BeaconPass: A location based APP game for traveler

Tsung Yuan Ho; Chien Hsu Chen; Sheng Fen Chien; Yi Hsuan Chen; Su Yu Liu; Juan Sebastian Bayona

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-20678-3_28

BeaconPass: A location based APP game for traveler

Tsung Yuan Ho, Chien Hsu Chen, Sheng Fen Chien, Yi Hsuan Chen, Su Yu Liu, Juan Sebastian Bayona

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Abstract

BeaconPass is a smartphone/tablet application inspired by shared problems among travelers. Following our previews research; lack of internet access, GPS inaccuracy, battery life and insufficient site-specific information, reflect on travelers getting lost and missing on their touring expectations. Thus it was decided that the application’s goal is to narrow the gap between previously planned activities and the exploration of a city. Beacon technology was selected as the means, from which the application would develop, to ease the exploration of a city. Given the potential that beacon technology holds for showcasing a wide offer of visiting alternatives, on a site-specific basis, the application has been packaged into a game that seeks to encourage the traveler to meet unplanned locations. Graphically, the game uses a “pirate’s journey” metaphor that allows the user to level up while engaging in an open exploration of the city.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction
Subtitle of host publication	Access to Today’s Technologies - 9th International Conference, UAHCI 2015 Held as Part of HCI International 2015, Proceedings
Editors	Margherita Antona, Constantine Stephanidis, Constantine Stephanidis
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	288-297
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9783319206776
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20678-3_28
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	9th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, UAHCI 2015 Held as Part of 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2015 - Los Angeles, United States Duration: 2015 Aug 2 → 2015 Aug 7

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	9175
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

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Other	9th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, UAHCI 2015 Held as Part of 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2015
Country/Territory	United States
City	Los Angeles
Period	15-08-02 → 15-08-07

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Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

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Ho, T. Y., Chen, C. H., Chien, S. F., Chen, Y. H., Liu, S. Y., & Bayona, J. S. (2015). BeaconPass: A location based APP game for traveler. In M. Antona, C. Stephanidis, & C. Stephanidis (Eds.), Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction: Access to Today’s Technologies - 9th International Conference, UAHCI 2015 Held as Part of HCI International 2015, Proceedings (pp. 288-297). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 9175). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20678-3_28

Ho, Tsung Yuan ; Chen, Chien Hsu ; Chien, Sheng Fen et al. / BeaconPass : A location based APP game for traveler. Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction: Access to Today’s Technologies - 9th International Conference, UAHCI 2015 Held as Part of HCI International 2015, Proceedings. editor / Margherita Antona ; Constantine Stephanidis ; Constantine Stephanidis. Springer Verlag, 2015. pp. 288-297 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Ho, TY, Chen, CH , Chien, SF, Chen, YH, Liu, SY & Bayona, JS 2015, BeaconPass: A location based APP game for traveler. in M Antona, C Stephanidis & C Stephanidis (eds), Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction: Access to Today’s Technologies - 9th International Conference, UAHCI 2015 Held as Part of HCI International 2015, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 9175, Springer Verlag, pp. 288-297, 9th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, UAHCI 2015 Held as Part of 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2015, Los Angeles, United States, 15-08-02. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20678-3_28

BeaconPass: A location based APP game for traveler. / Ho, Tsung Yuan; Chen, Chien Hsu ; Chien, Sheng Fen et al.
Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction: Access to Today’s Technologies - 9th International Conference, UAHCI 2015 Held as Part of HCI International 2015, Proceedings. ed. / Margherita Antona; Constantine Stephanidis; Constantine Stephanidis. Springer Verlag, 2015. p. 288-297 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 9175).

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Ho TY, Chen CH , Chien SF, Chen YH, Liu SY, Bayona JS. BeaconPass: A location based APP game for traveler. In Antona M, Stephanidis C, Stephanidis C, editors, Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction: Access to Today’s Technologies - 9th International Conference, UAHCI 2015 Held as Part of HCI International 2015, Proceedings. Springer Verlag. 2015. p. 288-297. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-20678-3_28

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