Background Adequate training and preparation of medical first responders (MFRs) are
essential for an optimal performance in highly demanding situations like disasters (eg, mass …

Businesses are eager to adopt new technologies such as augmented reality, blockchain,
extended reality, and artificial intelligence, among others, as they see beneficial applications …

In research on sport and performance psychology, it is essential to capture general
behaviors and specific movements as they occur in their natural settings. However, in the …

Digital transformation facilitates new methods for remote collaboration while shaping a new
understanding of working together. In this chapter, we consider global collaboration in the …

In 2020, the digital world experienced ten years of eCommerce growth in 90 days. With
Covid-19 modifying consumer habits, 100,000 stores are expecting to close within five …

We present a taxonomy of human-centered collaborative XR tasks. XR technologies have
extended into the realm of collaboration, improving the quality and accessibility of teamwork …

It has been suggested that media and technology effectiveness in pedagogy is a myth. An
intervention is not automatically effective simply by virtue of it being new. Yet, so often, initial …

Participatory Design (PD) aims to create technological solutions that improve users' lives
and to foster users' empowerment. While PD has received extensive attention regarding its …

Introduction: Since kinesthetic cues are not present in virtual environments, users have
difficulty feeling the heaviness of virtual objects. To address this issue, pseudo-haptic …

The use of Virtual Reality (VR) in education is getting more and more common, especially
when hands-on learning experiences have to be delivered. With VR it becomes possible …