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CitiTag Multiplayer Infrastructure

This report gives a technical overview of the program logic and the architecture for the CitiTag game, a wireless location based game, developed by the Knowledge Media Institute's Centre for New Media in collaboration with HP Labs' Mobile Bristol team. CitiTag is a real-time multiplayer team game, played outdoors using GPS (Global Positioning System) and handheld, PocketPCs connected to a wireless network. CitiTag aims to encourage social experiences and group play in public spaces, based on the awareness of other peoples' presence.

ID: kmi-04-07

Date: 2004

Author(s): Kevin Quick and Yanna Vogiazou

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