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Gamifying Navigation in Location-Based Applications

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  • @ARTICLE{10.4108/eai.8-11-2017.153333,
    author={Stephanie Githa Nadarajah and Benjamin Nicholas Overgaard and Peder Walz Pedersen and Camilla Gisela Hansen Schnatterbeck and Matthias Rehm},
    title={Gamifying Navigation in Location-Based Applications},
    journal={EAI Endorsed Transactions on Creative Technologies},
    volume={4},
    number={13},
    publisher={EAI},
    journal_a={CT},
    year={2017},
    month={10},
    keywords={Location-based interaction, gamification, navigation},
    doi={10.4108/eai.8-11-2017.153333}
}
  • Stephanie Githa Nadarajah
    Benjamin Nicholas Overgaard
    Peder Walz Pedersen
    Camilla Gisela Hansen Schnatterbeck
    Matthias Rehm
    Year: 2017
    Gamifying Navigation in Location-Based Applications
    CT
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.8-11-2017.153333
Stephanie Githa Nadarajah1, Benjamin Nicholas Overgaard1, Peder Walz Pedersen1, Camilla Gisela Hansen Schnatterbeck1, Matthias Rehm1,*
  • 1: Department of Architecture, Design, and Media Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark
*Contact email: matthias@create.aau.dk

Abstract

Location-based games entertain players usually by interactions at points of interest (POIs). Navigation between POIs often involve the use of either a physical or digital map, not taking advantage of the opportunity available to engage users in activities between POIs. The paper presents riddle solving as a navigational method for a location-based game. 10 families with 2-6 persons and at least one child in the age range 9- 11 years old participated in the evaluation. Results show that riddle solving as a navigational method is more enjoyable than a 2D digital map. Additional findings from video recordings, field notes, questionnaires, logging and semi-structured interviews revealed that riddle solving has potential for engaging users in learning activities.

Keywords
Location-based interaction, gamification, navigation
Received
2016-11-22
Accepted
2017-09-06
Published
2017-10-09
Publisher
EAI
http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.8-11-2017.153333

Copyright © 2017 S. G. Nadarajah et al., licensed to EAI. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), which permits unlimited use, distribution and reproduction in any medium so long as the original work is properly cited.