Dr. Sofoklis A. Sotiriou

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Augmented, mixed reality and wearable computers
for learningextended episodes of playful
learning anywhere, anytime

• Dr. Sofoklis A. Sotiriou
• Ellinogermaniki Agogi

Dr. Costas Davarakis Systema Informatics
Partnerships for the Future 4-6 November, 2002
Copenhagen
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Research on eLearning will support
the development of innovative models for
the provision of learning services, fully
exploiting the potential of ambient
intelligence technologies, enabling ubiquitous,
interactive, personalised and tailored access to
learning and knowledge on demand to individuals
at home, at work or on the move. It will build
advanced learning schemes for schools,
universities, the workplace and for lifelong
learning in general, reflecting the needs of the
knowledge economy
The vision
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The pathway

• Explore future paradigms for next generation
  knowledge and interface technologies
• Emphasis on future scenarios for technology
  supported learning fully exploiting the potential
  of ambient intelligence (ubiquitous computing and
  communications, user-friendly interfaces)

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The case The significance of learning in situ

• Presenting information through the web implies
  that the teacher motivates the students in school
  or at home, where the motivating stimuli is not
  present
• Students are more motivated to learn about a
  historical site or a scientific application when
  they actually see it, in a museum or in an
  exhibition.

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VR representation of monuments and sites
www.ime.gr
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The role of AR for learning in-situ

• AR interfaces blend the physical and
  virtual worlds so
• real objects can interact with 3D
  digital content and
• improve users shared understanding.
  The use of real
• and virtualized objects for educational
  purposes can be
• used in many ways
• a) there will be virtual worlds that
  replicate or compliment the real environment
  allowing the users to interact with virtualized
  objects, which synchronously generate relevant
  physical phenomena into the real world,
• b) there will be real objects that the
  teacher or student will be able to interact with
  using interface devices like data gloves, in
  order to specify or carry out an experiment.

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Scenario A On-site cultural guide
archeoguide.intranet.gr
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Augmented Reality based cultural guide on-site
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More Virtual representation of the Olympic Games
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Scenario B geometry teaching
www.labfuture.net
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Geometry and Haptics
Use of Force feedback
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Scenario C science teaching
www.laboftomorrow.org
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Issues for discussion and research

• Usability issues
• Exact determination of position
• and viewing angle
• Pedagogical framework
• Systematic evaluation

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