Virtual reality (VR) allows users to explore and experience a computer-simulated virtual
environment so that VR users can be immersed in a totally artificial virtual world and interact …

Education is crucial for the growth of society, and the usage of effective learning methods is
key to transmit knowledge to young students. Some initiatives present Virtual Reality …

Significant research work has been undertaken related to the game-based learning
approach over the last years. However, a closer look at this work reveals that further …

Orientation and Mobility (O8M) classes teach people with visual impairments how to
navigate the world; for instance, how to cross a road. Yet, this training can be difficult and …

Virtual Reality (VR) sickness occurs when exposure to a virtual environment causes
symptoms that are similar to motion sickness, and has been one of the major user …

ABSTRACT The Cyberinfrastructure Security Education for Professionals and Students
(CiSE-ProS) virtual reality environment is an exploratory project that uses engaging …

Today, there is a great variety of learning techniques and methodologies: traditional
lectures, role-plays, group dynamics, project-based learning, simulations, educational …

This paper presents the first results on a user study in which people with visual impairments
(PVI) explored a virtual environment (VE) by walking in a virtual reality (VR) treadmill. As …

Moving around in a virtual world is one of the essential interactions for Virtual Reality (VR)
applications. The current standard for moving in VR is using a controller. Recently, VR Head …

Virtual Reality (VR) promises expanded access to spatial information, especially for blind
and visually impaired people. Through haptic and acoustic feedback, real world's limitations …