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Virtual Worlds, Volume 2, Issue 3

September 2023 - 6 articles

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Articles (6)

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
6,797 Views
13 Pages

18 September 2023

Teaching through field trips has been very effective in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) disciplines as it allows students to bridge the gap between theory and practice. However, it is not always feasible to take a large class on...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,092 Views
23 Pages

Readers Theater in Desktop VR: A Pilot Study with Grade Nine Students

  • Linda Peschke,
  • Anna Kiani,
  • Ute Massler and
  • Wolfgang Müller

8 September 2023

Appropriate techniques for promoting reading fluency are difficult to implement in the classroom. There is little time to provide students with individualized feedback on reading aloud or to motivate them to do so. In this context, Virtual Reality (V...

  • Essay
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,777 Views
24 Pages

The Impacts of Online Experience on Health and Well-Being: The Overlooked Aesthetic Dimension

  • Tim Gorichanaz,
  • Alexandros A. Lavdas,
  • Michael W. Mehaffy and
  • Nikos A. Salingaros

It is well-recognized that online experience can carry profound impacts on health and well-being, particularly for young people. Research has already documented influences from cyberbullying, heightened feelings of inadequacy, and the relative declin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,484 Views
12 Pages

The blended classroom is a unique space for face-to-face (F2F) interaction and online learning. The blended classroom has three distinct interaction types: in-person synchronous, virtual synchronous, and virtual asynchronous; each of these modalities...

  • Concept Paper
  • Open Access
11 Citations
8,015 Views
13 Pages

Enhancing Nursing Simulation Education: A Case for Extended Reality Innovation

  • Shanna Fealy,
  • Pauletta Irwin,
  • Zeynep Tacgin,
  • Zi Siang See and
  • Donovan Jones

This concept paper explores the use of extended reality (XR) technology in nursing education, with a focus on three case studies developed at one regional university in Australia. Tertiary education institutions that deliver nursing curricula are fac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,371 Views
15 Pages

Effects of Virtual Reality on Complex Building System Recall

  • Bita Astaneh Asl,
  • Wendy Nora Rummerfield and
  • Carrie Sturts Dossick

Multidisciplinary design and construction teams are challenged to communicate and coordinate across complex building systems, including architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, and piping (MEP). To support this coordination, disciplinary 3D...

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