Ninja Track
Ninja Track is a belt shaped object which possesses the capacity to alter its flexibility and hence strength. Using this structure, we also had created two applications. One is a physical game interface which can transform a whip into a sword virtually and physically. Another is a musical instrument which can make sounds depending on its shape and interaction.
ニンジャトラックは、形状と柔軟性を切り替えることができる帯状の構造体です。ニンジャトラックをインタフェースに利用することで、例えば剣と鞭を瞬時に切り替えることができるゲームコントローラや、形に応じて音色を変える電子楽器を作ることができます。
Special Thanks Hideaki Nii, Shintaro Kitazawa, Dhairya Dand, Masaaki Sato, and Satoru Tokuhisa
Publication SIGGRAPH Asia 2011 & TEI 2013
Award Japan Media Arts Festival 2011, James Dyson Award 2012
Spinout Projects
WIZ
WIZ is the one of spinout projects in collaboration with a hardware startup company Minds N Hands, Singapore.
ReelBlade
ReelBlade is another spinout project in collaboration with SUTD (Singapore University of Technology and Design) Game Lab.
Credit NUS Hardware Development Team: Yuichiro Katsumoto, Kensaku Kawauchi, Daniel Chua, Loh Zhide, Gabriel Chua, Ellen Yi Luen Do, Ng Teck Khim, Koh Chun Keat / SUTD Game Development Team: Teo Chor Guan, Sandra Chan, Leong Wei Kiat, Andrew Teo, Shawn Toh, Weng Junxuan