Location-based Mobile Games : State of the art and future challenges for developing location-based games for mobile devices

Lehmann, L. A.

ISBN 10: 3656113459 / ISBN 13: 9783656113454

Published by GRIN Verlag, 2012

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Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Computer Science - Internet, New Technologies, grade: 1.3, Technical University of Berlin, course: Service-centric Networking, language: English, abstract: In the recent years location-based services have become more and more popular due to advanced mobile devices that make the use of these services very convenient. With the rise of location-based services location-based games will also gain popularity and become more wide spread.This seminar paper describes game patterns and new game types that are possible with location based games. It also examines different techniques to determine the geolocation of players, and it analyses the changes to the game experiences known from traditional video games.Ultimately this paper gives an overview of the current state of the art concerning location-based games and discusses several issues and possibilities concerning the implementation of one.

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• Title: Location-based Mobile Games : State of the art and future challenges for developing location-based games for mobile devices
• Publisher: GRIN Verlag
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3656113459
• ISBN 13: 9783656113454
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Sehr gut
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Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Computer Science - Internet, New Technologies, grade: 1.3, Technical University of Berlin, course: Service-centric Networking, language: English, abstract: In the recent years location-based services have become more and more popular due to advanced mobile devices that make the use of these services very convenient. With the rise of location-based services location-based games will also gain popularity and become more wide spread. This seminar paper describes game patterns and new game types that are possible with location based games. It also examines different techniques to determine the geolocation of players, and it analyses the changes to the game experiences known from traditional video games. Ultimately this paper gives an overview of the current state of the art concerning location-based games and discusses several issues and possibilities concerning the implementation of one.