A group game played in interactive virtual space

Strömberg, Hanna; Väätänen, Antti; Räty, Veli-Pekka

doi:10.1145/778721.778724

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“…We build upon social digital play in movement-based games [16] by situating our work in the context of an active team-based competitive game played in an outdoor public space. Games that encourage activity are also be apt for encouraging social play [15,43,49] and even attract wider user participation [6,29]. With qualitative studies, research has shown that the physicality of game artifacts can contribute to and facilitate social play [2,39].…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Expanding social mobile games beyond the device screen

Sra

Schmandt

2015

Pers Ubiquit Comput

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Emerging pervasive games use sensors, graphics and networking technologies to provide immersive game experiences integrated with the real world. Existing pervasive games commonly rely on a device screen for providing game-related information, while overlooking opportunities to include new types of contextual interactions like jumping, a punching gesture, or even voice to be used as game inputs. We present the design of Spellbound, a physical mobile team-based game, to help contribute to our understanding of how we can design pervasive games that aim to nurture a spirit of togetherness. We also briefly touch upon how togetherness and playfulness can transform physical movement into a desirable activity in the user evaluation section. Spellbound is an outdoor pervasive team-based physical game. It takes advantage of the abovementioned opportunities and integrates real-world actions like jumping and spinning with a virtual world. It also replaces touch-based input with voice interaction and provides glanceable and haptic feedback using custom hardware in the true spirit of social play characteristic of traditional children's games. We believe Spellbound is a form of digital outdoor gaming that anchors enjoyment on physical action, social interaction, and tangible feedback. Spellbound was well received in user evaluation playtests which confirmed that the main design objective of enhancing a sense of togetherness was largely met.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Expanding social mobile games beyond the device screen

Sra

Schmandt

2015

Pers Ubiquit Comput

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“…However, despite some usability issues, gesture controls such as the Kinect in social games work very well as users quickly become immersed in the game [4]. Examples of using gesture and movement for various purposes are the Nautilus game where users can play in an interactive virtual space [5], and interactive art installations [6][7][8]. The immersion that motion-sensing technology can create along with the opportunity of public interactivity, makes this technology promising for running advertisement campaigns.…”

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Game-Based Interactive Campaign Using Motion-Sensing Technology

Wang¹,

Asplem²,

Aasbakken³

et al. 2015

Entertainment Computing - ICEC 2015

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Abstract:The article describes an evaluation of a prototype for doing gamebased interactive advertisement campaigns in crowded public spaces using motion-sensing technology. The prototype was developed using OpenNi, XNA and Kinect, in which people who pass by a large display would be reflected on a large screen in the form of a silhouette and automatically become a part of a game. The goal of the game is for the players to gather falling objects into a container using the body to direct the objects. The objects move around when the objects collide with the silhouette of the player. The graphical representation of the falling objects and the container can be changed to fit various advertisement purposes. The game-based interactive campaign was tested at four different public locations, and was evaluated through observations and questionnaires. Our findings suggest that there is a potential for using motion control in game-based interactive campaigns in public settings. The game attracted a good amount of attention, and seemed to tempt the curiosity of passers-by. An observed trend was that participants were comfortable playing in public and got easily engaged. Children and adolescents in groups were by far the most active participants.

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“…SBD is one of a range of methods adopted as part of User Centred Systems Design (Norman & Draper, 1986) and Design Based Research (DBR Collective, 2003) where computer systems developers, topic experts and potential users work together to envision and design future human-technology systems (people interacting with technologies) which are then developed through an iterative cycle of implementation and user testing. Originally intended for developers of new personal technologies such as handheld computers and computer-based learning systems, SBD has broadened to develop technology-enabled experiences such as embodied computer games (Strömberg, Väätänen, & Räty, 2002) and technologyenabled museum visits (Hall, Ciolfi, Bannon, Fraser, Benford, Bowers, Greenhalgh, Hellström, Izadi, & Schnädelbach, 2001). …”

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Stakeholder engagement in the design of scenarios of technology-enhanced tourism services

McCabe

Sharples

Foster

2012

Tourism Management Perspectives

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The rapid uptake of mobile and digital technologies has the potential to radically transform city-visiting experiences. This will result in a transition from technology that is owned and delivered by tourism organisations towards software developed by third party organisations that is owned and managed directly by tourists. Tourism providers in destinations must collaborate in service provision in order to develop integrated services to meet the needs of tourists and remain competitive. This paper argues that scenario-based design (SBD) offers a useful tool to generate innovative ideas for destination service development and to break down barriers to collaboration amongst tourism stakeholders. We report a study, which engaged city stakeholders in envisioning innovative, technology-based tourism services. We outline this process, discuss the value of SBD in multistakeholder service design, and make recommendations for future work in this area. (140 word) KEYWORDS: scenario-based design; stakeholder engagement; service design; mobile tourism. TITLE: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT IN SERVICE DESIGN FOR PERSONAL TECHNOLOGIESABSTRACT: The rapid uptake of mobile and digital technologies has the potential to radically transform city visiting experiences. This will result in a transition from technology that is owned and delivered by tourism organisations towards software developed by third party organisations that is owned and managed directly by tourists. Tourism providers in destinations must collaborate in service provision in order to develop integrated services to meet the needs of tourists and remain competitive. This paper argues that scenario-based design (SBD) offers a useful tool to generate innovative ideas for destination service development and to break down barriers to collaboration amongst tourism stakeholders. We report a study, which engaged city stakeholders in envisioning innovative, technology-based tourism services. We outline this process, discuss the value of SBD in multistakeholder service design, and make recommendations for future work in this area.

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A group game played in interactive virtual space

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Expanding social mobile games beyond the device screen

Expanding social mobile games beyond the device screen

Game-Based Interactive Campaign Using Motion-Sensing Technology

Stakeholder engagement in the design of scenarios of technology-enhanced tourism services

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