpg",60,40,false],"ioslider-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191211_iGYM_Image-4-1024x683-1-e1576447802458.jpg",450,300,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191211_iGYM_Image-4-1024x683-1-e1576447802458.jpg",665,443,false],"400x250-crop":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191211_iGYM_Image-4-1024x683-1-e1576447802458.jpg",375,250,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"News Staff","author_link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/author\/mitnewsadm\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"While adaptive sports provide opportunities for children with mobility disabilities to participate in athletic events, these games are not designed for competitive play between kids with disabilities and those without. iGYM, an augmented reality game system created by a team of U-M researchers, is looking to change that. 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