Board-game characters become interactive AR quiz hosts

Skidipeli / Skidigame · media literacy AR

Skidipeli added image-tracked AR to a touring physical board game for children. Large cardboard characters became AR targets, each giving kids a media-literacy task or quiz.

Client: Helsinki City Library
Sector: Education
Year: 2021
Service: Culture, tourism & place-based WebAR
Delivery: Browser · QR

Skidipeli / Skidigame · media literacy AR · case reel

01 Problem

Problem

The project needed a playful way to introduce media literacy inside a physical game experience without requiring the client team to already have AR expertise.

02 Approach

Approach

We used five cardboard characters as image targets and gave each one a small AR task or quiz connected to media literacy.

03 Outcome

Outcome

The AR component has been tested by nearly 2,000 pupils according to the client quote.
The physical game gained a digital layer without losing its touring format.
Children interacted with media-literacy themes through characters and tasks.

Inputs we worked from

Touring board game
Cardboard character cutouts
Media-literacy learning goals

Audiences

Children
Pupils
Library and education teams

Deliverables

Five image-tracked AR characters
Tasks and quizzes
Touring-game AR layer

Service used

Culture, tourism & place-based WebAR

Make place-based stories walkable, visible, and memorable. Designed for the real signage, languages, and maintenance.

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