Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover

International Conference on Games and Learning Alliance

GALA 2017: Games and Learning Alliance pp 173–183Cite as

Learning by Imagining History: Staged Representations in Location-Based Augmented Reality

  • Conference paper
  • First Online:

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNISA,volume 10653))

Abstract

In the SPIRIT project, a location-based Augmented Reality (AR) application has been developed to stimulate the imagination of historical personal life at outdoor places. This paper presents quantitative evaluation results concerning the app’s potential for educational purposes. They are based on 107 questionnaires filled by visitors of a Roman fort museum site, having used the AR app in a 40 min tour over several locations. At each place, users can turn into several directions and see keyed video representations of acting characters superimposed on their device’s camera image. The fictional events are made up based on historical facts specific to the location. Next to issues with the novelty of the interaction, there has been an interrelation of the subjects self-assessed gaining of knowledge and the appreciation of the story’s motivational factors.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.

Chapter
USD   29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD   39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD   54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Learn about institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Bacca, J., Baldiris, S., Fabregat, R., Graf, S.: Kinshuk: augmented reality trends in education: a systematic review of research and applications. Educ. Technol. Soc. 17(4), 133–149 (2014)

    Google Scholar 

  2. Bai, Z., Blackwell, A.F.: Analytic review of usability evaluation in ISMAR. Interact. Comput. 24(6), 450–460 (2012)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Bitter, G., Corral, A.: The pedagogical potential of augmented reality apps. Int. J. Eng. Sci. Invention 3(10), 13–17 (2014)

    Google Scholar 

  4. Chang, Y.-L., Hou, H.-T., Pan, C.-Y., Sung, Y.-T., Chang, K.-E.: Apply an augmented reality in a mobile guidance to increase sense of place for heritage places. Educ. Technol. Soc. 18(2), 166–178 (2015)

    Google Scholar 

  5. Chen, P., Liu, X., Cheng, W., Huang, R.: A review of using augmented reality in education from 2011 to 2016. In: Popescu, E. (ed.) Innovations in Smart Learning. LNET, pp. 13–18. Springer, Singapore (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2419-1_2

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  6. Damala, A., Hornecker, E., van der Vaart, M., van Dijk, D., Ruthven, I.: The loupe: tangible augmented reality for learning to look at ancient greek art. Mediterr. Archaeol. Archaeom. 16(5), 73–85 (2016)

    Google Scholar 

  7. Dastageeri, H., Storz, M., Coors, V.: SPIRIT – videobasierte mobile augmented reality lösung zur interaktiven informationsvermittlung. In: Proceedings of DGPF Conference 2015, Band 24, pp. 288–295. DGPF e.V., Köln (2015)

    Google Scholar 

  8. Field, A.: Discovering Statistics Using SPSS, 4th edn., pp. 326–345, 684–685, 709. Sage Publications Ltd., London (2013)

    Google Scholar 

  9. Hair, J.F.J., Anderson, R.E., Tatham, R.L., Black, W.C.: Multivariate Data Analysis, 3rd edn. Macmillan, New York (1995)

    Google Scholar 

  10. Kampa, A., Spierling, U.: Requirements and solutions for location-based augmented reality storytelling in an outdoor museum. In: Culture and Computer Science – Augmented Reality, Proceedings of KUI 2016, pp. 105–117. VWH-Verlag, Glückstadt (2016)

    Google Scholar 

  11. Keil, J., Pujol, L., Roussou, M., Engelke, T., Schmitt, M., Bockholt, U., Eleftheratou, S.: A digital look at physical museum exhibits. In: Proceedings Digital Heritage 2013, Marseille, IEEE (2013)

    Google Scholar 

  12. Kretschmer, U., Coors, V., Spierling, U., Grasbon, D., Schneider, K., Rojas, I., Malaka, R.: Meeting the spirit of history. In: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, VAST 2001, pp. 161–172. Glyfada, Greece (2001)

    Google Scholar 

  13. Li, R., Zhang, B., Sundar, S.Shyam, Duh, H.B.-L.: Interacting with augmented reality: how does location-based AR enhance learning? In: Kotzé, P., Marsden, G., Lindgaard, G., Wesson, J., Winckler, M. (eds.) INTERACT 2013. LNCS, vol. 8118, pp. 616–623. Springer, Heidelberg (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40480-1_43

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  14. MacIntyre, B., Bolter, J.D., Gandy, M.: Presence and the aura of meaningful places. Presence Teleoper. Virtual Environ. 6(2), 197–206 (2004)

    Google Scholar 

  15. Saalburg Roman Fort, Archaeological Park. http://www.saalburgmuseum.de/

  16. Spierling, U., Kampa, A., Stöbener, K.: Magic equipment: integrating digital narrative and interaction design in an augmented reality quest. In: Proceedings of International Conference on Culture & Computer Science ICCCS 2016, 25–28 October, Windhoek, Namibia (2016)

    Google Scholar 

  17. Spirit Homepage. http://spirit.interactive-storytelling.de/

  18. Sylaiou, S., Mania, K., Liarokapis, F., White, M., Walczak, K., Wojciechowski, R., Wiza, W., Patias, P.: Evaluation of a cultural heritage augmented reality game. In: Cartographies of Mind, Soul and Knowledge, Special Issue for Prof. em. Myron Myridis, School of Rural and Surveying Engineers, AUTH (2015)

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgements

This work has been funded (in part) by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in Germany (03FH035PA3). We thank all project members for their support (see [17] for videos and personal credits). Special thanks go to students in Media Management at the RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, who conducted the inquiries.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Hochschule RheinMain, Unter den Eichen 5, 65195, Wiesbaden, Germany

    Peter Winzer, Ulrike Spierling, Erik Massarczyk & Kathrin Neurohr

Authors
  1. Peter Winzer
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Ulrike Spierling
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Erik Massarczyk
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Kathrin Neurohr
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding authors

Correspondence to Peter Winzer or Ulrike Spierling .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

    João Dias

  2. University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

    Pedro A. Santos

  3. Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Remco C. Veltkamp

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2017 Springer International Publishing AG

About this paper

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this paper

Winzer, P., Spierling, U., Massarczyk, E., Neurohr, K. (2017). Learning by Imagining History: Staged Representations in Location-Based Augmented Reality. In: Dias, J., Santos, P., Veltkamp, R. (eds) Games and Learning Alliance. GALA 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10653. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71940-5_16

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71940-5_16

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-319-71939-9

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-319-71940-5

  • eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation