Asynchronous gameplay in pervasive multiplayer mobile games

Hannamari Saarenp?? University of Tampere Kanslerinrinne 1 33014 Tampereen Yliopisto, Finland [e-mail] Hannu Korhonen Nokia Research P.O. Box 1000 00045 Nokia Group, Finland [e-mail] Janne Paavilainen University of Tampere Kanslerinrinne 1 33014 Tampereen Yliopisto, Finland [e-mail] One of the interesting features in pervasive multiplayer games is that gaming can be blended into other daily activities. However, the players' current context creates challenges for this parallel activity and therefore, the game design should enable the players to participate in the game whenever it is suitable for them. In this paper, we present initial results from a study which explored one game design solution for this challenge, namely asynchronous gameplay. We wanted to find out how asynchronous gameplay was used and what the players' attitudes were towards this new playing style. The results indicate that the players received asynchronous...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Hannamari Saarenpää, Hannu Korhonen, Janne Paavilainen
• Keywords: Asynchronous Gameplay, Asynchronous Interaction, CHI 2009, Human Computer Interaction, Pervasive Mobile Game