scholarly journals Assessment of a Location-Based Mobile Augmented-Reality Game by Adult Users with the ARCS Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (14) ◽  
pp. 6448
Author(s):  
Konstantina Sdravopoulou ◽  
Juan Manuel Muñoz González ◽  
María Dolores Hidalgo-Ariza
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learners ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Learning Outcome ◽  
Learning By Doing ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Mobile Augmented Reality ◽  
Elderly Adults ◽  
Arcs Model ◽  
Motivation Model ◽  
Augmented Reality Game

In mobile augmented reality (MAR) games, learning by doing is important to supplement the theoretical knowledge with practical exercise in order to maximize the learning outcome. However, in many fields, the users are not able to apply their knowledge in practical ways, despite having achieved a good understanding of the theoretical fundamentals and this is even more important to adult learners. The aim of this research is to examine young, middle-aged and elderly adults’ opinions about the location-based MAR game Ingress, by applying John Keller’s “ARCS learning motivation model” (Attention, Relevance, Confidence and Satisfaction). The users’ responses to closed questions related to Ingress were collected from 45 adult players aged 20–60 from Greece and were subsequently analyzed by means of pre- and post-quantitative measures of the four ARCS factors. The results show that: (a) game training improves all the factors of ARCS, primarily attention and satisfaction; (b) the responses of young people (20–35) agree more with those of elderly adults (>52) than with those of the intermediate age group of 36–51. Our findings, therefore, highlight the potential and the applicability of the ARCS model in MAR games.

scholarly journals Educating Adults with a Location-Based Augmented Reality Game: A Content Analysis Approach

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (17) ◽  
pp. 2071
Author(s):  
Konstantina Sdravopoulou ◽  
Juan Manuel Muñoz González ◽  
María Dolores Hidalgo-Ariza
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Jaccard Index ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Elderly Adults ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Global Game ◽  
Valuable Method ◽  
Augmented Reality Game

With the exception of Pokémon Go, relatively little is known about other Mobile Augmented Reality (MAR) games, and the attitudes of middle-aged and elderly adults towards them are hitherto poorly examined. The aim of this research is to examine the opinions of young, middle-aged, and elderly adults about the location-based MAR game Ingress. The responses to questions related to Ingress were collected from 24 adult players aged 20–60 from Greece and subsequently were analyzed by means of content analysis, both qualitatively and quantitatively, using the Jaccard index of similarity. Our findings showed that opinions of young people (20–35) agree more with those of elderly adults (>52) than with those of the intermediate age group of 36–51. It was also revealed that knowledge of geography facilitates the ability to play the game better, the game’s scenario is very interesting to adults, and the feeling of playing locally in a global game is also appreciated by all age groups. Along with these findings, with this research, it was shown that (a) content analysis is a valuable method for exploring opinions and attitudes of adult users towards MAR games and (b) Jaccard indices can be used to quantitatively explore themes emerging from content analysis.

Introduction: Transnational Play

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Marie Schleiner
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Game Studies ◽  
Mobile Augmented Reality ◽  
Mobile Games ◽  
Global Industry ◽  
Geographically Distributed ◽  
Theoretical Line ◽  
First World ◽  
Augmented Reality Game

Transnational Play makes a case for approaching gameplay as a global industry and set of practices that also includes diverse participation from players and developers located within the global South, in nations outside of the First World. Such participation includes gameplay in cafés, games for regional and global causes like environmentalism, piracy and cheats, localization, urban playful art in Latin America, and the development of culturally unique mobile games. This book offers a reorientation of perspective on global play, while still acknowledging geographically distributed socioeconomic, racial, gender, and other inequities. Over the course of the inquiry, which includes a chapter dedicated to the cartography of the mobile augmented reality game Pokémon Go, I develop a theoretical line of argument critically informed by gender studies and intersectionality, post-colonialism, geopolitics, and game studies. This book looks at who develops, localizes, and consumes games, problematizing play as a diverse and contested transnational domain.

scholarly journals Player Control in a Real-Time Mobile Augmented Reality Game

2012 ◽  
pp. 393-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mareike Picklum ◽  
Georg Modzelewski ◽  
Susanne Knoop ◽  
Toke Lichtenberg ◽  
Philipp Dittmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Mobile Augmented Reality ◽  
Augmented Reality Game

scholarly journals An Interactive Information System That Supports an Augmented Reality Game in the Context of Game-Based Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Maria Cristina Costa ◽  
Paulo Santos ◽  
João Manuel Patrício ◽  
António Manso
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Information System ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Grade Level ◽  
Web Application ◽  
Mobile Augmented Reality ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Celestial Bodies ◽  
Augmented Reality Game ◽  
The Web

Mobile augmented reality applications are gaining prominence in education, but there is a need to design appropriate and enjoyable games to be used in educational contexts such as classrooms. This paper presents an interactive information system designed to support the implementation of an augmented reality application in the context of game-based learning. PlanetarySystemGO includes a location-based mobile augmented reality game designed to promote learning about the celestial bodies and planetary systems of the Universe, and a web application that interacts with the mobile device application. Besides face-to-face classes, this resource can also be used in online classes, which is very useful in social isolation situations as the ones caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, it is the inclusion of the web application, with a back-office, in the information system that makes it possible to include curricula contents according to the grade level of students. Moreover, it is intended that teachers use the information system to include the contents they find appropriate to the grade level they teach. Therefore, it is crucial to provide their professional development to be able to use this resource. In this regard, a pilot study was conducted with teachers who participated in a STEM professional development programme in order to assess if the system is appropriate to be used by them. It is concluded that teachers found this resource relevant to motivate students to learn, and also acknowledged that the web application facilitated the introduction of appropriate curricula contents and also was useful to assess student performance during the game. Teachers need support, however, to implement these types of technologies which are not familiar to them. The necessary support can be provided through collaboration among the researchers and teachers in their schools. Besides engaging students to learn about celestial bodies, it is concluded that the information system can be used by teachers to introduce appropriate curricula contents and to be implemented in class.

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