"Fancy a schmink?": a novel networked game in a café

ABSTRACT

In this paper we describe a week long public field trial called Schminky. Based on our findings from the trial we consider the design implications for spontaneous, networked sound-based games. The venue for the trial was a café in a digital media centre. The paper reflects on the role of place and the notion of embedded histories.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  J. Computer Applications
  J.4 SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Keywords:
entertainment, handheld devices, mobile and wireless games