Feeding memes: a verbal communication challenge

Feeding memes is a verbal communication challenge for use in collaborative museum visits supported by mobile devices. It is presented in the form of a game, where each player is given the task of feeding bits of culture (memes) to a meme-hungry pet living in his|her portable device. We discuss the design of the game, the background technology, the technical challenges, the expected benefits of developing and experimenting with the game. A preliminary web prototype is in progress in a roadmap towards the final deployment in a mobile scenario.