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July 15, 2026Media+EnvironmentOpen Access

The Forest as Playground: Reimagining More-than-Human Relations in Location-Based Games

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DLDale Leorke

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This article examines ecological connections in location-based games, highlighting experimental AR projects' insights.

Key Points

  • This research explores how location-based games can foster ecological engagement and reframe human-nature relationships.
  • Analyzed two AR projects, Virtual Footprints and Epiphyte, in Australia.
  • Conducted creator interviews to gather insights on the projects' impacts.
  • Performed field observations of game interactions in more-than-human environments.
  • Projects effectively challenge traditional, extractive gameplay models.
  • Demonstrated limits of ecological care in existing digital systems.
  • Promoted respect and reciprocity in more-than-human relationships through gameplay.

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Dale Leorke (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a57239488b21df8754803a7https://doi.org/10.1525/001c.162520
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