Abstract
Using mobile devices for entertainment, knowledge transfer, and learning has been an important development in recent years. The use of mobile games as pedagogical tools has also become more and more popular. The mobility of the devices can enhance applications with location-based information. Why not combine these aspects to create mobile, location-based learning games to make users aware of their environment? In this paper we introduce an online tool for easily creating such an application, which combines teaching, gaming, and location-based information. First, we briefly present the Location-based Mobile Application Creator (LMAC), a framework for creating different mobile location-aware applications. Then, we introduce an application created with LMAC in more detail: a game-based scavenger hunt for children enabling them to learn facts about the city of Graz, Austria. Similar to a traditional scavenger hunt, users are able to gather geo-referenced information with mobile phones and learn about the environment in a playful way. With LMAC, teachers can easily create individual scavenger hunts adapted to the current subject matter.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of 2014 International Conference on Interactive Mobile Communication Technologies and Learning, IMCL 2014 |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
Pages | 160-164 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781479947423 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Jan 2015 |
Event | 2014 International Conference on Interactive Mobile Communication Technologies and Learning: IMCL 2014 - Thessaloniki, Greece Duration: 13 Nov 2014 → 14 Nov 2014 |
Conference
Conference | 2014 International Conference on Interactive Mobile Communication Technologies and Learning |
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Abbreviated title | IMCL 2014 |
Country/Territory | Greece |
City | Thessaloniki |
Period | 13/11/14 → 14/11/14 |
Keywords
- gamified scavenger hunt
- location-based mobile app
- mobile learning
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Computer Networks and Communications
- Computer Science Applications
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering