University of Twente Student Theses
Development of a Location-Based Game to help new students discover the UT Campus and Enschede
Brouwer, E.E.B. (2023) Development of a Location-Based Game to help new students discover the UT Campus and Enschede.
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| Abstract: | The past year, the University of Twente (UT) has welcomed over 2500 new bachelor students to their campus. The UT has several initiatives in place to support student integration, but gaps exist within the student integration process. This research looks into how a location-based game (LBG) can stimulate social interaction and support the student integration process. The conceptualized LBG is tested in two phases, evaluating the core game mechanics and validating the concept with a prototype of the game’s user interface. Results show the game concept can stimulate players to get together in locations and serve as an icebreaker for social interaction. The conceptualized LBG shows the great potential for functioning as a social lubricant among students, and may be a promising tool in supporting the student integration process during introduction weeks as well as after them. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | EEMCS: Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science |
| Subject: | 54 computer science |
| Programme: | Creative Technology BSc (50447) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/95948 |
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