Student Projects Involving Novel Interaction with Large Displays

Abstract

DETI-Interact is an interactive system that offers information relevant to students in the lobby of the University of Aveiro's Department of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics (DETI). The project started in 2009 with a master's thesis addressing interaction with public displays through Android smartphones. Since then, it has evolved considerably; it currently allows gesture interaction based on a Kinect sensor. Meanwhile, it has involved third-year students, master's students, and undergraduate students participating in a research initiation program.

Virtual Reality Education Modules for Digital Manufacturing Instruction

“…With due consideration to the issues and concerns discussed and considering the imminent need for well-trained technicians to match the demands of the manufacturing industry, interactive VR-based tools can be quite effective in stimulating interest and reducing cognitive load (Chandramouli & Heffron, 2015, Dias, Sousa, Parracho, Cardoso, Monteiro, & Santos, 2014.…”