Currently, new technologies have enabled the design of smart applications that are used as
decision-making tools in the problems of daily life. The key issue in designing such an …

This study aimed to explore whether the integration of virtual reality and augmented reality
used in a specially designed science book could improve the students' science concept …

Recent technological advancements have enabled the development of a variety of apps and
programmes which can be used to produce decision-making resources for resolving day-to …

In this paper, we present Virtual Touch, a toolkit that allows the development of educational
activities through a mixed reality environment such that, using various tangible elements, the …

This chapter explores the idea that a generation of successful virtual environments relies on
a better understanding of how we conceive virtual and physical realities in our minds, in …

This chapter presents a case study of the use of virtual world environment in UK Higher
Education. It reports on the activities carried out as part of the SIMiLLE (System for an …

It has become standard practice to use the traditional information technologies such as web
and email in education. But as the University campus becomes increasingly deployed with …

Part II of the book is about blending boundaries in design and technology. For many design
practitioners and educators reading this, working with boundaries may seem very familiar …

We propose a conceptual framework based on input-process-output models adapted from
traditional group research for the systematic analysis of virtual teamwork. A research agenda …

Despite the fact that numerous online 3D virtual worlds (3DVWs) are implemented as
elearning and e-training platforms, mainly in academic milieus, these environments are still …