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Defining second screen gaming: exploration of new design patterns

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Katharina Emmerich,

Stefan Liszio,

Maic MasuchAuthors Info & Claims

ACE '14: Proceedings of the 11th Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology

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https://doi.org/10.1145/2663806.2663855

Published: 11 November 2014 Publication History

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New technologies have made the mobile phone to a multifunctional ally who accompanies many people in their everyday life. Smartphones and tablet PCs have also established new game settings. In this paper, we investigate a new trend utilizing smart devices as second screens that are added to gaming situations. We give a definition of Second Screen Gaming, and illuminate a special subcategory we call Smart Gaming. Further, we argue that there is a need for comprehensive design guidelines to integrate the second screen as a core part of the game design. Additionally, we have identified several challenges while designing such games and point out the opportunities for game designers in following this new trend. At the end of this work, three game prototypes are introduced as case studies, which demonstrate different aspects of Second Screen Gaming and thereby illustrate how innovative, engaging and highly social games can be created.

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ACE '14: Proceedings of the 11th Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology

November 2014

422 pages

ISBN:9781450329453

DOI:10.1145/2663806

General Chair:
Yoram Chisik
University of Madeira, Portugal
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Christian Geiger
FH Düsseldorf, Germany
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Shoichi Hasegawa
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

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