eyeVox

Abstract

This paper describes an audience response process and its supporting systems for use in judged sporting events at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. It consists of a wireless scoreinput system and an inclusive, transparent scoring procedure that leverages group knowledge to optimize collective voting. By educating spectators prior to and during the audience voting process, the eyeVox system not only provides sophisticated spectator feedback, it leads spectators to more informed understanding, and thus better appreciation of the sport and the Olympics.