Playable and collaborative art: the MonMazes case-study

Abstract

MonMazes is a collaborative and physical game inspired by Piet Mondrian paintings that consists of two benches with smart seat cushions that track the user's seating movements. The objective is to guide a ball through the mazes/paintings until the final point. The process of MonMazes' development was driven towards an exploration of collaborative possibilities together with a computer-supported physical user interface, focusing on the interdependency between players who shared a common goal. We start this article by discussing the social aspects of gameplay, the collaboration and interdependence between players, ending with a description of MonMazes project.