Designing virtual world educational applications

TangiBoard: A Toolkit to Reduce the Implementation Burden of Tangible User Interfaces in Education

“…To this end, a team of twelve (12) system developers with prior experience in developing tangible user interfaces were selected for evaluation. Demographically, participants were aged between 24-35 years of age, consisted of eleven (11) males and one (1) female and had at least 2 years of software development experience. In line with current research in the field of TUI architectures, all participants outlined prior experience with the design and development of table top TUI architectures through software integration using the reacTIVision toolkit [20].…”

“…By employing a range of diverse audio-visual feedback elements, TUI systems exploit various sensory engagements and learning modalities, which aid students to comprehend the theoretical concepts being taught [9]. Furthermore, the physical aspect of TUI systems provides a more conducive opportunity for collaborative learning [10] and has also been attributed to yield deeper knowledge retention among students [11].…”

A visual chaotic system simulation in Arduino platform controlled by Android app

“…Currently embedded platforms, such as Arduino, are used for the construction of educational kits. Several areas of knowledge have been applied Arduino widely for the purpose of teaching due financial cost and flexibility [7] [8].…”

An Active Tangible User Interface Framework for Teaching and Learning Artificial Intelligence

“…The introduction of such novel and smarter interaction technologies within the educational industry has been supported by multiple academic researchers so to provide an enhanced and enriched teaching and learning experience [3,42].…”

“…Alternate studies further concluded that graspable/tangible user interfaces provide better retention of knowledge amongst students in educational applications [3] and are remarked as instruments that help learners in areas of; "development, sensory engagement, accessibility, collaborative activities and understanding of the world around them" [45].…”