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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

TaleBlazer : using iBeacons for indoor location-based augmented reality games

Abstract

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TaleBlazer is a platform for creating and playing location-based educational augmented reality games. This thesis describes the design and implementation of new indoor location-based functionality in TaleBlazer, based on the use of iBeacon technology. It describes how the new functionality can be used in indoor location-based games, and presents results from a pilot indoor game conducted with the Harvard Museum of Natural History.

Degree

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Department dc:contributor.department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Grantor dc:publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Year dc:date.issued
2015

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Finch, Ellen Yongin
Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
  • Eric Klopfer.

Subjects

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Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.
Language dc:language.iso
eng

Identifiers

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Handle dc:identifier.uri
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/100594
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/100594

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citation

Finch, Ellen Yongin. TaleBlazer : using iBeacons for indoor location-based augmented reality games. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/100594