Evaluating outdoor play for children: virtual vs. tangible game objects in pervasive games

I.A.C. Soute; M.C. Kaptein; P. Markopoulos

doi:10.1145/1551788.1551844

Evaluating outdoor play for children: virtual vs. tangible game objects in pervasive games

I.A.C. Soute
, M.C. Kaptein
, P. Markopoulos

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In this paper we report a case study where two versions of the same outdoor pervasive game were compared: one featuring a virtual game object and the other with a tangible representation of it. Our aim was to explore the effect on social interaction and physical activity; two characteristics of Head-Up Games. Based on evaluation with 27 children we can conclude that both approaches support Head-Up Games well, and offer different design opportunities that should be explored further.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IDC '09 Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, 3-5 June 2009, Como, Italy
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery, Inc.
Pages	250-253
ISBN (Print)	978-1-60558-395-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1551788.1551844
Publication status	Published - 2009
Event	8th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children: IDC 2009 - Como, Italy Duration: 3 Jun 2009 → 5 Jun 2009 http://www.idc09.polimi.it/

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Conference	8th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Como
Period	3/06/09 → 5/06/09
Internet address	http://www.idc09.polimi.it/

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Soute, I. A. C., Kaptein, M. C., & Markopoulos, P. (2009). Evaluating outdoor play for children: virtual vs. tangible game objects in pervasive games. In IDC '09 Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, 3-5 June 2009, Como, Italy (pp. 250-253). Association for Computing Machinery, Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1145/1551788.1551844

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Soute, IAC, Kaptein, MC & Markopoulos, P 2009, Evaluating outdoor play for children: virtual vs. tangible game objects in pervasive games. in IDC '09 Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, 3-5 June 2009, Como, Italy. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc., New York, pp. 250-253, 8th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, Como, Italy, 3/06/09. https://doi.org/10.1145/1551788.1551844

Evaluating outdoor play for children: virtual vs. tangible game objects in pervasive games. / Soute, I.A.C.; Kaptein, M.C.; Markopoulos, P.
IDC '09 Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, 3-5 June 2009, Como, Italy. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc., 2009. p. 250-253.

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