Geogames and Geoplay Game-based Approaches to the Analysis of Geo-Information /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ahlqvist, Ola (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Schlieder, Christoph (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Advances in Geographic Information Science,
• Subjects: Geographical information systems.; Computer simulation.; Application software.; Game theory.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; Simulation and Modeling.; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).; Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences.

This book brings together contributions from researchers, GIS professionals and game designers to provide a first overview of this highly interdisciplinary field. Its scope ranges from fundamentals about games and play, geographic information technologies, game design and culture, to current example...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Introducing Geogames and Geoplay - Characterizing an emerging research field
• Defining a Geogame genre using core concepts of games, play, and geographic information and thinking
• OriGami - A Mobile Geogame for Spatial Literacy
• Spatial Game for Negotiations and Consensus Building in Urban Planning: YouPlaceIt!
• Addressing Uneven Participation Patterns in VGI through Gamification Mechanisms
• Teaching Geogame Design: Game Relocation as a Spatial Analysis Task
• (Re-)Localization of Location-Based Games
• The Design and Play of Geogames as Place-based Education
• A cost-effective workflow for depicting landscapes in immersive virtual environments
• Structural Gamification of a University GIS Course
• Geocaching on the Moon
• Ludography.  .