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Time tremors: developing transmedia gaming for children

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MobileHCI '14: Proceedings of the 16th international conference on Human-computer interaction with mobile devices & services

Pages 601 - 603

https://doi.org/10.1145/2628363.2645698

Published: 23 September 2014 Publication History

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Time Tremors is a transmedia experience for children aged 8-14 that crosses television, web, locative media, and mobile apps. Time Tremors is a collection game in which players search for objects from history supposedly scattered throughout time and space, hidden, invisible to the human eye but detectable and collectable using a variety of mobile and online broadband technologies. Extending the game into locative augmented reality and mobile play was an applied research challenge that required narrative continuity while ensuring safe play.

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Time tremors: developing transmedia gaming for children
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Computer graphics
    1. Graphics systems and interfaces
      1. Virtual reality
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms
      1. Mixed / augmented reality
      2. Virtual reality

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MobileHCI '14: Proceedings of the 16th international conference on Human-computer interaction with mobile devices & services

September 2014

664 pages

ISBN:9781450330046

DOI:10.1145/2628363

Conference Chairs:
Aaron Quigley
University of St. Andrews, UK
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Sara Diamond
OCAD University, Canada
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Program Chairs:
Pourang Irani
University of Manitoba, Canada
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Sriram Subramanian
University of Bristol, UK

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Published: 23 September 2014

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MobileHCI '14: 16th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services

September 23 - 26, 2014

ON, Toronto, Canada

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