LIST's participation in ACM CHI 2017

On 6 -11 May 2017, the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) will participate in the ACM CHI 2017 conference organized in Denver (USA), the largest international conference on Human Computer Interaction.

In the framework of the European research project CrossCult, LIST together with the Universities of Luxembourg and Malta will present a study paper on board game prototyping to develop urban discovery mobile game.

Publication presented at ACM CHI 2017

Title: Board Game Prototyping to Co-Design a Better Location-Based Digital Game

Abstract: In this case study we describe the iterative process of paper prototyping,using a board game, to co-design a location-based mobile application. The end goal of the application is to motivate reflection on historical topics about migration. The board game serves to capture the core concerns of this application by simulating movement through the city. Three playtests highlightedthe users’ interest and issues with the historical content, the way this content is represented, and the players’ responses to the interactions and motivating mechanisms of the application. Results show that the board game helped capture important design preferences and problems,ensuring the improvement of our scenario. This feedback can help reduce development effort and implement a future technology prototype closer to the needs of our end users

Authors: Catherine Emma Jones, Antonios Liapis, Ioanna Lykourentzou, Daniele Guido.