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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299276403321

Autore

Spallazzo Davide

Titolo

Location-Based Mobile Games : Design Perspectives / / by Davide Spallazzo, Ilaria Mariani

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-75256-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (108 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

PoliMI SpringerBriefs, , 2282-2577

Disciplina

004.167

Soggetti

Computer games—Programming

User interfaces (Computer systems)

Computational intelligence

Multimedia systems 

Game Development

User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction

Computational Intelligence

Media Design

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Sommario/riassunto

This book approaches Location Based Mobile Games from a design perspective, investigating the peculiar traits that make them compelling contemporary practices and challenging fields of investigation. Relying on an interdisciplinary theoretical background and empirical studies, it delves into LBMGs’ intertwining theoretical assumptions and describes their translation into practice. The authors examine these games from different perspectives, exploring how they can impact the way we look at our surroundings, their influence on our social dimension, their ability to translate a wide range of information into a game experience, and the negotiations they activate by intertwining two realities. Each issue is addressed from a twofold perspective: that of the designers who craft the games, and that of the users who interpret the designers’ choices and take part in the game experience. In so doing, the book covers the relationship between processes of designing and playing,



investigating games that communicate through meaningful interactions, share perspectives as forms of narratives, and integrate physicality and surroundings in the play activity. The reasoning advanced throughout the chapters will benefit researchers, designers and entrepreneurs in the field, as it provides a novel perspective on LBMGs, seeks to increase designers’ awareness of often-neglected issues, and suggests interpretations and practices that can impact how commercial games are designed.