Designing Location-based Augmented Reality Games for Urban Tourism: A Conceptual Framework
Jessika Weber, Janet E. Dickinson · Ereview of tourism research · 2018
We have lately experienced a commercialisation of location-based augmented reality games (LBARGs). However, we have to acknowledge that games like Ingress are not primarily designed to enhance tourism experiences, but can be used as a test bed to improve the design of LBARGs to enrich tourist experiences. This study explores how LBARGs should be designed to enhance tourists’ on-site experiences with these games by proposing a conceptual engagement framework to inform future location-based game design. The framework emphasises the relationship of players, game and the tourism context, which is based on six traits.