Mobile mobile games

1
Mobile mobile games

• Johan Peitz, Staffan Björk

2
Todays mobile games...

• ...are not mobile.
• Average video games ported to portable hardware.
• Mobility is a big opportunity which is not
  exploited.

3
New possibilities

• Sensors and Actuators
• Position och movement
• Temperature
• Light conditions
• Mobile networks
• Coupled games
• Augmented everyday activities
• Exploit the mobility as a game play element.

4
Technology based games

• The technology makes the game
• MindWarping
• ARQuake
• Human PacMan
• mm
• Not very mobile
• Fixed boards

5
Boktai

• An adventure gamewith an extra dimension.
• The game state is constantlyaffected by how much
  sunlight there is around.
• Differences on many levels.

www.konamijp.com/products/boktai
6
Pacman must die

• All information is noton the players ownscreen.
• Must look at otherscreens to win.
• Different playstyles.

www.viktoria.se/fal/projects/collgames
7
Mogi item hunt

• Virtual items located all over the city.
• The players physical position is the same in
  the game (GPS)
• Collectem all!

www.newtgames.com
8
Pacmanhattan

• Pacman i real life.
• Low-tech
• One operator for each player.
• New unit attributes.

www.pacmanhattan.com
9
Botfighters

• Every player has a robot in her cell phone.
• Scan, track and attack other robots.
• Upgrade using web interface.

www.botfighters.com
10
Barcode Battler

• Barcodes on cards creates game characters.
• Fight with your friends!
• ANY barcode will create a character. Good or
  bad...
• Some goods suddenly sell like crazy...

11
Digital Street Game

• Virtual graffitti
• Grab and defend turf in NY.
• A game, a prop and a wildcard.
• The players create, control and review the game
  content.

wall street, subway station, jacks
www.asphalt-games.net
12
Questions / Discussion

• ?

Tack för visat intresse!