Designing a mobile game to reduce culture shock

ABSTRACT

The project aims to develop an educational mobile game to reduce the 'culture shock' that a sojourner experiences upon arriving in a new country. This paper focuses on the early stage of the project and explains the design process involved in creating a prototype game. This game, which is presented on a mobile telephone, is targeted at international students studying in the UK.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.2 User Interfaces (D.2.2, H.1.2, I.3.6)
          Subjects: User-centered design

General Terms:
Human Factors

Keywords:
culture shock, games, m-learning, mobile devices