MeetDurian: A Gameful Mobile App to Prevent COVID-19 Infection
Dongliang Chen, Antonio Bucchiarone, Zhihan Lv

TL;DR
MeetDurian is a location-based mobile game designed to enhance public understanding of COVID-19 transmission and promote hygiene habits, aiming to reduce virus spread through engaging gameplay and user education.
Contribution
This paper introduces MeetDurian, a novel cross-platform gameful app that combines location-based gaming with health education to combat COVID-19 transmission.
Findings
High acceptability among users
Good usability demonstrated in experiments
Effective in promoting hygiene awareness
Abstract
The COVID-19 problem has not gone away with the passing of the seasons. Even though most countries have achieved remarkable results in fighting against epidemic diseases and preventing and controlling viruses, the general public is still far from understanding the new crown virus and lacks imagination on its transmission law. In this paper, we propose MeetDurian: a cross-platform mobile application that exploits a location-based game to improve users' hygiene habits and reduce virus dispersal. We present its main features, its architecture, and its core technologies. Finally, we report a set of experiments that prove the acceptability and usability of MeetDurian. An illustrative demo of the mobile app features is shown in the following video: https://youtu.be/Vqg7nFDQuOU.
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Taxonomy
TopicsContext-Aware Activity Recognition Systems · COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
