In this paper, we introduce a new method for ellipse detection. This method takes the
advantages of major axis of an ellipse to find ellipse parameter fast and efficiently. It only …

Once location-based games (LBGs) have peculiar characteristics (such as mobility and
pervasiveness), evaluating the quality of the user interaction with these games is not an …

Location-based games have been around since 2000 across various fields, including
education, health, and entertainment. The main challenge facing such games is content …

In this paper, we describe the creation of a photorealistic digital 3D representation of a real
world city and its subsequent publication as an open and collaborative 3D virtual world on …

Location based mobile games have traditionally relied on implicit codes of conduct, legal
ordinances, common social norms, or community emergent rules. However, these games …

We present findings from an interview-based study of the pervasive mobile multiplayer game
Ingress. Our study focuses on how boundaries between (1) everyday life and play and …

Abstract Design and development of Location-Based Games (LBG) are not trivial tasks due
to their pervasive nature, multidisciplinary requirements, and global deployment issues. This …

Augmented Reality (AR) gaming is leaving the lab and entering the general population with
a combination of high-end systems from the likes of Microsoft and Facebook as well as …

Realistic 3D virtual environments, such as existing city models, have the potential to be used
in pervasive games as a passageway between physical and virtual. Smooth attention …

Mixed reality (MR) games refer to games that integrate physical entities with digitally
mediated contents. Currently, it entails game creators to integrate heterogeneous virtual and …