“Plug: Secrets of the Museum”: A Pervasive Game Taking Place in a Museum

Abstract

Abstract. "Plug: Secrets of the Museum" (PSM) is a game played with NFC-enabled mobile phones inside a museum containing dedicated passive RFID tags. During a PSM session, 8 teams exchange virtual cards representing objects located in the museum. These exchanges are done either with RFID tags or with other teams. PSM game design results in an educational and entertaining game which is much more attractive than the plain old treasure hunt proposed by several museums. Thus PSM is a good companion to discover and even take up a museum.

Choosing the Right RFID-Based Architectural Pattern

“…Plug: Secrets of the museum, an (academic) pervasive game [26] developed in the context of the PLUG research project [27], is the unique example of use of RFID-based DSM architectural pattern. In this game, 48 virtual playing cards represent objects of French Museum of Arts and Crafts (Musée des arts et métiers).…”

RFID-based Distributed Memory for Mobile Applications

“…It is designed to let players discover, in a different way, meaningful objects of a museum [18]. In PSM, 8 teams of players are equipped with NFC-enabled mobile phones (Nokia 6131 NFC).…”

RFID-based Distributed Shared Memory for Pervasive Games

“…The demonstration of RDSM is based on Plug: Secrets of the museum (PSM) pervasive game [8], developed in the context of the PLUG project [1]. 48 virtual playing cards represent objects of a French museum called Musée des arts et métiers.…”