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This paper presents principles, functions, and experiments of a new edutainment tool: Big Fat Wand (BFW). BFW is developed from a conventional laser show device, however, it is modified to a small enough one to be used at an open apace. BFW is connected to a laptop PC, which provides character, symbol images, and/or animations. From experimental results, we conclude that BFW is a good gear for a facilitator to educate and educate hearing-impaired students.
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Takahashi, T., Namatame, M., Kusunoki, F., Terano, T. (2009). Big Fat Wand: A Pointing Device for Open Space Edutainment. In: Nijholt, A., Reidsma, D., Hondorp, H. (eds) Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment. INTETAIN 2009. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 9. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02315-6_26
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