The aim of this study is to investigate recent empirical research studies about 3D virtual
learning environments. A total of 167 empirical studies that involve the use of 3D virtual …

The field of human-computer interaction is rapidly expanding. Alongside the extensive
technological developments that are currently taking place, is the emergence of a 'cottage …

This book addresses one of the most pressing issues of our time: How can we design for,
with, and in service of the complex world we live in? How can we be useful as designers in a …

This essay compares activity theory (AT) with distributed cognitiontheory (DCOG), asking
what each can do for CSCW. It approaches this task by proposing that theories–when …

Collaborative engineering is the practical application of collaboration sciences to the
engineering domain. In today's highly connected technology-driven economy, the …

Western educational researchers have eagerly accepted activity theory (AT) also known as
cultural historical activity theory (CHAT) to collect and analyze data in rich description of …

Human perceptual and cognitive abilities are limited resources. Attention is the mechanism
used to allocate such resources in the most effective way. Current technologies, in addition …

Virtual Worlds have not been deployed widely in collaborative design, and their respective
value is largely unknown. In this paper we make a combined use of established principles in …

This chapter presents an overview of the Mixed Reality (MR) paradigm, which proposes to
overlay our real-world environment with digital, computer-generated objects. It presents …

Multi-user interfaces are said to provide “natural” interaction in supporting collaboration,
compared to individual and noncolocated technologies. We identify three mechanisms …