Bjoern Niehaves

Exploring the association between engagement with location-based game features and getting inspired about environmental issues and nature

Today, millions worldwide play popular location-based games (LBGs) such as Pokémon GO. LBGs are designed to be played outdoors, and past research has shown that they can incentivize players to travel to nature. To further explore this nature-connection, we investigated via a mixed-methods approach the connections betw…