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Design of Location-based applications (academic year 2025-2026)

(HCI208) -  Nikolaos Avouris, Christos Sintoris

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The objective of this course, is to introduce the students to location-based applications the theoretical background and the challenges relating with designing such applications.

Key characteristics of this genre are introduced first, followed by a design framework and a set of design guidelines.

Examples of location-based applications will be presented and typical design patterns as extracted from previous research will be discussed. 

The handouts of the course have been published by the Patras University Press. You can download the book from the following link.

 

N.Avouris, C. Sintoris (2026), Design of Location-based Mobile Experiences, Patras University Press.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

course publicity (article in Kathimerini)

 

 

Course plan

 

W1

18-Feb

Course orientation / course structure

W2

25-Feb

Unit 01. Introduction

W3

04-Mar

Unit 02. Context-aware computing

W4

11-Mar

Unit03 – Location matters - mapping

W5

18-Mar

Unit04 – Design of mobile UX

W6

25-Mar

National holiday

W7

01-Apr

Unit05 - Design Process

W8

22-Apr

Unit06 – Location-based games – mid-term presentations

W9

29-Apr

Unit07 – Learning with location-based applications

W10

06-May

Unit08 – Location-based applications in culture and tourism

W11

13-May

Unit09 – Storry telling and narratives

W12

20-May

Unit10 – Privacy issues in LBM applications

W13

27-May

Final presentation- project/ essay

 

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Δευτέρα 28 Σεπτεμβρίου 2020