Location-Based Mobile Games - Design Perspectives (Paperback, 1st ed. 2018)

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.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	PoliMI SpringerBriefs
Release date:	March 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Davide Spallazzo • Ilaria Mariani
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	98
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-75255-6
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > Computer programming > General Books > Computing & IT > Computer software packages > Multimedia Books > Computing & IT > Computer software packages > Computer games Books > Computing & IT > Social & legal aspects of computing > Human-computer interaction Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Artificial intelligence > General Promotions
LSN:	3-319-75255-3
Barcode:	9783319752556

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