1. Location-based Game: A Case Study Marion Jensen Tom Caswell

2. Games + Location

3. Why Games?

4. Transmitting content

5.  Games 

6. Ideological Worlds

7. Rules System

8. Representations

9. Roles

10. Immersive

11. Interactive

12. Both Games and the world are places to “enter, perform, inhabit” Kurt Squire, 2007

13. Why Location?

14. Web 1.0

15. Web 2.0

16. Organize?

17. Words

18. World of Information

19. Information about World

20. Information is gone when we go out into the world

21. Organization Words < Location

23. Why are the rocks red?

24. What kind of plants are in the area?

25. What kind of animals are in the area?

26. Who owns the land?

27. Can I camp here?

28. Can I have a fire?

29. What is the temperature? How hot/cold will it get here?

30. Relevant information based on location

31. So, what did we do?

32. American West Heritage Center

33. * 275 acres * Living farm/museum * 60,000 visitors * educate and entertain

34. Paid staff + volunteer

35. That is where we come in

36. Pathways of the West: 3 location-based instructional games

37. Pathways of the West http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =fkeWMeubcJg#1m24s

38. Introduction to WhereIGo

39. Location + Information = Augmented Reality

40. Future Directions for Augmented Reality Field Trips

41. Questions? Coming in Part II: Getting Started with WhereIGo