Utilizing cutting-edge haptic technology from Ultraleap, a player could use their hand to interact with the computer without touching any surface. Additionally, the attendee could act out the motion of pressing buttons or grabbing items and feel haptic sensations on their palms and fingertips in mid-air. This “virtual touch” creates safer in-person interactive spaces, especially at events like conventions and expos.
Using this tech, I designed two interactive experiences for Deloitte for the RSA Conference 2022. In both experiences, the player controlled a virtual hand on screen that could reach for buttons, grab tiles, and make decisions. In “Stacking Game”, I took inspiration from “Stacker”, the popular arcade timing game that uses a single button to drop a tile on a patch that gets smaller and smaller over time. The virtual hand interacts with the on-screen ‘DROP’ button to build the tower of tiles higher and higher, symbolizing the building of security infrastructure. In “Defense Game”, Deloitte wanted to make a tower defense game, placing down towers to slow and stop malicious bugs from damaging the home base. By dragging and dropping these towers onto the play area, we told the story of the process of defending company networks.
Watch the technology in action on the Rabcup Youtube channel.
CREDITS
Client: Deloitte
Design + Production: Rabcup
Art Direction + Game Design + Animation: Mandel Lum
Game Development: Big Red Button