Summer 2025
(https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-065)
Stimulated paper:
Alan Dix
Proper Maps.
pp. 8 - 31, abstract, download
(https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-065-001sp)
"GPS and digital mapping allow unprecedented accuracy, and the precision of digital storage has replaced the vagueness of the cartographer’s pencil. We can dispense with sketch maps for tourism or how..."
Focus section on:
Map-based interfaces and interactions.
Preface
(https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-065-001pfs1)
Masood Masoodian, Saturnino Luz
p. 5 - 7, download
Studying Cartographic Game Maps: Video Game Maps Matter., pp. 32 - 61, abstract, download
(https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-065-001)
"Maps are critical elements of video games that provide an alternative representation of the game world. While navigation is considered an essential function of game maps, they play additional selectiv..."
Faraz Badali Naghadeh, Kürşat Çağıltay
Development and Usability of a Location-based Game, pp. 62 - 89, abstract, download
(https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-065-002)
"Location-based games (LBG) incorporate players’ location as their main game element. Therefore, they are played in the physical world by turning every place into a playground. Due to the pervasive nat..."
Enrique Villamuelas García, Eva Hurtado Torán, Eduardo Roig Segovia
AI and the narrative of the everyday life: machine learning applied to the social mapping of rural music festivals., pp. 90 - 114, abstract, download
(https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-065-003)
"Given the growing ubiquity of AI and the consequent valorization of data in territorial representation, it becomes crucial to analyze how multimodal algorithms interpret spatial narratives and communi..."
Focus section on:
Digital Technologies for Supporting Inclusion.
Preface
(https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-065-002pfs2)
Hasan Shahid Ferdous, Carsten Röcker, Syed Isthiaque Ahmed, Nusrat Jahan Mim
p. 115 - 118, download
Participatory Design of a Platform for the Promotion of Assistive Technology in Switzerland., pp. 119 - 143, abstract, download
(https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-065-004)
"Assistive technologies play a crucial role in supporting the aging population. However, in Switzerland, efforts to promote such technologies are hindered by a fragmented landscape—shaped by linguisti..."
Mario Heinz-Jakobs, Carsten Röcker
Investigating Design Opportunities for an Inclusive Adaptive Worker Assistance – A Case Study with Cognitively Disabled Workers., pp. 144 - 169, abstract, download
(https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-065-005)
"The integration of digital worker assistance systems (WAS) into occupational environments holds significant promise for enhancing the workplace inclusion of people with cognitive disabilities (PwCD). ..."
Hazem Ibrahim, Dina Sabie, Prianka Roy, Ananya Bhattacharjee, Raihanul Alam, Nusrat Jahan Mim, Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed
Heritage Language Maintenance: The Case of Bangladeshi Immigrants in Canada., pp. 170 - 206, abstract, download
(https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-065-006)
"Immigrant parents not only face assimilation challenges in a new country, but many also find it difficult to connect their children with their heritage culture. As language plays an important in conve..."
Regular papers:
Ramon Chaves, Jacira Saavedra Farias, Ana Clara Meirelles de Miranda, Vera Tângari, Ricardo Lopes Correia, Maria Dalila Rufino de Araújo, Maria Lis Paula de Moraes dos Santos, Jano de Souza
A Participatory Model for Urban Design on University Campuses: A Map-Based Approach., pp. 207 - 235, abstract, download
(https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-065-007)
"The built environment significantly shapes perceptions and behaviors in public spaces, including university campuses. However, institutional fragmentation and limited participatory planning often crea..."
Feyza Nur Koçer-Özgün, Sema Alaçam
Towards New Spatial UI Metaphors: Exploring Mediterranean Architecture in Game Environment Design., pp. 236 - 256, abstract, download
(https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-065-008)
"This study investigates the ability of Mediterranean architectural values ??to inspire the development of new spatial user interface (UI) metaphors. We examine Mediterranean-themed video games to anal..."
Giulia Teverini, Annamaria Recupero, Patrizia Marti
Therapy gamification to improve children compliance. A systematic literature review, pp. 257 - 281, abstract, download
(https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-065-009)
"In the healthcare domain there is a growing body of literature addressing the use of games and gamification strategies which go beyond entertainment to positively affect the therapy outcomes and the h..."