The scene of Virus Buster Offline is laid in Japan in the near future. People can dive into the Internet world at will through the avatar with a physical networking system. But the Internet world has been infected by brutal computer virus which is called Code Violet. It is attacking many people who live in the Internet world. Players have to defeat Code Violet as soon as possible to accomplish their own purpose.
Game teaching materials for prevention of lifestyle diseases include board games and activity-meter type devices. The purpose of this project is to allow participants to actively increase their amount of physical activity and to change their behavior by using elements of gamification that can be enjoyed and learned. A participant wears an activity meter for a fixed period and accumulates numerical values. The amount of exercise changes the handicap at the start of the game, which affects the outcome of the game. With continuous participation, points accumulate based on the amount of activity and characters in the game also evolve. It is a device artwork resulting from collaboration in the field of medicine and art.
Project Credits:
- Fumiaki Murakami – Gluccie Collaborations
- Yasuhiro Suzuki – Gluccie Collaborations
- Kenta Hiasa – Gluccie Collaborations
- Kodai Aoki – Gluccie Collaborations
- Ikuya Kato – Gluccie Collaborations
- Masa Takano – Gluccie Collaborations
- Kazushi Kamezawa – Gluccie Collaborations
- Momoka Yamamoto – Gluccie Collaborations
- Yumeka Enaga – Gluccie Collaborations
- Asami Matsuoka – Gluccie Collaborations
- Asuna Omizo – Gluccie Collaborations
- Yuka Kaneko – Gluccie Collaborations
- Marino Nasu – Gluccie Collaborations
Biography:
Gluccie Collaborations is a team of medical and artistic experts at the University of Tsukuba. Using the gamification method, we carry out educational activities for children in elementary schools etc. for the purpose of preventing lifestyle-related diseases and diabetes.
