Heritage hunt: Developing a role-playing game for heritage museums

Suzanne de Kock; Marcello A. Gómez Maureira

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-76270-8_37

Heritage hunt: Developing a role-playing game for heritage museums

Suzanne de Kock, Marcello A. Gómez Maureira^*

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Abstract

Artefacts in museums are fundamentally de-contextualized in the way that they are displayed. This papers describes the development of Heritage Hunt, a mobile game prototype developed for the National Museum of Archaeology in Malta, that looks at roleplaying and the portrayal of history at a small-scale level to promote a better understanding of the every-day cultural context of displayed artefacts. We conducted a small, explorative study across different development stages to assess this approach. The final prototype was tested in the museum space, with results indicating that roleplaying can be beneficial to direct the attention of visitors towards less prominent artefacts, as well as encourage visitors to consider different perspectives in history.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology
Subtitle of host publication	14th International Conference, ACE 2017, London, UK, December 14-16, 2017, Proceedings
Editors	Adrian David Cheok, Masahiko Inami, Teresa Romao
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Pages	543-556
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-76270-8
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-76269-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76270-8_37
Publication status	Published - 2018
Externally published	Yes
Event	14th International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology 2017 - The Shard, London, United Kingdom Duration: 14 Dec 2017 → 16 Dec 2017 Conference number: 14 http://ace2017.info/

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer
Volume	10714
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	14th International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology 2017
Abbreviated title	ACE 2017
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	14/12/17 → 16/12/17
Internet address	http://ace2017.info/

Keywords

Game design
Museum games
Role-playing
User experience testing
n/a OA procedure

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de Kock, S., & Gómez Maureira, M. A. (2018). Heritage hunt: Developing a role-playing game for heritage museums. In A. D. Cheok, M. Inami, & T. Romao (Eds.), Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology: 14th International Conference, ACE 2017, London, UK, December 14-16, 2017, Proceedings (pp. 543-556). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 10714). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76270-8_37

de Kock, Suzanne ; Gómez Maureira, Marcello A. / Heritage hunt : Developing a role-playing game for heritage museums. Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology: 14th International Conference, ACE 2017, London, UK, December 14-16, 2017, Proceedings. editor / Adrian David Cheok ; Masahiko Inami ; Teresa Romao. Cham : Springer, 2018. pp. 543-556 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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de Kock, S & Gómez Maureira, MA 2018, Heritage hunt: Developing a role-playing game for heritage museums. in AD Cheok, M Inami & T Romao (eds), Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology: 14th International Conference, ACE 2017, London, UK, December 14-16, 2017, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 10714, Springer, Cham, pp. 543-556, 14th International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology 2017, London, United Kingdom, 14/12/17. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76270-8_37

Heritage hunt: Developing a role-playing game for heritage museums. / de Kock, Suzanne; Gómez Maureira, Marcello A.
Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology: 14th International Conference, ACE 2017, London, UK, December 14-16, 2017, Proceedings. ed. / Adrian David Cheok; Masahiko Inami; Teresa Romao. Cham: Springer, 2018. p. 543-556 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 10714).

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de Kock S, Gómez Maureira MA. Heritage hunt: Developing a role-playing game for heritage museums. In Cheok AD, Inami M, Romao T, editors, Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology: 14th International Conference, ACE 2017, London, UK, December 14-16, 2017, Proceedings. Cham: Springer. 2018. p. 543-556. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-76270-8_37

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