The effect of games and simulations on higher education: a systematic literature review

D Vlachopoulos, A Makri - … Journal of Educational Technology in Higher …, 2017 - Springer
The focus of higher education institutions is the preparation of future professionals. To
achieve this aim, innovative teaching methods are often deployed, including games and …

A review of physical and cognitive interventions in aging

PD Bamidis, AB Vivas, C Styliadis, C Frantzidis… - Neuroscience & …, 2014 - Elsevier
Maintaining a healthy brain is a critical factor for the quality of life of elderly individuals and
the preservation of their independence. Challenging aging brains through cognitive training …

Social interactions in the metaverse: Framework, initial evidence, and research roadmap

T Hennig-Thurau, DN Aliman, AM Herting… - Journal of the Academy …, 2023 - Springer
Real-time multisensory social interactions (RMSIs) between people are at the center of the
metaverse, a new computer-mediated environment consisting of virtual “worlds” in which …

Music and social bonding:“self-other” merging and neurohormonal mechanisms

B Tarr, J Launay, RIM Dunbar - Frontiers in psychology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
It has been suggested that a key function of music during its development and spread
amongst human populations was its capacity to create and strengthen social bonds amongst …

Sharevr: Enabling co-located experiences for virtual reality between hmd and non-hmd users

J Gugenheimer, E Stemasov, J Frommel… - Proceedings of the 2017 …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
Virtual reality (VR) head-mounted displays (HMD) allow for a highly immersive experience
and are currently becoming part of the living room entertainment. Current VR systems focus …

Exergames for physical education courses: Physical, social, and cognitive benefits

AE Staiano, SL Calvert - Child development perspectives, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Digital games combining exercise with game play, known as exergames, can improve
youths' health status and provide social and academic benefits. Exergame play increases …

Intelligent augmented reality training for motherboard assembly

G Westerfield, A Mitrovic, M Billinghurst - International Journal of Artificial …, 2015 - Springer
We investigate the combination of Augmented Reality (AR) with Intelligent Tutoring Systems
(ITS) to assist with training for manual assembly tasks. Our approach combines AR graphics …

Activity sensing in the wild: a field trial of ubifit garden

S Consolvo, DW McDonald, T Toscos… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - dl.acm.org
Recent advances in small inexpensive sensors, low-power processing, and activity
modeling have enabled applications that use on-body sensing and machine learning to infer …

Design requirements for technologies that encourage physical activity

S Consolvo, K Everitt, I Smith, JA Landay - Proceedings of the SIGCHI …, 2006 - dl.acm.org
Overweight and obesity are a global epidemic, with over one billion overweight adults
worldwide (300+ million of whom are obese). Obesity is linked to several serious health …

Performance of music elevates pain threshold and positive affect: implications for the evolutionary function of music

RIM Dunbar, K Kaskatis, I MacDonald… - Evolutionary …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
It is well known that music arouses emotional responses. In addition, it has long been
thought to play an important role in creating a sense of community, especially in small scale …