When a video game transforms to mobile phone controlled team experience

  • Authors:
  • Arttu Perttula

  • Affiliations:
  • Tampere University of Technology, Pori, Finland

  • Venue:
  • Proceeding of the 16th International Academic MindTrek Conference
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

An existing rhythm game is modified to provide a new kind of collective experience. In addition to providing a novel collective experience, this study seeks answers to the following research question; how could the game be modified so that it would enhance social interaction between players? In order to obtain answer to the question, the game modification was based on an extraordinary custom-made user-interface that involves players in cooperation. According to players, the modified multiplayer version of the game was both engaging in action and enjoyable. Totally out of the context of the game, controllers offered amusing game experience. Finally, cooperation through modification of the game was the answer to the proposed research question.