Augsburger 102

A location-based Augmented Reality game for young travellers that aims to provide fun experience walking around the city of Augsburg. It takes user to spots that are not-so-popular and lets them perform interactions related to local traditions with phone movements.

RING THE BELL

CHANGE CLOTHES

COLLECT WEISSWURST

App Flow

The Story

You arrive in Augsburg not knowing what to do. Soon you manage to discover an app that lets you explore Augsburg. The app provides you 3 main locations to explore, which are the Rathaus, the Almwelt shop, and Weisser Hase restaurant. Visiting these 3 places provdes you some exciting mini-games and a souvenir once you completed them.

Choice of where to go

To give freedom of choice based on interest and avoid dead ends when not able to complete task at one of the spots.

Button replaced with collected item when completed

To show what tasks are completed and hence remove the option to go to completed spots.

Arrow showing only general direction and distance

To make the walking between spots more exciting by having the user to look around for figure out the route to get to the spot.

While walking, interaction area is only the lower part of the phone

To make it easier to use the phone one handed. Information is also displayed only in the lower half so that it can be is easily noticed.

Glowing object at interaction spot

To make the interaction spot identifiable as it might be difficult to locate virtual objects while walking around in real spaces and to also keep the feedback visual so as to avoid disturbances from surroundings or the need for additional peripherals like earphones.

Animation video

Video demonstration of how to move the phone to interact makes it easier to understand what is to be done and as going through could prove to be difficult, especially when outdoors.