Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
8(CHI PLAY), С. 1 - 33
Опубликована: Окт. 14, 2024
Augmented
Reality
(AR)
has
been
largely
deployed
on
smartphones
in
recent
years.
AR
gaming,
featured
with
geo-reference,
is
anchored
to
our
real-world
environments.
Nevertheless,
designing
such
user
interaction
in-the-wild
under-explored.
Therefore,
we
examined
242
YouTube
videos
regarding
gameplay,
primarily
Pokémon
GO,
(1)
reveal
personal
and
social
threats
during
(2)
identify
how
connect
the
spatial
contexts.
Our
video
analysis
generalises
threats,
including
but
not
limited
hitting
bystanders,
falling
off
a
cliff,
car
crashes,
crowds
blockages,
stampedes.
Through
analysis,
Subsequently,
propose
several
design
tactics
deliver
safe
nuisance-free
usages
physical
Finally,
suggest
strategies
consider
large-scale
deployment
of
at
levels
individuals
local
communities,
as
an
auditable
accountable
framework
for
safety
acceptability.
Today,
millions
worldwide
play
popular
location-based
games
(LBGs)
such
as
Pokémon
GO.
LBGs
are
designed
to
be
played
outdoors,
and
past
research
has
shown
that
they
can
incentivize
players
travel
nature.
To
further
explore
this
nature-connection,
we
investigated
via
a
mixed-methods
approach
the
connections
between
engagement
with
LBGs,
inspiration
environmental
awareness
follows.
First,
identified
relevant
gamification
features
in
Study
1.
Based
on
insights,
built
survey
sent
GO
(N=311)
2.
The
results
showed
(a)
social
networking
features,
reminders,
virtual
objects
were
most
explain
inspired
by
playing
(b)
outdoor
partially
mediated
relationship
awareness.
These
warrant
investigations
into
whether
could
motivate
pro-environment
attitudes
inspire
people
care
for
i-com,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
23(2), С. 189 - 203
Опубликована: Май 13, 2024
Location-based
games
are
a
highly
technology-dependent
game
genre
that
has
witnessed
an
exponential
increase
in
popularity
with
the
democratisation
of
smartphones
as
well
ubiquitous
mobile
data
and
access
to
satellite
navigation.
Moving
forward
into
future,
location-based
can
be
expected
evolve
technologies
underlying
improve.
In
this
conceptual
work,
we
review
current
state
art
games,
identify
key
trajectories
trends.
We
discovered
12
trends,
based
on
which
jump
ten
years
future
evaluate
how
technology
trends
may
end
up
influencing
gaming.
For
example,
propose
year
2035
through
improvements
map
services
sensor
coverage,
will
see
locative
increasingly
connected
elements
physical
world.
also
expect
gameplay
moves
away
from
solely
taking
place
smartphone
screen
adoption
multiple
forms
interactions
worlds,
especially
head-mounted
displays
other
wearables
become
more
commonplace.
Contemporary
map
services
such
as
Google
Maps
and
OpenStreetMaps
contain
static
representations
of
the
world.
In
addition,
these
may
dynamic
data,
information
traffic
jams
sudden
changes
in
opening
hours
businesses.
However,
data
on
rural
nature
areas
wildlife
is
oftentimes
scarce
or
missing,
yet
this
can
be
useful
for
e.g.,
recreational
conservationist
purposes.
study,
we
investigated
use
location-based
gamified
crowdsourcing
to
motivate
people
collect
data.
We
developed
a
prototype
called
NaturaTrack
recruited
panel
8
participants
test
it
three
days
at
their
leisure.
The
were
tasked
photograph
all
direct
(e.g.,
sightings)
indirect
footsteps)
signs
wildlife.
our
analysis
focused
understanding
users'
experiences
while
using
NaturaTrack.
findings
show
that
facilitated
social
personal
societal
levels,
(re)connected
users
with
various
ways,
enabled
us
gather
sightings
(position,
timestamp,
picture).
Our
work
expands
ongoing
research
by
illuminating
thematic
critical
successful
motivating
implementations.
HCI
nature:culture
dialogues
have
recently
gained
traction,
highlighting
ample
opportunities
for
investigation.
In
this
paper
we
look
at
the
potential
of
locative
games
in
fostering
caring
engagement
with
natural/cultural
heritage.
We
present
results
a
contextual
study
that
explores
duality
Levada
walks
on
Madeira
Island
and
their
intrinsic
playfulness
as
natural
landscape.
Through
combination
narrative
self-reports
cultural
probes,
conducted
an
on-site
investigation
motivations
embodied
experiences
hiking
these
trails,
distilling
empirical
epistemology
human-nature
interactions.
By
unpacking
various
realities
tensions
ground
through
feminist
ethics
care
posthuman
lens,
provide
insight
into
design
future
interactive
technologies
to
support
encourage
interaction.
Our
findings
address
promote
values
conservation
heritage
continuum.
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
8(CHI PLAY), С. 1 - 25
Опубликована: Окт. 14, 2024
There
are
numerous
benefits
from
regularly
walking
in
nature,
and
today's
mobile
technologies
have
the
potential
to
encourage
people
do
so.
Past
research
has
showed
that
gamified
map-based
apps
location-based
games
(LBGs)
capability
incentivize
go
nature
areas
cities
beyond.
In
this
study,
we
explored
LBGs'
bring
by
conducting
a
field
experiment
with
new
mechanic
called
Routes
popular
LBG
Pokémon
GO.
Prior
Route
feature's
launch,
created
altogether
13
of
various
lengths
both
city
landscapes.
We
collected
numerical
in-game
data
how
many
times
each
was
walked
deployed
survey
(n=67)
for
GO
players
area
where
were
made.
The
findings
suggest
proximity
population
concentrations
rewards
key
drivers
popularity.
Players'
motivators
choose
over
urban
limited
outside-the-game
factors
such
as
scenery,
overall
our
turned
out
be
more
popular.
