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

  • Authors:
  • Iris Soute;Maurits Kaptein;Panos Markopoulos

  • Affiliations:
  • Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands;Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands;Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

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.