Mystery at the library : encouraging library exploration using a pervasive mobile game
Data(s) |
30/11/2012
|
---|---|
Resumo |
This paper presents Secret SLQ, a pervasive mobile game that aims to encourage eight to fourteen year olds to engage with the State Library of Queensland. The game sets out to encourage people to visit and explore the library, as well as educate a generation of young people and parents who may visit the library but have no idea of the treasures that it holds. The research explores how smartphone technology can be used to deliver an engaging and educational experience. The game aims to provide a fun and interactive way to guide participants through a multi-leveled library building, to search for unique QR codes to unlock clues, answer quiz questions and progress further up a leaderboard. This paper outlines the design and initial deployment of the game, reporting on results from a usability study and discussing initial observations made by librarians. Findings indicate that the mobile platform is suitable for delivering such experiences but consideration is needed when embedding games in such large environments so as not to confuse players as they play. |
Formato |
application/pdf |
Identificador | |
Publicador |
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
Relação |
http://eprints.qut.edu.au/54200/1/Mystery-at-the-Library_Final.pdf http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2414536.2414561&coll=DL&dl=ACM&CFID=435313910&CFTOKEN=56587491 DOI:10.1145/2414536.2414561 Fitz-Walter, Zachary, Tjondronegoro, Dian, Koh, Desmond, & Zrobok, Michael (2012) Mystery at the library : encouraging library exploration using a pervasive mobile game. In Proceedings of the 24th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference (OzCHI 2012) : Integration, Interaction, Innovation, Immersion, Inclusion, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, pp. 142-145. |
Direitos |
Copyright 2012 ACM New York, NY, USA Permission to make digital or hard copies of all or part of this work for personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that copies are not made or distributed for profit or commercial advantage and that copies bear this notice and the full citation on the first page. To copy otherwise, or republish, to post on servers or to redistribute to lists, requires prior specific permission and/or a fee. |
Fonte |
Information Systems; Science & Engineering Faculty |
Palavras-Chave | #080602 Computer-Human Interaction #library #education #pervasive game #smartphone #serious game #mobile device #augmented reality |
Tipo |
Conference Paper |