Motion Echo Snowboard: Visualizing Weight Distribution on Snowboard

Abstract

In this research, we propose an interactive snowboard concept, Motion Echo Snowboard, which helps perceiving body movement in snowboarding. By installing the display on the upper side of snowboard deck, a mundane wooden board, we visualized weight distribution, which is important movement related information in snowboarding. We expect that new kinds of interaction could be developed in individual usage and lesson usages of snowboarding. The prototype was pilot-tested on an indoor ski slope and formulated the structure of a user study for future.