Location-Based Serious Game for Educational Research
SmartZoos is a location-based serious game developed by Tallinn University, offering a toolset for creating and playing gaming scenarios. Collecting location-based and performance data, the game provides a unique platform for educational research projects. With open access and interactive features, SmartZoos can be a valuable asset for creating engaging learning experiences outside traditional environments.
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SmartZoos Creating Content and Data Visualisation Gerti Pishtari 30.11.2017
What is it? How can it be useful in your educational research project? SmartZoos is a location-based serious game that help participants create and play gaming scenarious. It was originally designed to integrate the zoos of the Central Baltic region to form a joint tourist attraction. The service package includes a GoogleMaps based game constructor, assignment creation tool, QR code tagging, a set of games, etc However it can also be used in other outside environments to create similar gaming scenarious. Link: toolset.smartzoos.eu (for zoo contexts); rada.toolset.eu (for other contexts) Pros: Open access, interactive Cons: May require training
What data do you get? Data you get: Location-based data of the player (location coordinates are saved in every minute) during the game, performance data (dashboard with right/wrong answers, game status). Ethics and privacy: The user activity will be tracked only if the player enables it. User data are anonymous and collected by the administrators of the application. Data is stored in Tallinn University servers.
Use case demo: Creating content in SmartZoos Creating Content in SmartZoos
Use case demo: How do you get the data? Data Visualisation in SmartZoos
I want to use it! How do I get it? SmartZoos is developed by Centre for Educational Technology, Tallinn University, and it is free to access and use. The source code and instructions to build are available at: https://github.com/SmartZoos/ How do you access the data generated by this tool? In-app statistics! For the location-based information a csv file is generated. For further details, please contact: Terje V ljataga, terje.valjataga@tlu.ee Gerti Pishtari, gerti.pishtari@tlu.ee
European Unions Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme grant agreement No. 669074 (CEITER)
