Case Study 10, Japan: Smartphone Virtual Reality for Tourism Education—A Case Study

Alizadeh, Mehrasa; Hawkinson, Eric

doi:10.1007/978-981-16-2697-5_17

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“…One example is My Hometown Project (Alizadeh & Hawkinson, 2021). Digital twins are used in the STEM fields to simulate engineering and biology concepts and facilitate a deeper understanding (David et al, 2018).…”

Section: Digital Twins In E-learning and Distance Educationmentioning

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Automation in Education with Digital Twins: Trends and Issues

Hawkinson

2023

IJODeL

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Digital twins are now being envisioned as digital representations of living and nonliving organisms that will allow data to be effortlessly exchanged between the physical and computer-generated creations, in addition to optimizing manufacturing processes. Because they allow for the monitoring, analysis, and optimization of physical functioning, digital twins can give constant input for enhancing quality of life and general well-being in humans. As part of the literature review, the following icons were used as case studies: ABBAtars and Queen, Carrie Fisher of Star Wars, and Dead Professor. It was concluded that the use of digital twins is growing and becoming more widely implemented and discussions on its implementation in educational contexts have begun to surface. This study looks at emerging trends in the use of digital twins and relates these trends to recent use cases of digital twins in educational contexts. The result is an understanding of both risks and potential of this technology for teaching and learning moving forward.

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Section: Digital Twins In E-learning and Distance Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Automation in Education with Digital Twins: Trends and Issues

Hawkinson

2023

IJODeL

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“…WIth the help of software like Google Expeditions, entire classrooms could simulate a trip to historical and cultural locations together. This allowed for connecting more traditional classroom activities with short immersive elements (Alizadeh & Hawkinson, 2021;Parsons et al, 2019). Other related low-cost solutions for virtual travel have used popular software platforms like Minecraft and Roblox (Meier et al, 2020), and student virtual tour creation platforms like the 'My Hometown Project' (Alizadeh & Hawkinson, 2021;Hawkinson, 2022).…”

Section: Design Study: Tourism Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This allowed for connecting more traditional classroom activities with short immersive elements (Alizadeh & Hawkinson, 2021;Parsons et al, 2019). Other related low-cost solutions for virtual travel have used popular software platforms like Minecraft and Roblox (Meier et al, 2020), and student virtual tour creation platforms like the 'My Hometown Project' (Alizadeh & Hawkinson, 2021;Hawkinson, 2022). Digital Twins have also allowed for virtual visits to locations in the past like ancient Rome or impossible to reach places like Mars (Hancher et al, 2009).…”

Section: Design Study: Tourism Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media & Culture 2023: Official Conference Proceedings

2023

KAMC Official Conference Proceedings

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All-Out Sundays, more known as AOS, is a weekly musical variety show in GMA Network. While it shares most of the elements present in rival ABS-CBN's All-Star Afternoon Party (ASAP), humor is one of the show's distinct features through the AOS Lounge segment. The AOS Lounge segment is known for situational and observational comedy through hugot statements and gossips. While hugot is often associated with melodrama, it is presented humorously by using the melodies of Filipino children's folksongs, such as "Ako Ay May Lobo" (I Have A Balloon) and "Leron, Leron Sinta" (Leron, Leron, My Dear). To expound this discourse, I intend to apply Apte's (1985) approach on institutionalized humor. As this segment deals with satires of children's folksongs, I also explore through Titon's definition how the segment creators produce affect through the use of children's folksongs in an adult context.

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“…Previous studies used virtual tours for educational purposes in museum education [8], in cultural heritage [9] and in the history domain [10], [11] and examined their usability with university students [12] and their effectiveness in teaching history in higher education [6]. Some recent studies focused on having students create their own virtual tours in secondary education [9] and higher education [13], [14]. The students were first trained to create virtual tours of their hometowns with Google Tour Creator.…”

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“…The students were first trained to create virtual tours of their hometowns with Google Tour Creator. They then guided classmates on virtual tours of their hometowns in English, using smartphones and mini VR glasses [13]. Google tour creator, which is now discontinued, seemed to be a popular tool, used in several recent studies [13], [14].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Virtual Tours as Emerging Technologies to Engage Children and Youth with their Country’s Historical Conflicts

Nicolaidou

Zupančič²,

Fiedler³

et al. 2022

Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Learn.

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Virtual Reality (VR) is increasingly used for visiting historic places. Research on VR experiences in dark tourism (that focuses on mortality) focuses almost exclusively on adults. No studies were found that used virtual tours to engage children with their own country’s conflicts. The present study addresses this gap by designing and developing virtual tours in four cities of Europe with a troubled past. Virtual tours engage children and youth in historical conflicts using multi-perspective storytelling. The aim of this pre-test post-test comparative case study is to examine the change on students’ perceptions of their country’s troubled past after their interaction with a virtual tour of their capital. A secondary aim is to document students’ evaluation of the virtual tour. A questionnaire examining students’ perceptions was completed before and after students’ individual interaction with a virtual tour. Participants included 360 students (212 from Cyprus, 42 from Germany, 63 from Bosnia-Herzegovina, and 44 from Kosovo). Findings indicate a statistically significant positive change in perceptions of troubled pasts for primary/secondary students from Cyprus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Germany. Preliminary results are promising and indicate the effectiveness of virtual tours as tools that can have an effect on students’ perceptions of troubled pasts, particularly for children rather than young adults. Students’ evaluation of the virtual tours was positive, irrespectively of participants’ age, indicating high acceptability.

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Case Study 10, Japan: Smartphone Virtual Reality for Tourism Education—A Case Study

Cited by 8 publications

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Automation in Education with Digital Twins: Trends and Issues

Automation in Education with Digital Twins: Trends and Issues

The Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media & Culture 2023: Official Conference Proceedings

Virtual Tours as Emerging Technologies to Engage Children and Youth with their Country’s Historical Conflicts

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