The gopher game: a social, mobile, locative game with user generated content and peer review

  • Authors:
  • Sean Casey;Ben Kirman;Duncan Rowland

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Lincoln, Lincoln, United Kingdom;University of Lincoln, Lincoln, United Kingdom;University of Lincoln, Lincoln, United Kingdom

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the international conference on Advances in computer entertainment technology
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

This paper introduces 'Gophers', a social game for mobile devices that utilises task oriented gameplay to create a novel entertainment experience. The study combines a number of key research themes: mobile social gaming, acquiring useful data through gameplay and content sharing in mobile settings. The experience of trialling the game in the real world is discussed and the findings from the study are presented.