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Game of drones

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Publication date5/10/2015
Host publicationCHI PLAY '15 Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherACM
Pages613-618
Number of pages6
ISBN (electronic)9781450334662
<mark>Original language</mark>English
EventCHI PLAY 2015 - The ACM SIGCHI Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play - The Light, Lnodon, United Kingdom
Duration: 5/10/20157/10/2015

Symposium

SymposiumCHI PLAY 2015 - The ACM SIGCHI Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLnodon
Period5/10/157/10/15

Symposium

SymposiumCHI PLAY 2015 - The ACM SIGCHI Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLnodon
Period5/10/157/10/15

Abstract

In response to the recent European Directive the UK government sanctioned the use of drones by commercial providers subject to pilots holding an approved Drone Pilot Proficiency Certificate (DPPC). As the government anticipated the main use has been in providing services to local authorities that aid in the enforcement of local by-laws. Whilst many commercial providers have followed the traditional path of employing dedicated enforcement officers to pilot the drones, in this paper we present on-going research that ‘gamifies’ the enforcment activities to allow members of the local community to act as enforcement officers. In particular we have worked with retired members of the police and armed services as drone pilots in relation to the enforcement of by-laws relating to parking offences and dog fouling in a small UK city. The initial results indicate that not only does this age group find the game-like activity enjoyable they feel that they are providing an important service to their community.