Urine Control

Play your video game while you pee

The You're In Control system uses an array of piezoelectric sensors mounted to the back of a urinal to detect the position of a stream of water, allowing a person to play a video game while peeing. A video monitor is mounted above the urinal, and position on the back of the urinal corresponds to position on the screen. We created a custom video game (our interpretation of the carnival game "whack-a-mole") in which the player attempted to hit hamsters as they flew out of one hole and into another hole in the ground. A successful hit would turn the hamster yellow, make it scream and spin out of control, and give the player ten points.

For the public demonstration we created a wearable game controller with fresh water reservoirs, allowing men and women to participate. Photo documentation describes the fabrication process. Video documentation shows fabrication techniques and public participation. Our CHI 2003 Submission summarizes fabrication and research intent.

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