Challenges for pervasive mobile game design: examining players' emotional responses

Authors:
Laura Ermi;Frans Mäyrä
Affiliations:
University of Tampere, Finland;University of Tampere, Finland
Venue:
Proceedings of the 2005 ACM SIGCHI International Conference on Advances in computer entertainment technology
Year:
2005

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Abstract

The research is focused on developing pervasive and persistent game concepts that are most suitable for contemporary mobile phones. The analysis of the emotional responses of the testplayers in the first play-test and of the game prototype The Songs of North pointed at some key challenges to be met in order to successfully design pervasive mobile games that provide pleasant gameplay experiences: overcoming and exploiting the technical limitations and uncertainties, inventing means to ensure the sufficiency of meaningful tasks, and paying special attention to social playability and acceptance.