Ghostlee: A Location-Based Social Augmented Reality Application

Ghostlee is a location-based pervasive social game in which players use mobile devices with location-based capabilities to create, share and reply to comments posted by others. Feedback from initial user testing involving 18 players over 2 weeks reveals patterns of play, preferred settings for play, and the limitations of location-based play. Social AR sessions are frequently short, conducted in between, around, and sometimes in conjunction with the many activities of people's daily lives. In this study we reflect on the AR design patterns and their alignment with Ghostlee's socio-cultural design considerations. Future directions for location-based social games are described.