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Projects 2010

Company Profile

Bringing together the skills of 5 like minded individuals, Mutant Labs fuses together their collective knowledge of design, programming and illustration to create inspiring, functional mobile applications and websites.

Journal Authors

Andy Sargeant

Operation Sonic Boom

by Mutant Labs

How can the power of the voice be used to create new interactive experiences for casual gamers and those with additional learning needs?

Mutant Labs explored the use of sound as a control method in casual games. The power of the voice is often overlooked in its ability to create unique and engaging interactive experiences. Mutant Labs developed a Framework or set of tools that evaluates and analyses sound input, and allows other developers to create voice controlled games easily. By creating a library of functions and control methods that other developers can use, they aim to open up the market on voice controlled games.

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Journal Entries

Journal Entries

Is this Norway?

Fri 1 Oct, 2010

Breaking boundaries takes preparation. Steve McQueen didn't just run through the huge concrete walls around Colditz. Time and again, great project success has been achieved through clear, formulated research reaching right to the underground roots of the problem, studying them intensely until you find yourself becoming one with them. It's a Jedi trick…

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28 Years Later...

Fri 24 Sep, 2010

Zoom. Enhance. The infamous words of Harrison Ford as the camera stares at a bleak 1982 depiction of futuristic interaction between man and machine. Fast forward 28 years and examine the ways human computer interaction has evolved to let you wave your hands, use a steering wheel and even play the drums. You may be content, or even impressed with the multitude of inputs that modern games allow you to utilise in an effort to give you ever increasing submersion in a game.

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