Abstract
Location-based services offer intriguing possibilities for creating immersive learning experiences of various kinds. A location-based serious game was used among Finnish comprehensive school students (n = 325) to compare user expectations and user experiences to provide implications for educational purposes. SUXES method and System Usability Scale were used for analysis. Open-ended data was examined to deliver insight into further outcomes. Results argue that location-based serious game was scalable to multiple subject disciplines, and users appreciated its ease of use and enjoyed using it. Problems occurred with systems technical reliability. Implications for educationalists and developers are provided.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Aguinis, H., Gottfredson, R.K., Joo, H.: Best-practice recommendations for defining, identifying, and handling outliers. Organ. Res. Methods. Grubbs Hunter & Schmidt Rousseeuw & Leroy (2013). https://doi.org/10.1177/1094428112470848
Althoff, T., White, R.W., Horvitz, E.: Influence of pokémon go on physical activity: study and implications. J. Med. Internet Res. 18(12), 1–14 (2016). https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.6759
Bangor, A., Kortum, P.T., Miller, J.T.: An empirical evaluation of the system usability scale. Int. J. Hum.-Comput. Interact. 24(6), 574–594 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1080/10447310802205776
Benford, S.: Future location-based experiences. In: JISC: Technology & Standards Watch, pp. 1–17 (2012). Retrieved from http://shapingthefuture.pbworks.com/f/Location-basedexperiencesJISCReport.pdf
Borsci, S., Federici, S., Lauriola, M.: On the dimensionality of the system usability scale: a test of alternative measurement models. Cogn. Process. 10(3), 193–197 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-009-0268-9
Brooke, J.: SUS—a quick and dirty usability scale. In: Usability Evaluation in Industry, vol. 189, no. 194, pp. 4–7 (1996)
Brown, D.J., McHugh, D., Standen, P., Evett, L., Shopland, N., Battersby, S.: Designing location-based learning experiences for people with intellectual disabilities and additional sensory impairments. Comput. Educ. 56(1), 11–20 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2010.04.014
Celino, I., Cerizza, D., Contessa, S., Corubolo, M., Dellaglio, D., Della Valle, E., Fumeo, S.: Urbanopoly—a social and location-based game with a purpose to crowdsource your urban data. In: Proceedings—2012 ASE/IEEE International Conference on Privacy, Security, Risk and Trust and 2012 ASE/IEEE International Conference on Social Computing, SocialCom/PASSAT 2012, pp. 910–913 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1109/SocialCom-PASSAT.2012.138
Connolly, T.M., Boyle, E.A., Macarthur, E., Hainey, T., Boyle, J.M.: A systematic literature review of empirical evidence on computer games and serious games. Comput. Educ. 59(2), 661–686 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2012.03.004
Davis, B., Bagozzi, R.P., Warshaw, P.R.: User acceptance of computer technology: a comparison of two theoretical models. Manag. Sci. 35(3), 982–1003 (1989). Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/2632151
Elo, S., Kyngäs, H.: The qualitative content analysis process. J. Adv. Nurs. 62(1), 107–115 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04569.x
Field, A.P.: Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics: And Sex and Drugs and Rock “n” Roll, 4th edn. Sage (2013). Retrieved from https://tamcat.finna.fi/Record/tamcat.652136
Finstad, K.: Response interpolation and scale sensitivity: evidence against 5-point scales. J. Usability Stud. 5(3), 104–110 (2010). Retrieved from https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2835437
Hamari, J., Koivisto, J.: Why do people use gamification services? Int. J. Inf. Manage. 35(4), 419–431 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2015.04.006
Hamari, J., Shernoff, D.J., Rowe, E., Coller, B., Asbell-Clarke, J., Edwards, T.: Challenging games help students learn: an empirical study on engagement, flow and immersion in game-based learning. Comput. Hum. Behav. 54, 170–179 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.07.045
Hamilton, M.T., Hamilton, D.G., Zderic, T.W.: Role of low energy expenditure and sitting in obesity, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Diabetes 56(11), 2655–2667 (2007). https://doi.org/10.2337/db07-0882
Howe, K.B., Suharlim, C., Ueda, P., Howe, D., Kawachi, I., Rimm, E.B.: Gotta catch’em all! Pokémon GO and physical activity among young adults: difference in differences study. BMJ (Online) 355, i6270 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i6270
Hsieh, H.-F., Shannon, S.E.: Three approaches to qualitative content analysis. Qual. Health Res. 15(9), 1277–1288 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732305276687
Hsu, Y.-C., Ching, Y.-H.: Mobile computer-supported collaborative learning: a review of experimental research. Br. J. Educ. Technol. 44(5), E111–E114 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12002
Keskinen, T., Melto, A., Hakulinen, J., Turunen, M., Saarinen, S., Pallos, T., … Salanterä, S.: Mobile dictation for healthcare professionals. In: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia—MUM ’13, pp. 1–4. ACM Press, New York, NY, USA (2013). https://doi.org/10.1145/2541831.2541880
Keskinen, T., Heimonen, T., Turunen, M., Rajaniemi, J.-P., Kauppinen, S.: SymbolChat: a flexible picture-based communication platform for users with intellectual disabilities. Interact. Comput. 24(5), 374–386 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intcom.2012.06.003
