Human-AI Interactions in AR for Museum Serious Games

We present preliminary experiences with a serious museum game, integrating Augmented Reality (AR) with a Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)-powered conversational avatar, under solo and team play conditions. The experience is centered on a museum rescue mission in which players must locate and neutralize virtual mines hidden among telecommunication exhibits. Results of a mixed-method evaluation study provide strong evidence that the integration of AR and GenAI in a serious escape game constitutes an effective and engaging approach for enhancing museum-based learning experiences and does not detract from interpersonal dynamics during the experience.