<s>
A	O
transreality	B-General_Concept
game	I-General_Concept
,	O
sometimes	O
written	O
as	O
trans-reality	O
game	O
,	O
describes	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
or	O
a	O
mode	O
of	O
gameplay	O
that	O
combines	O
playing	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
virtual	B-General_Concept
environment	I-General_Concept
with	O
game-related	O
,	O
physical	O
experiences	O
in	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
essential	O
part	O
of	O
transreality	B-General_Concept
gaming	I-General_Concept
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
fluidity	O
between	O
physical	O
and	O
virtual	O
stages	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
difficult	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
distinction	O
between	O
what	O
is	O
allegedly	O
'	O
virtual	O
 '	O
and	O
what	O
is	O
allegedly	O
'	O
real	O
 '	O
while	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Looking	O
at	O
a	O
transreality	B-General_Concept
game	I-General_Concept
from	O
that	O
perspective	O
it	O
may	O
also	O
integrate	O
(	O
big	O
)	O
data	O
feeds	O
into	O
the	O
storylines	O
of	O
games	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
gameplay	O
more	O
immersive	O
,	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
setup	O
of	O
Liping	O
Xie	O
's	O
experimental	O
scientific	O
simulations	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
population	O
of	O
sample	O
individuals	O
search	O
a	O
real-world	O
optimum	O
in	O
a	O
virtual	O
problem	O
space	O
,	O
driven	O
by	O
real	O
world	O
forces	O
in	O
that	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
on	O
it	O
could	O
benefit	O
from	O
new	O
layers	O
of	O
reality	O
mining	O
,	O
connected	O
intelligence	O
and	O
ubiquitous	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
that	O
incorporate	O
machines	O
into	O
our	O
lives	O
like	O
the	B-Operating_System
Internet	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
things	I-Operating_System
and	O
wearable	B-Operating_System
computing	I-Operating_System
(	O
both	O
using	O
sensors	B-Application
that	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
immediately	O
re-create	O
the	O
actual	O
world	O
on	O
and	O
around	O
a	O
player	O
on	O
his	O
or	O
her	O
device	O
)	O
,	O
cryptocurrencies	O
,	O
micropayments	O
and	O
nanopayments	O
(	O
for	O
handling	O
transmedial	O
game	O
credits	O
)	O
,	O
deployment	O
of	O
cleverbots	B-Protocol
,	O
mind	O
files	O
and	O
intelligent	B-General_Concept
agent	I-General_Concept
systems	O
(	O
to	O
enhance	O
the	O
natural	O
feel	O
and	O
learning	O
skills	O
of	O
game	O
characters	O
)	O
and	O
games	O
using	O
kinetics	O
(	O
through	O
motion	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
or	O
through	O
haptics	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
authors	O
have	O
used	O
the	O
adjective	O
'	O
transreal	O
 '	O
as	O
a	O
starting	O
point	O
for	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
location-based	O
games	O
(	O
like	O
pervasive	O
games	O
,	O
mixed	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
games	I-General_Concept
and	O
augmented	O
reality	O
games	O
)	O
and	O
cross	O
media	O
games	O
(	O
like	O
simulation	O
games	O
,	O
LARP	O
and	O
alternate	O
reality	O
games	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
applications	O
are	O
to	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
serious	B-Application
games	I-Application
(	O
education	O
,	O
awareness	O
,	O
skill	O
training	O
)	O
,	O
gamification	O
(	O
like	O
in	O
production	O
centers	O
,	O
marketing	O
,	O
research	O
and	O
testing	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
mobile	O
multiplayer	O
trans-reality	O
games	O
,	O
MMTRG	O
(	O
including	O
gamification	O
of	O
Foursquare	B-Application
)	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
actual	O
geolocation	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
like	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Ingress	B-Application
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
,	O
Shadow	B-Protocol
Cities	I-Protocol
,	O
Zombies	O
,	O
Run	O
!,	O
YouCatch	O
,	O
Roads	O
of	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
City	O
Race	O
Munich	O
and	O
Parallel	B-Protocol
Kingdom	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
a	O
broader	O
perspective	O
it	O
is	O
argued	O
that	O
different	O
location	O
aware	O
and	O
transmedial	O
game	O
formats	O
may	O
also	O
be	O
considered	O
to	O
merely	O
provide	O
a	O
facilitating	O
infrastructure	O
for	O
transreality	B-General_Concept
gaming	I-General_Concept
in	O
a	O
broader	O
sense	O
,	O
positioned	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
way	O
of	O
looking	O
at	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
game	O
spaces	O
,	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
across	O
different	O
realities	O
rather	O
than	O
across	O
different	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