Lemcke, S., Haedge, K., Zender, R., Lucke, U.: RouteMe: a multilevel pervasive game on mobile ad hoc routing. Pers. Ubiquit. Comput. 19(3), 537–549 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-015-0843-2
Lymberopoulos, D., Liu, J., Yang, X., Choudhury, R.R., Handziski, V., Sen, S.: A realistic evaluation and comparison of indoor location technologies: experiences and lessons learned. In: Proceedings of ACM/IEEE IPSN, Apr, pp. 178–189 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1145/2737095.2737726
Martin, F., Ertzberger, J.: Here and now mobile learning: an experimental study on the use of mobile technology. Comput. Educ. 68, 76–85 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2013.04.021
Mclellan, S., Muddimer, A., Peres, S.C.: The effect of experience on system usability scale ratings. J. Usability Stud. 7(2), 56–67 (2012). Retrieved from https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2835478
Michael, D.R., Chen, S.L.: Serious games: games that educate, train, and inform. Education. Thomson Course Technology (2005). https://doi.org/10.1021/la104669k
Neuendorf, K.A.: The Content Analysis Guidebook. Sage (2002). Retrieved from https://tamcat.finna.fi/Record/tamcat.343883
Prasad, M.: Location based services. In: GIS Development, pp. 1–3 (2006). Retrieved from http://www.pelagis.net/gis_con/paper/Locationbasedservices.pdf
Ridgers, N.D., Salmon, J., Ridley, K., O’Connell, E., Arundell, L., Timperio, A.: Agreement between activPAL and ActiGraph for assessing children’s sedentary time. Int. J. Behav. Nutr. Phys. Act. 9(1), 15 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-9-15
Rousseeuw, P.J., Hubert, M.: Robust statistics for outlier detection. Wiley Interdiscip. Rev. Data Min. Knowl. Discov. 1(1), 73–79 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1002/widm.2
Shuib, L., Shamshirband, S., Ismail, M.H.: A review of mobile pervasive learning: applications and issues. Comput. Hum. Behav. 46, 239–244 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.01.002
Sotamaa, O.: All the world’s a botfighter stage: notes on location-based multi-user gaming. In: Cultures, pp. 35–44 (2002). Retrieved from http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.190.181&rep=rep1&type=pdf
Sung, Y.T., Chang, K.E., Liu, T.C.: The effects of integrating mobile devices with teaching and learning on students’ learning performance: a meta-analysis and research synthesis. Comput. Educ. 94, 252–275 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2015.11.008
Susi, T., Johannesson, M., Backlund, P.: Serious games—an overview. Elearning 73(10), 28 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1.1.105.7828
Turunen, M., Hakulinen, J., Melto, A., Heimonen, T.: SUXES—user experience evaluation method for spoken and multimodal interaction. In: Interspeech 2009: 10th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association 2009, Jan 2009, vol. 1–5, pp. 2551–2554 (2009a)
Turunen, M., Kallinen, A., Sánchez, I., Riekki, J., Hella, J., Olsson, T., … Raisamo, R.: Multimodal interaction with speech and physical touch interface in a media center application. In: ACE ’09 Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology, pp. 19–26 (2009b). https://doi.org/10.1145/1690388.1690392
Turunen, M., Melto, A., Hella, J., Heimonen, T., Hakulinen, J., Mäkinen, E., … Soronen, H.: User expectations and user experience with different modalities in a mobile phone controlled home entertainment system. In: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services—MobileHCI ’09, p. 1. ACM Press, New York, NY, USA (2009c). https://doi.org/10.1145/1613858.1613898
Vahtivuori-Hänninen, S., Halinen, I., Niemi, H., Lavonen, J., Lipponen, L.: A new Finnish national core curriculum for basic education (2014) and technology as an integrated tool for learning. In: Finnish Innovations and Technologies in Schools, pp. 21–32. Sense Publishers, Rotterdam (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-749-0_2
Vuorio, J., Okkonen, J., Viteli, J.: Enhancing user value of educational technology by three layer assessment. In: Proceedings of the 21st International Academic Mindtrek Conference on AcademicMindtrek ’17, pp. 220–226. ACM Press, New York, NY, USA (2017). https://doi.org/10.1145/3131085.3131105
Wilmot, E.G., Edwardson, C.L., Achana, F.A., Davies, M.J., Gorely, T., Gray, L.J., Biddle, S.J.H.: Sedentary time in adults and the association with diabetes, cardiovascular disease and death: systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetologia 55(11), 2895–2905 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-012-2677-z
Zeithaml, V.A., Parasuraman, A., Berry, L.L.: Delivering Quality Service: Balancing Customer Perceptions and Expectations. Simon and Schuster (1990)
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Council of Tampere Region for funding Inno-Oppiva project. In addition, we would like to remember all stakeholders involved in this research.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2019 Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
About this paper
Cite this paper
Vuorio, J., Okkonen, J., Viteli, J. (2019). User Expectations and Experiences in Using Location-Based Game in Educational Context. In: Väljataga, T., Laanpere, M. (eds) Digital Turn in Schools—Research, Policy, Practice. Lecture Notes in Educational Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7361-9_2
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7361-9_2
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Singapore
Print ISBN: 978-981-13-7360-2
Online ISBN: 978-981-13-7361-9
eBook Packages: EducationEducation (R0)