"Motan", an interactive massaging carpet system, supports the parent-child interaction experience for an exhausted parent to relaxingly play with his child in a mutually beneficial manner. With interactive roles and need for cooperation to continue the game, "Motan" encourages self-efficacy and conversations. It utilizes 7 EL wires embedded in carpet-providing lights to lure children to step on, sensors-embedded carpet and massage cushion-detecting users' movements, and wireless communication devices-embedded in carpet and massage cushion-converting instructions to corresponding activities. This paper describes our vision, design process, implementation, and user study that outlines the parent-child interactive experience of transforming individual entertainment input into massage therapy output. Through the design process-from ideation to the  finished artifact-this research discusses how to design interactive massage carpet systems that respond to human situated actions, for use as an interactive game that enriches the parent-child experience.

修士学位論文. 2012年度メディアデザイン学 第263号