TimeRacer is a GPS based game application which provide never presented game feature. You can run or ride bicycle with your friends of the past. That means that you race alone in reality, but you feel augmented experience as if you're racing with your friends or somebody else you choose.

1. GPS-based Augmented
TimeRacer
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Sociable Outdoor Exercise
Cho YongHo
(Brad.Cho@visionarena.co.kr)

2. What is the TimeRacer?
TimeRacer is a GPS based game application which provide never presented game
feature. You can run or ride bicycle with your friends of the past. That means that you
race alone in reality, but you feel augmented experience as if you're racing with your
friends or somebody else you choose.
Register Register
End
Start
Record route of Race
Start Record route of Race
Augmented
End
Real
Real Augmented
<Service Illustrative>
Time Racing Time Racing
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3. TimeRacer’s Simplified Service Scenario
Record Share Play
Brad’s
Brad Pin/Pon Pon
Kate
Register
upload download
Pin*
Real Kate's Real
on**
Visitors
Record Brad’s route (or Friends) Game play with Brad’ Pin
(+ in-between speed)
Augmented
Result of Race (Route / Speed)
Add Pon on Pin
*Pin: the unit in which the first route user save his route data.
**Pon: the unit in which the user’s racing data stored. (route & in-between speed).
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4. Target Customers
1) People who want to play with their friends if they cannot meet in the
same time and place.
2) People who likes to run, ride bicycle and exercise with fun motivation.
3) People who don't know the routing track, but want to get to there.
4) People who like to share their outdoor activities with others.
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5. TimeRacer’s Simplified Service Scenario (Description)
Originator (Brad) His friends (Kate)
1)Brad and Kate are friends. 8)Kate was interested in Brad's route and his time
record,1hr.
2)Brad downloaded TimeRacer app from the Apple
AppStore. 9)Kate downloaded Brad's pin.
3)Brad runs the TimeRacer app and turn on the 10)When she runs the pin on TimeRacer, the
record mode. application guide you to move on the Brad's route.
4)Brad ride bicycle from central park to river park 11)Kate move onto Brad's route and turn on race
and turn off the record mode of TimeRacer. mode of TimeRacer, then she can see flashing
point with text 'Brad'.
5)TimeRacer automatically recorded his all routes
and speed between point-to-point before he turned 12) The point of 'Brad' is moving to River Park side.
off the record mode. (Ex. it took 1hr) Now the race started.
6)Now Brad upload his recorded route, speed and 13)The speed and the route of the pint of 'Brad' is
some comments on the TimeRacer server. (Let's the same as recorded history of Brad's past trip
call the uploaded unit as a pin) from City Park to River Park.
7)Brad invite Kate to see his bicycle trip today. 14) When Kate arrived the ending point of River
Park, She can see flashing point of Brad is
following her behind 5 minutes. She won over Brad
with this "Time Race".
16) Now Brad know Kate won the race. And any
15) She uploaded her record of this race to
other visitors can see Brad's route and record of
TimeRacer server.
Kate and Brad.
17) Other friend can download both pins of Brad
and Kate. Then 3 person can do 'Time Race'.
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6. TimeRacer’s Menu
Record Share Play
Route register Registering Saving Pin
(Pin+Pon) Route (+Pon)
Notify
Record
Notify
friends
Game player
(Pon) View
Play Game
Pin Info
Register
Pon
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7. Story Board
Screen
0 Dashboard Log In
1 2
Register Route View Pin/Pon Info
3
Play Game
User Menu
*Connecting Friends Screen omitted here.
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8. Story Board
Screen
<Dash Board>
1 New Route 2 My Pin/Pon
3 Game Play
4 My Friends’ more
5 Popular more 6 New Ranker more
7 Log Out
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9. Story Board
Screen Description
<New Route>
2 1.Show Current Location: This is your standing point
now. Your name appears on the screen.
2.Start Recording: If you touch the large red circle on
the screen, the recording of your route is started.
Brad (=You)
1
Start Point
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10. Story Board
Screen Description
<New Route>
You clicked Record Button.
1.Show Current Location: This is your standing point
Brad (=You) 2
now. Your name appears on the screen. You can see
the your route history also.
1 2.Pause : You can temporarily pause recording of
route. But you are not allowed to spend too much
time after you click pause.
Start Point
Hour: 00:12:21 Distance: 1.2 km
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11. Story Board
Screen Description
<New Route>
You clicked the Pause Button.
1.Start Recording: If you touch the large red circle on
the screen, the recording of your route is resumed.
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2.Comments on Surroundings: Anytime you can write
some comments on surroundings or feeling on your
Start Point
trip. (Visitors to this Pin can see this comments after
you finally upload Pin)
Hour: 00:12:21 Distance: 1.2 km
Comments on Surroundings 3.Photo: You can make photo or choose ready-made
photo by yourself.
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4.Save: Your comments, photo and location are saved
temporarily and finally saved when you load Pin.
3 Photo 4 Save
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12. Story Board
Screen Description
<Game Play>
1st: 01:10:15 Remain Distance: 9 km
2 End Point
1.Show Current Location: This is your standing point
now. Your name appears on the screen. You can see
full path to the ending point in the game.
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2.Show End point:: This is your target location to
move.
1 3.Play Button: You start playing game with this button.
(Your route & speed information will be recorded
Kate (=You)
after game started.)
Start Point
Hour: 00:00:00 Distance: 0.0 km
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13. Story Board
Screen Description
<Game Play>
1st: 01:10:15 Remain Distance: 4.9 km
End Point
1
Brad
1.Show competitor in game: He may be your friends
or somebody. He is also moving to target end point
2 as time flows.
2.Pause : You can temporarily pause recording of
Kate (=You) route. But you are not allowed to spend too much
time after you click pause.
Start Point
Hour: 00:45:10 Distance: 4.1 km
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14. Story Board
Screen Description
<Game Play>
You clicked Pause Button.
1.Play Button: You resume playing game with this
button. (Your route & speed information will be
recorded after resuming game.)
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2.Comments on Surroundings: Anytime you can write
Start Point
some comments on surroundings or feeling on your
trip. (Visitors to this Pon can see this comments after
Hour: 00:45:10 Distance: 4.1 km you finally upload Pon)
Comments on Surroundings
3.Photo: You can make photo or choose ready-made
2 photo by yourself.
4.Save: Your comments, photo and location are saved
temporarily and finally saved when you load Pon.
3 Photo 4 Save
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