HIDDEN LION: a location based app game of sword lion searching

In this paper we introduce Hidden Lion, a Location Based Service(LBS) APP game which is related to sword lion culture in Anping, Taiwan. Sword Lion symbolizes the protector god in Anping. Many local people built sword lions in front their houses because they believed that these stone plated statues will keep evil spirits away. Nowadays these statues decay with time and weather and leave a few in Anping. Recently, with the promotion of Government, many travelers are attracted to come here and find out remaining sword lions and experience local cultural stories. However, sword lion searching has some problems: (1) Sword lions are hard to be found. (2) Sword lion searching may disturb local people. (3) Visitors do not truly realize the cultural story of sword lions. Therefore, we develop Hidden Lion which has a storyline and theme that has a connection with sword lion. In the game, visitors can follow the maps and the precise positions of sword lions to find them easily. What's more, Hidden Lion includes interactive mission games for visitors to play. These games are related to the background story of sword lions. While playing the interactive games at each sword lion site with this APP, visitors can find sword lions and experience the background story of each sword lion. Furthermore, Hidden Lion creates a service system in Anping. From the support from Anping district office, more and more visitors can come here and play the Hidden Lion. After completing all the interactive games, the visitors will receive a coupon of sword lion model coloring from Sword Lion School as a reward, which gradually forms a business cycle and culture connection. These visitors may be encouraged to come to Anping again and again, enhancing cultural and commercial development in Anping.