Designing digital aquatic play to foster Australians’ engagement with water

从海滩到游泳池，水上游戏是澳大利亚人生活质量的关键，也是增进身心健康和社交健康的关键。这个项目利用我们越来越多地使用互动技术(如可穿戴设备)来开发世界上第一个关于互动水上游戏的设计理论。该项目创建和评估了三个鼓舞人心的水上游戏原型，提高了人们对水技能的信心，通过运动和使用安全实践来表达自我，以丰富澳大利亚人对水的身体接触。数字媒体开发商、政府干预和福利团体可以利用衍生的设计知识来利用数字技术和水上互动来促进澳大利亚人与水的身体接触。

From the beach to the pool, aquatic play is key to Australians’ quality of life and advances physical, mental and social wellbeing. This project harnesses our increasing use of interactive technology (such as wearables) to develop the world’s first design theory on interactive aquatic play. The project creates and evaluates three inspirational aquatic play prototypes, advancing confidence in water skills, self-expression through movement and employment of safe practices to enrich Australian’s physical engagement with water. Digital media developers, government interventions and wellbeing groups can use the derived design knowledge to leverage digital technology and aquatic interactivity to foster Australians’ physical engagement with water.