Reference : Evaluating a location-based game to support citizens' situated reflection on history:...

	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Human geography & demography
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/49064

Title :	Evaluating a location-based game to support citizens' situated reflection on history: a mixed-method approach
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Jones, Catherine [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Geography and Spatial Planning (DGEO) >]
Publication date :	7-Sep-2021
Journal title :	International Journal of Cartography
Publisher :	Taylor and Francis
Volume :	7
Special issue title :	Special Issue 3: International Cartographic Conference 2021
Pages :	332-348
Peer reviewed :	Yes
Audience :	International
Keywords :	[en] Location based games ; history ; user evaluation ; user generated content ; user study
Abstract :	[en] This paper describes the process and findings of a critical evaluation conducted for a custom-made Location based game (LBG) designed to support reflection on social history. We use a mixed-method protocol to answer the following research questions: “Can a LBG be designed to stimulate situated reflection on social history topics? and “What form and type of reflections can occur when participating in a LBG? Using an innovative approach that took inspiration from the field of museum studies and computer science. We chose a Think-aloud protocol to conduct an evaluation in Valletta, Malta and adapted the Remind study protocol to explore participant experience in Luxembourg. We combined transcripts from both sets of experiments wiith user-generated content to complete a systematic analysis using a predefined set of qualitative codes. We were able to identify that LBG can support reflection on social history topics but the depth of and type of reflection depends on the social history content, the individual locations in the city, and personal connections players are able to make to both.
Funders :	European Commission - EC
Name of the research project :	H2020 ; 693150 - CROSSCULT - CrossCult: Empowering reuse of digital cultural heritage in context-aware crosscuts of European history
Target :	Researchers ; Professionals
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/49064
DOI :	10.1080/23729333.2021.1964683
Other URL :	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/23729333.2021.1964683?tab=permissions&scroll=top
Mentions required by the publisher for OA :	© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Framework Programme / European Project :	H2020 ; 693150 - CROSSCULT - CrossCult: Empowering reuse of digital cultural heritage in context-aware crosscuts of European history

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