Mobile phones are no longer what they used to be. Not only can users connect to the
Internet anywhere and anytime, they can also use their devices to map their precise …

Location-based mobile games (LBMGs) are games that people play while moving through
physical spaces. Research has shown that they can impact individuals' experience of their …

Communication has often been understood as a realm of immaterial, insubstantial
phenomena—images, messages, thoughts, languages, cultures, and ideologies—mediating …

Finding our way between places, through spaces, has been documented using various
techniques of mapping. Maps are often thought of as products that allow us to find our way …

We discuss the user study of a mobile cultural heritage game designed to stimulate
reflection about a city's history. Aided by location-aware technology, the game fosters the …

The frame of the study is the participatory culture of the cultural heritage institutions, social
photography, and communication through social media. The analysis is based on case …

This article analyzes 4 months of popular press articles from major publications about
location-aware mobile phones. Our results identify 2 main areas: the control these devices …

This dissertation focuses on the mobile application Foursquare. Foursquare is an example
of a location-based social network (LBSN) and currently has 20 million users and is growing …

In this dissertation, it is explored which prerequisites are necessary in location-based games
(LBGs) to make meaningful the meeting between players and spatiality with an emphasis on …

The tradition of urban public space confronts the reality of a ubiquitous, mobile 'me
media'filled environments. Paradoxically, the ability to connect globally has the tendency of …