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Advanced Interaction and VR/AR

By Evangelos Niforatos,
Anton Fedosov,
Marc Langheinrich,
and Ivan Elhart

Augmenting
Humans
on the Slope
Two electronic devices that enhance
safety and decision making.

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I

n contrast to many other outdoor sports, skiing and
snowboarding always entail the use of a significant amount
of gear. This makes mountain slopes an ideal test bed for
trialing novel augmentation technologies. Consumer electronics, such as smart watches, smartphones, and head-up
displays, present a great opportunity for augmenting one's
perception and communication capabilities on the slopes, e.g.,
for improving piste safety and the overall experience of decision making and coordination when practicing winter sports.

Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MCE.2018.2797718
Date of publication: 10 April 2018

2162-2248/18©2018IEEE

In this article, we report findings from the deployment of
two prototypes built from off-the-shelf components: the
s-Helmet and SkiAR. The s-Helmet attempts to augment a
skier's or snowboarder's movement perception of other
enthusiasts on the slope via light detection and ranging
(LIDAR) sensors mounted on the back of a ski helmet and
warning light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on the front. The
SkiAR facilitates the coordination and communication of
groups on the slopes via the augmentation of panoramic ski
resort maps with additional personalized information. Results
from trials with the two prototypes, in both on-slope and offslope settings, show that the technologies we developed and
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