Virtual Reality (VR) is a well-known concept and has been proven to be beneficial in various
areas. However, several disadvantages inherent in VR prevent its broad deployment in the …

Rapidly changing customer demands, regulations and technologies drive the complexity of
products, processes and production systems, as well as shorter product and factory …

Virtual laboratories are used in online education, corporate training and professional skill
development. There are several aspects that determine the value and effectiveness of virtual …

Over the last decade, the research community has expanded substantial efforts aiming at
designing, agreeing on, and rolling out technical standards and powerful universal …

Nowadays, an increasing number of video games enable third-party designers to redesign
the original games. By adapting video games and taking advantage of their technical …

The durability problem in high-strength steel wire used for bridge cable is becoming more
and more severe due to chlorine salt erosion, with the primary corrosion morphology of steel …

The lack of efficient and reliable proctoring for tests, examinations and laboratory exercises
is slowing down the adoption of distance education. At present, the most popular solution is …

Mechanical assembly activities involve multiple factors including humans, mechanical parts,
tools and assembly environments. In order to simulate assembly processes by computers for …

Game-based virtual laboratories (GBVLs) represent an important implementation of virtual
reality and are often considered to be simulations of real or artificial environments. They are …

Over the last few years, academic institutions have started to explore the potential of using
computer game engines for developing virtual laboratory environments. Recent studies …