NFCBOOK: GameBook Digital Based on Tangible User Interfaces

Reading is a skill, which is the ground of the most of processes of learning and it is necessary in order to stimulate children cognitive abilities such as mental agility, language, decision making, etc. However, reading is not considered an enjoyable activity by children. Thus, we propose NFCBook, a digital gamebook based on Tangible User Interfaces. The book embodies a literary work where the user is involved in the story deciding the main character's fate. The gamebook is executed on a mobile device (tablet, smartphone, and so on). The interaction style is founded on Tangible User Interfaces which allow the application to be controlled through gestures by touching the screen with the fingers or bringing smart objects close to mobile device. The sequence of this gamebook is as detailed below. First, children must look for common cards that incorporate NFC technology (in ticketing applications, payment cards and so forth). Then, users must configure the tangible interface or common cards (associating the objects with its digital information in the gamebook). And finally, children can start reading and playing with NFCBook.