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GAME4CITY. Gamification for Citizens Through the Use of Virtual Reality Made Available to the Masses. Viability Study in Two Public Events

Authors:

Ernest Redondo,

Héctor Zapata,

Isidro Navarro,

Lluís Gimenez,

Miguel Ángel Pérez,

Mónica Sánchez-SepúlvedaAuthors Info & Claims

Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Human and Technology Ecosystems: 7th International Conference, LCT 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings, Part II

Pages 315 - 332

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50506-6_23

Published: 19 July 2020 Publication History

Abstract

Hereby we present the first results of a Research Funded Project that focuses on the use of SG (Serious Games) with citizen’s participation in urban design projects. After the early trials of HMD devices used by the neighbors in three urban scenarios, the complexity of obtaining results was confirmed due to the system limitations and users’ mistrust in spite of the scenes realism. Therefore, a contingency plan was defined, with a strategic variation, participating in events and expositions with big audience; a monographic hall of the architecture professional environment and an international exposition focused on video games. We were able to validate SG usefulness by testing the new use of HMD (Head Mounted Display) in great public gatherings and also a new interaction methodology through touch screens joined with screenings of great size in a semi immersive environment. By this means the user designs and modifies the scene in third person, navigating through it with the help of a joystick or using HMD as an alternative. The result of the screening has proven to be robust and stable along the time, it is accessible to all types of users and very encouraging. With this installation and the participation of the citizens in our project has increase exponentially, allowing us to validate the agility of itself by having different people playing simultaneously with it and taking data by automatically taking screen captures.

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Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Human and Technology Ecosystems: 7th International Conference, LCT 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings, Part II

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ISBN:978-3-030-50505-9

DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-50506-6

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Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus

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Navarro ISánchez AGimenez LPérez MVidal Peig TBesné ARedondo E(2021)Heritage Augmented Reality Applications for Enhanced User ExperienceLearning and Collaboration Technologies: Games and Virtual Environments for Learning10.1007/978-3-030-77943-6_20(302-312)Online publication date: 24-Jul-2021
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1007/978-3-030-77943-6_20

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