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Life goes on with Pokémon: reimagining the design of location-based games during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Arpita Bhattacharya, Jin Ha Lee,

Jason C. Yip,

Julie A. KientzAuthors Info & Claims

XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students, Volume 28, Issue 2

Pages 70 - 75

https://doi.org/10.1145/3495267

Published: 10 January 2022 Publication History

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Players envision how the future design of location-based games can support exploration, socializing, and improving physical and mental health in the post-pandemic new normal.

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Huțul TKarner-Huțuleac AHuțul A(2024)“Go-tcha!”: The social component of mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic and the benefits of playing Pokemon GoEntertainment Computing10.1016/j.entcom.2024.10064950(100649)Online publication date: May-2024
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.entcom.2024.100649
Dunham JPapangelis KLaato SLalone NLee JSaker M(2023)The Impacts of Covid-19 on Players of Pokémon GOACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction10.1145/356989630:4(1-31)Online publication date: 11-Sep-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3569896
Kerdvibulvech C(2022)Exploring the Impacts of COVID-19 on Digital and Metaverse GamesHCI International 2022 Posters10.1007/978-3-031-06391-6_69(561-565)Online publication date: 16-Jun-2022
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06391-6_69

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Life goes on with Pokémon: reimagining the design of location-based games during the COVID-19 pandemic
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms
      1. Mixed / augmented reality
  2. Ubiquitous and mobile computing
    1. Ubiquitous and mobile devices
      1. Mobile devices

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Huțul TKarner-Huțuleac AHuțul A(2024)“Go-tcha!”: The social component of mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic and the benefits of playing Pokemon GoEntertainment Computing10.1016/j.entcom.2024.10064950(100649)Online publication date: May-2024
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.entcom.2024.100649
Dunham JPapangelis KLaato SLalone NLee JSaker M(2023)The Impacts of Covid-19 on Players of Pokémon GOACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction10.1145/356989630:4(1-31)Online publication date: 11-Sep-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3569896
Kerdvibulvech C(2022)Exploring the Impacts of COVID-19 on Digital and Metaverse GamesHCI International 2022 Posters10.1007/978-3-031-06391-6_69(561-565)Online publication date: 16-Jun-2022
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06391-6_69

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