Scoping the Window to the Universe; Design Considerations and Expert Evaluation of an Augmented Reality Mobile Application for Astronomy Education

Antoniou, Panagiotis E.; Mpaka, Maria; Dratsiou, Ioanna; Aggeioplasti, Katerina; Tsitouridou, Melpomeni; Bamidis, Panagiotis D.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-75175-7_41

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“…In that context, serious applications for gaming have been developed for several purposes. These include secondary education, especially for STEM topics [ 50 , 51 ], healthcare education [ 52 ], and wellness and healthcare interventions [ 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 ]. All these “soft” implementations of serious games come in contrast to one of the more “hard” applications of it in the form of neuro-rehabilitation interventions [ 57 ].…”

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NeuroSuitUp: System Architecture and Validation of a Motor Rehabilitation Wearable Robotics and Serious Game Platform

Mitsopoulos

Fiska

Tagaras

et al. 2023

Sensors

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Background: This article presents the system architecture and validation of the NeuroSuitUp body–machine interface (BMI). The platform consists of wearable robotics jacket and gloves in combination with a serious game application for self-paced neurorehabilitation in spinal cord injury and chronic stroke. Methods: The wearable robotics implement a sensor layer, to approximate kinematic chain segment orientation, and an actuation layer. Sensors consist of commercial magnetic, angular rate and gravity (MARG), surface electromyography (sEMG), and flex sensors, while actuation is achieved through electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) and pneumatic actuators. On-board electronics connect to a Robot Operating System environment-based parser/controller and to a Unity-based live avatar representation game. BMI subsystems validation was performed using exercises through a Stereoscopic camera Computer Vision approach for the jacket and through multiple grip activities for the glove. Ten healthy subjects participated in system validation trials, performing three arm and three hand exercises (each 10 motor task trials) and completing user experience questionnaires. Results: Acceptable correlation was observed in 23/30 arm exercises performed with the jacket. No significant differences in glove sensor data during actuation state were observed. No difficulty to use, discomfort, or negative robotics perception were reported. Conclusions: Subsequent design improvements will implement additional absolute orientation sensors, MARG/EMG based biofeedback to the game, improved immersion through Augmented Reality and improvements towards system robustness.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

NeuroSuitUp: System Architecture and Validation of a Motor Rehabilitation Wearable Robotics and Serious Game Platform

Mitsopoulos

Fiska

Tagaras

et al. 2023

Sensors

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“…Even though for support in subjects such as chemistry [33], animal types [19], ecology [40], astronomy [17], memorization [46], poetry [51], programming [53], vocabulary [55], and robotics [56], there is only one publication for each of these subjects, the presence of MAR suggests an interest in applying this technology in diverse educational areas. In each of these fields, augmented reality was used to provide hands-on and visual experiences, facilitating the understanding of abstract concepts and encouraging student participation.…”

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“…For students at these levels, entertainment is paramount, because if they do not find this factor, they get bored and begin to look for another medium with which to interact [14]. MAR as a technology has been used to support the teaching of a variety of subjects in early and primary education such as STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) [6], health [15], biology [16], astronomy [6,17], animal names and sounds [18,19], painting and reading [20], and language [14,21]. The motivation for the implementation of MAR, in the subjects described above, was that students innovatively receive teaching, with the use of digital technologies to improve the practical process of learning [22].…”

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Towards Sustainable Education with the Use of Mobile Augmented Reality in Early Childhood and Primary Education: A Systematic Mapping

Criollo-C,

Guerrero-Arias,

Guaña-Moya

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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Over the years, educational institutions have faced significant difficulties in the teaching process at all educational levels, due to lack of motivation, concentration, attention, and confidence, among other aspects. In this sense, information and communication technologies can be the answer to transform educational models. One of the most promising and accessible technologies in recent years is mobile augmented reality (MAR), which allows students to visualize content through a mobile device combining the real environment with a virtual environment, providing an interactive and digital vision of the physical world in real time. The appropriate use of digital technologies in early childhood and primary education can promote socialization, comprehension, learning, language development, attention, and other educational benefits. However, due to the novelty of this technology, there is limited research and a gap in the literature on the use of MAR at these educational levels. This research work, through systematic mapping, aims to give an overview of how AR and mobile devices have been used in the last decade, which academic areas have benefited from the use of this innovative academic approach, and the main benefits and problems of using this technology in early and primary education. The findings are encouraging and show that AR technology, together with mobile devices, can be used to support the teaching of science, mathematics, reading, language, geography, etc.

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“…Basic interactivity , Tang et al, 2015, Ang and Lim, 2019, Sorrentino et al, 2015, Zhao et al, 2018, Protopsaltis et al, 2016, Hsu, 2017, Khan et al, 2018, Hrishikesh and Nair, 2016, Cao and Hou, 2018, Wei et al, 2019, Cerqueira et al, 2018, Klautke et al, 2018, Hsieh and Chen, 2019, Yilmaz and Goktas, 2017, Pérez-muñóz et al, 2020, Yin et al, 2020, Mikułowski and Brzostek-pawłowska, 2020, Estudante and Dietrich, 2020, Syahidi and Mohamed, 2020, Cruzado et al, 2020, Suzuki et al, 2020, Yusof et al, 2020, Theodoropoulou et al, 2020 Object interaction , Iqbal et al, 2019, Kum-biocca et al, 2019, Cen et al, 2019, Oh et al, 2016, Tscholl and Lindgren, 2016, Rusiñol et al, 2018, Kurniawan and Witjaksono, 2018, Boonbrahm et al, 2016, Antoniou et al, 2017, Amrit et al, 2015, Wei et al, 2018, Rammos and Bratitsis, 2019, Giasiranis and Sofos, 2017, Lytridis et al, 2018, Matsutomo et al, 2017…”

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Interactive, Collaborative and Multi-user Augmented Reality Applications in Primary and Secondary Education. A Systematic Review

Masneri

Dominguez

Zorrilla

et al. 2022

jucs

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Augmented reality is a technology that enhances human perception with additional, artificially generated sensory inputs. This creates new experiences enriching human vision by combining natural with digital elements. Augmented reality development dates back to the early sixties but it is only in the last decade, thanks to improvements to hardware and software, when it has begun to be rapidly incorporated in several fields, including education. This study presents a systematic review of the literature on the use of augmented reality applications in primary and secondary schools, with a specific focus on collaborative, multi-user and interactive applications. The aim of the study is to investigate the characteristics of such applications, the processes that led to their adoption, and their effectiveness in enhancing the learning experience. This study synthesises a set of 100 publications from 2015 to 2020 and performs a qualitative analysis of their content. The review describes the current state of the art in research in augmented reality for education and provides future research lines, as well as trends for the future of such applications in educational settings, analysing the relevance of the multi-user interaction challenge within the augmented reality ecosystem.

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Scoping the Window to the Universe; Design Considerations and Expert Evaluation of an Augmented Reality Mobile Application for Astronomy Education

Cited by 6 publications

References 27 publications

NeuroSuitUp: System Architecture and Validation of a Motor Rehabilitation Wearable Robotics and Serious Game Platform

NeuroSuitUp: System Architecture and Validation of a Motor Rehabilitation Wearable Robotics and Serious Game Platform

Towards Sustainable Education with the Use of Mobile Augmented Reality in Early Childhood and Primary Education: A Systematic Mapping

Interactive, Collaborative and Multi-user Augmented Reality Applications in Primary and Secondary Education. A Systematic Review

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