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Infoscope is a novel mobile device that can support knowledge discovery and exploratory playing in physical environments. More specifically, Infoscope utilizes RFID technology to provide audio guiding and localized question / answer games and employs wireless communication technologies to exchange information about its user’s interests with computer platforms in order to present through them related supplementary multimedia information. The device comes with two accompanying software components: one for editing / updating its contents, and one running on personal computers for providing supplementary multimedia information. Infoscope has been evaluated and tested as a museum guide and as a knowledge discovery toy for toddlers.
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Grammenos, D. (2013). Infoscope: A Mobile Device Supporting Exploratory and Playful Knowledge Discovery in Physical Environments. In: Stephanidis, C. (eds) HCI International 2013 - Posters’ Extended Abstracts. HCI 2013. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 374. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39476-8_130
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