@article{ZenderMetzlerLucke2014, author = {Zender, Raphael and Metzler, Richard and Lucke, Ulrike}, title = {FreshUP-A pervasive educational game for freshmen}, series = {Pervasive and mobile computing}, volume = {14}, journal = {Pervasive and mobile computing}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {1574-1192}, doi = {10.1016/j.pmcj.2013.09.003}, pages = {47 -- 56}, year = {2014}, abstract = {Students beginning their studies at university face manifold problems such as orientation in a new environment and organizing their courses. This article presents the implementation and successful empirical evaluation of the pervasive browser-based educational game "FreshUP", which aims at helping to overcome the initial difficulties of freshmen. In contrast to a conventional scavenger hunt, mobile pervasive games like FreshUP, bridging in-game and real world activities, have the potential to provide help in a motivating manner using new technology which is currently becoming more and more common. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.}, language = {en} } @article{LemckeHaedgeZenderetal.2015, author = {Lemcke, Stefanie and Haedge, Kora and Zender, Raphael and Lucke, Ulrike}, title = {RouteMe: a multilevel pervasive game on mobile ad hoc routing}, series = {Personal and ubiquitous computing}, volume = {19}, journal = {Personal and ubiquitous computing}, number = {3-4}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {London}, issn = {1617-4909}, doi = {10.1007/s00779-015-0843-2}, pages = {537 -- 549}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Pervasive educational games have the potential to transfer learning content to real-life experiences beyond lecture rooms, through realizing field trips in an augmented or virtual manner. This article introduces the pervasive educational game "RouteMe" that brings the rather abstract topic of routing in ad hoc networks to real-world environments. The game is designed for university-level courses and supports these courses in a motivating manner to deepen the learning experience. Students slip into the role of either routing nodes or applications with routing demands. On three consecutive levels of difficulty, they get introduced with the game concept, learn the basic routing mechanisms and become aware of the general limitations and functionality of routing nodes. This paper presents the pedagogical and technical game concept as well as findings from an evaluation in a university setting.}, language = {en} }