Requirements for Location-Based Games for Social Interaction

Social interaction is part of the fabric society and essential to challenge many types social barriers. Location-based games (LBGs) provide a means foster such in local communities. The design currently based primarily on designer experience literature game general, not an understanding user requirements. This article explores preferences desires adolescents neighborhoods Rotterdam South socially interact with others engage their own neighborhood via LBGs. Adolescents are informants exploration gaming activities for interaction, which, when subjected expert review mechanics-dynamics-aesthetics framework, produce gameplay requirements desired purpose: public space. Such researchers designers insights dynamics best suited location-based interaction.