O-Mopsi: Mobile Orienteering Game using Geotagged Photos

Andrei Tabarcea, Zhentian Wan, Karol Waga, Pasi Fränti

2013

Abstract

Location-based mobile gaming combines gameplay with physical activity. We have developed a game, OMopsi, based on the concept of orienteering, which can be played on mobile phones with GPS receiver and Internet connection. In order to complete a game, a player must visit a set of targets that are photos chosen from a user-generated geotagged database. Game creation, management and live tracking can be done using a web interface. The game was presented at an annual international festival which is aimed at introducing science and technology to school children and the overall feedback received from the players was positive.

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in Harvard Style

Tabarcea A., Wan Z., Waga K. and Fränti P. (2013). O-Mopsi: Mobile Orienteering Game using Geotagged Photos . In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: WEBIST, ISBN 978-989-8565-54-9, pages 300-303. DOI: 10.5220/0004370203000303


in Bibtex Style

@conference{webist13,
author={Andrei Tabarcea and Zhentian Wan and Karol Waga and Pasi Fränti},
title={O-Mopsi: Mobile Orienteering Game using Geotagged Photos},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: WEBIST,},
year={2013},
pages={300-303},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004370203000303},
isbn={978-989-8565-54-9},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: WEBIST,
TI - O-Mopsi: Mobile Orienteering Game using Geotagged Photos
SN - 978-989-8565-54-9
AU - Tabarcea A.
AU - Wan Z.
AU - Waga K.
AU - Fränti P.
PY - 2013
SP - 300
EP - 303
DO - 10.5220/0004370203000303