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Time-wARpXplorer: creating a playful experience in an urban time warp

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Time-wARpXplorer: creating a playful experience in an urban time warp. / Lochrie, Mark; Čopič Pucihar, Klen; Gradinar, Adrian et al.
2013. Paper presented at Physical and Digital in Games and Play, Tampere, Finland.

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Lochrie, M, Čopič Pucihar, K, Gradinar, A & Coulton, P 2013, 'Time-wARpXplorer: creating a playful experience in an urban time warp', Paper presented at Physical and Digital in Games and Play, Tampere, Finland, 29/05/13 - 30/05/13.

APA

Lochrie, M., Čopič Pucihar, K., Gradinar, A., & Coulton, P. (2013). Time-wARpXplorer: creating a playful experience in an urban time warp. Paper presented at Physical and Digital in Games and Play, Tampere, Finland.

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Lochrie M, Čopič Pucihar K, Gradinar A, Coulton P. Time-wARpXplorer: creating a playful experience in an urban time warp. 2013. Paper presented at Physical and Digital in Games and Play, Tampere, Finland.

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Lochrie, Mark ; Čopič Pucihar, Klen ; Gradinar, Adrian et al. / Time-wARpXplorer : creating a playful experience in an urban time warp. Paper presented at Physical and Digital in Games and Play, Tampere, Finland.7 p.

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