The design of online learning environments has a fundamental and immediate impact on
how students experience learning in these environments and particularly on the students' …

Online audiovisual interaction (AVOI), though minimal, constitutes a form of embodiment.
This implies that empathy can be fostered even in non-co-located individuals through online …

The Astrobiology Graduate Conference (AbGradCon) is an annual conference both
organized for and by early-career researchers, postdoctoral fellows, and students as a way …

The environmental design field has established methodologies for designing indoor and
outdoor environments and developed best practices for designing spaces to support human …

Online conferencing has become a new normal after the COVID-19 pandemic. However,
existing systems like ZOOM fall short of facilitating informal social aspects like chats, talks …

In February 2021, my seminar went on a study abroad. 1 We went for free to Jamaica and
Malaysia and circled back for a quick tour of our home base, Los Angeles. Our portal was a …

ABSTRACT Background/Objectives: This study aimed to analyze learners' sense of
presence, learning engagement, and learning experience by applying the Metaverse …

This paper describes a novel method combining speculative design with walking workshops
to reveal the ethical and social challenges of connected technology in public spaces for …

This chapter explores the impact of digital technology on public spaces and the challenges
policymakers face in keeping up with technological advancements. The development of …

This project is focused on the development of a video calling interface for the webfocused
functional programming language Links, which will then be used to implement a dynamic …