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This chapter presents the key findings from my theoretical and ethnographic analysis of location-based games, before providing a set of recommendations for their future design and funding.
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Leorke, D. (2019). Conclusion. In: Location-Based Gaming. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0683-9_8
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