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Locating

The locating of an object is a primitive interaction pattern in *location-based mobile games*.

The players attempt to locate an object in the real word. The term object is used in an expanded sense. It includes actual things, which may have an intrinsic value (exhibits, paintings, statues etc.) or maybe have special meaning only in the context of the game. It also includes locations or areas (e.g. a playground, a city block or a square etc.).

The event of locating of an object can be by using the capabilities of the game equipment.

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can be any action that can be performed by using the equipment to point to the physical world. Examples of triggers are:

Το αντικείμενο μπορεί να είναι στοιχείο μιας narrativeς, ή να χρησιμοποιηθεί για συνδυασμό, ανταλλαγές κλπ. Ο εντοπισμός και η αναγνώριση αντικειμένου μπορεί να είναι παράγοντες που συνεισφέρουν στις διαδικασίες μάθησης.