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Fighting with jelly: user-centered development of wireless infrastructure visualization tools for authoring location-based experiences

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Leif Oppermann,

Boriana Koleva,

Rachel JacobsAuthors Info & Claims

ACE '08: Proceedings of the 2008 International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology

Pages 322 - 329

https://doi.org/10.1145/1501750.1501827

Published: 03 December 2008 Publication History

Abstract

Previous research has proposed that authoring tools for location-aware mobile experiences should be extended to reveal the usually hidden ubiquitous computing infrastructure to designers so that they can take account of its characteristics when placing digital content. This paper explores this idea in practice, describing how a suite of such authoring tools has evolved through an iterative process of collaborating with artists to create a location-based game. Reflections on the design process identify the need to support the mobile capture, verification and annotation of mapping data 'in the field' and the visualization and use of this data back 'in the studio' as part of a tightly integrated workflow. We also identify the need for more powerful visualizations that can deal with multiple layers of information representing different locations and networks, and that can move between abstract and detailed views of the data on demand.

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Oppermann LSchaal SEisenhardt MBrosda CMüller HBartsch S(2018)Move, Interact, Learn, Eat – A Toolbox for Educational Location-Based GamesAdvances in Computer Entertainment Technology10.1007/978-3-319-76270-8_53(774-794)Online publication date: 21-Feb-2018
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76270-8_53
Phithakkitnukoon SWolf MOffenhuber DLee DBiderman ARatti C(2013)Tracking TrashIEEE Pervasive Computing10.1109/MPRV.2013.3712:2(38-48)Online publication date: 1-Apr-2013
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1109/MPRV.2013.37

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ACE '08: Proceedings of the 2008 International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology

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DOI:10.1145/1501750

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Keio University Graduate School of Media Design
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Keio University Graduate School of Media Design/National University of Singapore

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Oppermann LSchaal SEisenhardt MBrosda CMüller HBartsch S(2018)Move, Interact, Learn, Eat – A Toolbox for Educational Location-Based GamesAdvances in Computer Entertainment Technology10.1007/978-3-319-76270-8_53(774-794)Online publication date: 21-Feb-2018
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76270-8_53
Phithakkitnukoon SWolf MOffenhuber DLee DBiderman ARatti C(2013)Tracking TrashIEEE Pervasive Computing10.1109/MPRV.2013.3712:2(38-48)Online publication date: 1-Apr-2013
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1109/MPRV.2013.37

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