Location-Based Game

A location-based game (LBG) is a game whose gameplay depends on the player’s real-world physical location, typically determined via GPS, NFC, Bluetooth beacons, or QR codes. Examples include Geocaching, Ingress, Pokémon GO, and a range of urban puzzle, treasure-hunt, and tourism experiences. LBGs are used in tourism, cultural heritage, education, civic engagement, and exercise contexts. From an accessibility standpoint, LBGs raise specific issues: outdoor walking premises can exclude wheelchair users on inaccessible terrain, GPS triggers and small touch targets can be hard for users with motor or vision differences, and time-pressured tasks can disadvantage neurodivergent players. Inclusive LBG design pairs locative play with route accessibility data, alternative completion paths, audio description, captions, and configurable difficulty.