SocialPG: Proposed Model for Building Pervasive Social Play Experiences

Building a pervasive social gaming experience using SocialPG

“…To give a more complete view of the nature of the pervasive social game experience designed based on the SocialPG model (Valera-Aranguren, 2021), an advanced prototype called Agatha was built that implements some of the mechanics laid out in the design.…”

“…Considering the definitions related to PG and other concepts used to describe a game experience in general, a set of characteristics that serve to understand the components of a pervasive social game experience are proposed and used as a conceptual basis to formulate SocialPG (Valera-Aranguren, 2021), that is:…”

“…In this sense Buzeto (Buzeto, 2014) performs an analysis about the reconfiguration and adaptability of applications that use pervasive devices, for this, he establishes different levels, that is, Level 1-Incorporation of new devices, Level 2-Adaptation to the features available in the devices, Level 3-Adapting the story and mechanical features to the context. EXPERIENCES Using the framework of SocialPG (Valera-Aranguren, 2021) a reference software architecture is proposed that can be used to understand the complexities and challenges that the developer must face when building pervasive social game experiences.…”

“…Considering the definitions related to PG and other concepts used to describe a game experience in general, a set of characteristics that serve to understand the components of a pervasive social game experience are proposed and used as a conceptual basis to formulate SocialPG (Valera‐Aranguren, 2021), that is: The game experience is carried out in an integrated manner with the real world. The framework of space and time in which it is developed is ambiguous, so the experience can be developed in an open space and in a continuous way for the participant; There is a set of objectives that must be covered by the people who participate in the game; these are achieved through the execution of a set of activities arranged in the form of game mechanics; The game world, which is the artificial universe where game events occur, is composed of real objects that are sensitive to interaction and virtual objects and is where game mechanics are developed; The narrative framework defined by the story is an essential component to maintain motivation and to direct the development of the activities of the game experience; Participants are divided into two groups, players and spectators; The social dimension of the experience is associated with collaboration and competition among the participants, for which they organize themselves using different schemes.…”

“…To address social expansion Valera-Aranguren proposes SocialPG (Valera-Aranguren, 2021). This is a conceptual model that is based on the definition of pervasive social experience and can be used in the initial stages of design as a framework to understand the components needed to build such an experience.…”