Arts and Technology. Second International Conference, ArtsIT 2011, Esbjerg, Denmark, December 10-11, 2011, Revised Selected Papers

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Mobile Game for Virtual Heritage Exploration – MHEX

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-33329-3_20,
        author={Kian Tan and Chen Lim and Abdullah Talib},
        title={Mobile Game for Virtual Heritage Exploration -- MHEX},
        proceedings={Arts and Technology. Second International Conference, ArtsIT 2011, Esbjerg, Denmark, December 10-11, 2011, Revised Selected Papers},
        proceedings_a={ARTSIT},
        year={2012},
        month={10},
        keywords={Game mobile platform panoramic view},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-642-33329-3_20}
    }
    
  • Kian Tan
    Chen Lim
    Abdullah Talib
    Year: 2012
    Mobile Game for Virtual Heritage Exploration – MHEX
    ARTSIT
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-33329-3_20
Kian Tan1,*, Chen Lim1,*, Abdullah Talib1,*
  • 1: Universiti Sains Malaysia USM
*Contact email: andrewtankianlam@gmail.com, kim86_lavender@hotmail.com, azht@cs.usm.my

Abstract

In this paper, we present a virtual heritage application called MHEX (Mobile Heritage Exploration for George Town) that provides a technology-integrated environment that allows users to gain knowledge of various heritage sitesthrough gaming on mobile platform. With this application, everybody can learn about the significance of various heritage sites through a game that combines the games of monopoly and treasure hunt. The game is implemented and tested within the urban environment of George Town, Malaysia, running on iPhone from Apple.