Mixed Reality for Education

Introduction.- aMazing Walk-through Mathematics.- Architectural Models created with Mixed Reality Technologies towards a new STEAM practice.- Applying prior meta-modeling knowledge to a VR model of a biological process.- A systematic review of pedagogy related to mixed reality in K-12 education.- Immersive Virtual Reality Classroom to transfer Learning Experience in the Secondary Science Curriculum.- Exploring the Mozilla® Hubs® platform for virtual final year project exhibition.- VRLE-based Teaching for Medical Students: VR-Baby.- Immersive and Interactive VR for Lifting Training of Tower Cranes.- Mixed Reality Applications in Tertiary Veterinary Education: A Systematic Review.- Exploring Gestural Agency in Collaborative and Embodied Rates of Change Simulations.- Case study of AR digital literacy intervention for students diagnosed with ADHD.- Development of AR Interactive Components for Positive Behavior Interventions and Support.- Framework for learning patterns and social presence in VR for learning.- Security, Ethics and Privacy Issues in Remote Extended Reality for Education.- An Immersive Learning Environment to Improve User Experience in Science Museums.

Yiyu Cai is Associate Professor at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He received multi-disciplinary trainings in Mathematics, Computer Graphics and Mechanical Engineering. In NTU, he teaches Computational Thinking, Virtual & Augmented Reality, Metaverse in Engineering, Computer-Aided Engineering, etc. Dr Cai has over 20 years' interdisciplinary research experience developing Virtual & Augmented Reality, Robotics, Simulation and Serious Games Technologies and their applications in education, health care, building and construction. His research has been supported by National Research Foundation, Temasek Trust Funded Millennium Foundation and other public and private sectors in Singapore. He has published over 200 papers in peer-reviewed international journals and conferences and also has edited 8 books or 5 journal special issues. He has served the roles as Associate Editors or Editorial Boards with several leading journals. He has co-invented 6 patents granted. Part ofhis research innovations was exhibited in Museums or Science Centres locally or internationally. He has co-organised about 20 international conferences and given 60 keynotes or invited talks at various international conferences. He is General Chair of the 21st IEEE Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (Oct 2022, Singapore) and General Co-chair of the 25th Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (Sept 2022, Singapore). He was Co-president of the International Simulation and Gaming Association in 2008. He is currently Deputy Director of NTU's Centre of Augmented and Virtual Reality.
Eleni Mangina is Professor at the School of Computer Science, University College Dublin in Ireland. Eleni Mangina is guided by her own definition of the art of persistence that involves both courage and compassion with research integrity and authenticity. Her laboratory operates at the intersection between applied Artificial Intelligence (VR/AR; Data Analytics;