OPOS : an observation scheme for evaluating head-up play

S. Bakker; P. Markopoulos; Y.A.W. Kort, de

doi:10.1145/1463160.1463165

OPOS : an observation scheme for evaluating head-up play

S. Bakker, P. Markopoulos, Y.A.W. Kort, de

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Abstract

The concept of Head-Up Games [18] advocates that pervasive games of the future should be designed to evoke play patterns akin to those of traditional outdoor games. This tenet, while appealing, is ill defined without a clear description of these behaviors. Below we introduce OPOS, an observation scheme that can be used to evaluate Head-Up Games and, more generally, outdoor pervasive games intended for children. The observation scheme has been evaluated through its application in observing play with traditional outdoor games and a purpose made Head-Up Game. The study involved 24 children of 10--11 years old; it was found that the proposed observation scheme is objective and reliable, helping evaluators compare pervasive games regarding the play behaviors they provoke.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 5th Nordic conference on Human-Computer Interaction : Building Bridges, October 20-22, 2008, Lund, Sweden
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages	33-42
ISBN (Print)	978-1-59593-704-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1463160.1463165
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	5th Nordic conference on Human-Computer Interaction (NordiCHI 2008) - Lund, Sweden Duration: 20 Oct 2008 → 22 Oct 2008 Conference number: 5

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Conference	5th Nordic conference on Human-Computer Interaction (NordiCHI 2008)
Abbreviated title	NordiCHI 2008
Country	Sweden
City	Lund
Period	20/10/08 → 22/10/08

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Bakker, S, Markopoulos, P & Kort, de, YAW 2008, OPOS : an observation scheme for evaluating head-up play. in Proceedings of the 5th Nordic conference on Human-Computer Interaction : Building Bridges, October 20-22, 2008, Lund, Sweden. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, New York, pp. 33-42, 5th Nordic conference on Human-Computer Interaction (NordiCHI 2008), Lund, Sweden, 20/10/08. https://doi.org/10.1145/1463160.1463165

OPOS : an observation scheme for evaluating head-up play. / Bakker, S.; Markopoulos, P.; Kort, de, Y.A.W.

Proceedings of the 5th Nordic conference on Human-Computer Interaction : Building Bridges, October 20-22, 2008, Lund, Sweden. New York : Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2008. p. 33-42.

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