SMART City
SMART City is a mixed reality interactive game table that provides a tactile and accessible learning experience about modular energy grids. Visitors place fiducial marker game pieces on the table to generate projection mapped cities and power plants. Cities grow while they are powered, and their denizens give feedback with cartoon symbols and animated actions. Wind, solar, and coal generators all react differently to weather conditions, allowing players to experiment with different methods of power generation and learn about diverse and resilient power grids. The game communicates without text, using animations and sound as haptic feedback to appeal to all age groups and language speakers.