Discover the Historical Munich Bridges Through a Gamified Mobile Walk

Zsolt László Márkus; György Szántó; Tibor Szkaliczki; Miklós Veres; Zsolt Weisz; Sean Klein; Jane Jean Kiam

doi:10.55630/dipp.2026.16.10

Authors

Zsolt László Márkus HUN-REN Institute for Computer Science and Control, Kende u. 13-17, 1111 Budapest, Hungary
György Szántó HUN-REN Institute for Computer Science and Control, Kende u. 13-17, 1111 Budapest, Hungary
Tibor Szkaliczki HUN-REN Institute for Computer Science and Control, Kende u. 13-17, 1111 Budapest, Hungary
Miklós Veres HUN-REN Institute for Computer Science and Control, Kende u. 13-17, 1111 Budapest, Hungary
Zsolt Weisz HUN-REN Institute for Computer Science and Control, Kende u. 13-17, 1111 Budapest, Hungary
Sean Klein Institute for Flight Systems, University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Werner-Heisenberg-Weg 39, 85579 Neubiberg, Germany
Jane Jean Kiam Institute for Flight Systems, University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Werner-Heisenberg-Weg 39, 85579 Neubiberg, Germany

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55630/dipp.2026.16.10

Keywords:

Disaster Preparedness, Game-Based Tools, Cultural Heritage, River Flood, Munich Cityscape

Abstract

The paper presents a gamified, guided thematic mobile walk to visit selected bridges of Munich and discover their cultural heritage values. These sites along the Isar river represent significant historical, economical and architectural value for the town. The walk introduces the Isar flood of 1899, the history of Munich's bridges, and the town’s new riverscape following the flood. The mobile application guides users along the Isar river; the location-relevant content, mini-games and AR exercises are automatically activated when participants approach the given site along the route.

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