An extensible system and its design constraints for location-based serious games with augmented reality

Abstract

In the project SPIRIT, we developed a playable prototype of location-based Augmented Reality storytelling for museums. In order to develop a full experience, several aspects have been tackled by an interdisciplinary team, which are described here: the SPIRIT app catering to special location-based experiences, the formalized content structure STARML supporting authoring, a plot engine managing content based on STARML, integrated concepts for interaction as well as interactive storytelling. The result is an extensible system that constrains the design for a specialized experience. The paper describes each of the aspects and discusses potential extensions of the system for further application.