Believable environments

Gustafsson, Anton; Bichard, John; Brunnberg, Liselott; Juhlin, Oskar; Combetto, Marco

doi:10.1145/1178823.1178852

Cited by 38 publications

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“…For every app that has achieved mass success, there are many more "niche" apps that have been designed by academics for specific research purposes, many of which include an element of crowdsourcing. These include games designed for studying the relationships between players and their connection between the physical space and the virtual space through the notions of territoriality [52], location, interactive storytelling [29] and personal story creation [56]. They also crowdsource urban data as a way of informing planning decisions [9], as a medium for civic engagement [37] and civic participation [21], to encourage social inclusion [13], or for the exploration of cultural heritage, such as battlefields [53] or for discovery of historical novels [15].…”

Section: Related Work 21 Location-based Games Cultural Heritage Anmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The emphasis on content discovery and the content itself was an important aspect of the app, particularly following the criticism levelled at location-based games in the literature back in 2006, which claimed that they placed undue importance on the navigation processes at the expense of content [29]. With this in mind, from the very beginning we focused on the content and stories.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Enthusiast, the Interested, the Sceptic, and the Cynic

Jones

Theodosis

Lykourentzou

2019

J. Comput. Cult. Herit.

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We discuss the user study of a mobile cultural heritage game designed to stimulate reflection about a city's history. Aided by location-aware technology, the game fosters the serendipitous discovery of points of interest, historical images and stories, whilst players wander the city. This exploration differs from the typical precalculated path recommendations used by other location-based applications. It triggers reflection about the city's past that is as unique as its visitors. Ours is one of the first studies to attempt an understanding of the effects of serendipitous urban discovery and historic reflection-triggering technologies on user experience. We combined field trials with controlled experiments, analysing perceptions of the experience and value using responses expressed in open-ended questionnaire items. Using thematic coding and sentiment analysis, we observed types of emotional responses, indicating four potential profiles of their likelihood towards future technology adoption. Enthusiastic and Interested users appreciated the freedom of movement choice that created an autonomous experience that fostered a sense of personal accomplishment. The interface interactions of the game, designed to stimulate reflection, supported a feeling of connectedness to others. In contrast, Cynical and Sceptical users were less tolerant of perceived technological issues, requiring more perfection in functionality and design. These users are less likely to be the early adopters of serendipitous location-based apps. The game was developed as part of a large cultural informatics project but, unlike typical evaluations, we conducted this study midway through the project and not at its end. This approach (1) gave the team the possibility to take stock, pause, and reflect and (2) provided insight on future design improvements for increasing the perceived value of serendipitous urban discovery applications. Our results contribute towards a grounded understanding of user experience and help progress the development of cultural heritage applications that incorporate elements of reflection and/or place-based exploration into their functionalities. CCS Concepts: • Human-centered computing → Empirical studies in ubiquitous and mobile computing;

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Section: Related Work 21 Location-based Games Cultural Heritage Anmentioning

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Section: Need For Navigational Directions or Notmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Enthusiast, the Interested, the Sceptic, and the Cynic

Jones

Theodosis

Lykourentzou

2019

J. Comput. Cult. Herit.

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“…Neben diesem allgemeinen Ansatz, der nicht nur auf das von den Autoren vorgestellte Spiel Alak [143] beschränkt ist, finden sich in der Literatur noch weitere Ansätze wie in [144] oder auch [145]. Bichard und Kollegen (2006) beschäftigen sich mit ortsbezogenen Spielen, die auf dem Rücksitz eines Autos gespielt werden.…”

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Gemeinschaftliche Qualitätsgesicherte Erhebung und Semantische Integration von Raumbezogenen Daten

Matyas

2011

Schriften Aus Der Fakultät Wirtschaftsinformatik Und Angewandte Informatik Der Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg

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“…A difficulty of movement-based guides lies in authoring the content so that it adapts to the user's activity. This is a well-recognised problem for intelligent tutoring systems and partial solutions range from the labour-intensive task of creating different content for typical routes, to implementing a computational model of the learner's interest and activity linked to automated generation of audio content (Gustafsson, Bichard, Brunnberg, Juhlin, & Combetto, 2006). The design of adaptive tutoring systems, based on computational models of learner activity and inferences as to the learner's cognitive state, is an active area of research, with recent work exploring how such models can be presented to the learner to promote reflection (see e.g., Bull & McEvoy, 2003).…”

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Guidelines for the Design of Location-Based Audio for Mobile Learning

FitzGerald

Sharples

Jones

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International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning

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In this paper, we discuss the value of location-based and movement-sensitive audio for learning. We distinguish three types of audio learning experience: audio vignettes, movementbased guides and mobile narratives. An analysis of projects in these three areas has resulted in the formulation of guidelines for the design of audio experiences. We offer a case study of a novel audio experience, called "A Chaotic Encounter", that delivers an adaptive story based on the pattern of movements of the user.

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Believable environments

Cited by 38 publications

References 7 publications

The Enthusiast, the Interested, the Sceptic, and the Cynic

The Enthusiast, the Interested, the Sceptic, and the Cynic

Gemeinschaftliche Qualitätsgesicherte Erhebung und Semantische Integration von Raumbezogenen Daten

Guidelines for the Design of Location-Based Audio for Mobile Learning

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