The Pokémon GO boom in 2016 was very noticeable for anyone walking in cities at that time. The game brought people together in public urban spaces, and continues to do so to this very day.
Most of the contemporary location-based games, including Pokémon GO, are designed and optimised for an urban environment. But can they also bring people to forests and enhance players’ experience of forests? In this talk I go through academic studies that have been done on this topic as well as review some of the most popular contemporary location-based games from the forest perspective.
Join the talk to explore with me important questions such as should Bulbasaurs only be found in forests and how can we meaningfully connect location-based gameplay to forest environments.
Organiser
Gamification Group
Further information
oguz.buruk@tuni.fi