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Technology-enhanced musical practice using brain–computer interfaces: a topical...
Perrotta, André; Estima, Jacinto; Cardoso, Jorge C. S.; Roque, Licínio; Pais-Vieira, Miguel; Pais-Vieira, CarlaHigh-performance musical instrument training is a demanding discipline that engages cognitive, neurological, and physical skills. Professional musicians invest substantial time and effort into mastering their repertoire and developing the muscle memory and reflexes required to perform complex works in high-stakes settings. While existing surveys have explored the use of music in therapeutic and general training...
Virtual Reality Visions from Science Fiction Movies
Cardoso, Jorge C. S.Science fiction movies have been a source of entertainment for many decades, but they have also been an inspiration for many people in the science and technology domains. Science fiction is not just about entertainment: it has been recently adopted also as a speculative design approach useful for designing and reflecting on the possibilities of future technologies. In this paper, we take existing science fictio...
A Virtual Reality Simulator for Enhancing Marine Pollution Control Efforts
Silva, João; Cardoso, Jorge C. S.; Pereira, Luís Lucas; Roque, LicínioWe developed and assessed the Marine Pollution Control Simulator VR, a virtual reality training platform designed to improve the preparedness of marine pollution control teams. Traditional training for marine oil spills is costly and poses logistical and safety challenges. Our VR-based solution offers an immersive environment for training in oil spill containment and recovery, featuring navigation and equipment...
FESTA DO MOSAICO – da tessela ao pixel, uma abordagem educativa ao Património c...
Figueiredo, Humberto; Cardoso, Jorge C. S.Festa do Mosaico - da tessela ao pixel, revela alguns aspectos essenciais do projeto cultural, educativo e criativo concebido pela MosaicoLab.Pt, dando especial relevo à sua vertente digital. Dedicada à herança cultural, estética e artística da arte do Mosaico, a Festa do Mosaico procura congregar a participação de diversos públicos e de comunidades escolares dos territórios envolvidos, promovendo a “pessoa cri...
Advances in Tangible and Embodied Interaction for Virtual and Augmented Reality
Cardoso, Jorge C. S.; Perrotta, André; Silva, Paula Alexandra; Martins, PedroEuropean Social Fund, through the Regional Operational Program Centro 2020
Design Recommendations for Immersive Virtual Reality Application for English Le...
Esteves, Jessica Rodrigues; Cardoso, Jorge C. S.; Gonçalves, Berenice SantosThe growing popularity of immersive virtual reality (iVR) technologies has opened up new possibilities for learning English. In the literature, it is possible to find several studies focused on the design, development, and evaluation of immersive virtual reality applications. However, there are no studies that systematize design recommendations for immersive virtual reality applications for English learning. To...
Kairos: Exploring a Virtual Botanical Garden through Point Clouds
Rubin, Maximilian; Cardoso, Jorge C. S.; Carvalho, Pedro MartinsThis paper reports the design, implementation and evaluation of a point cloud-based virtual reality environment for a botanical garden. The objective of this work was the creation of a point cloud-based digital timestamp of the Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra, capturing reality and thus a moment in time that can be run and visualised in 3D space in real-time. This environment consists of three dis...
Spectare: Re-Designing a Stereoscope for a Cultural Heritage XR Experience
Taipina, Daniel; Cardoso, Jorge C. S.Stereoscopic photography was one of the main forms of visual communication in the second half of the 19th century. The experience of viewing stereoscopic photographs using stereoscopes is described as evoking memories of the past, feelings of presence in the depicted scenes, but also fun and magical experiences. The fact that using these devices generates these impactful experiences is relevant for Cultural Her...
Usability Evaluation of a VibroTactile API for Web-Based Virtual Reality Experi...
Canelha, José; Cardoso, Jorge C. S.; Perrotta, AndréThis paper presents the Vibrotactile Editor System for designing and programming Vibrotactile (VT) feedback for Virtual Reality (VR) experiences. We describe the system and a usability evaluation of the programmatic component for the A-Frame web-based VR framework through a set of programming tasks. The resolution of the tasks showed some difficulty in understanding the state of the component when developing wi...
Tangible VR Book: Exploring the Design Space of Marker-Based Tangible Interface...
Cardoso, Jorge C. S.; Ribeiro, Jorge M.Tangible User Interface (TUI) represents a huge potential for Virtual Reality (VR) because tangibles can naturally provide rich haptic cues which are often missing in VR experiences that make use of standard controllers. We are particularly interested in implementing TUIs for smartphone-based VR, given the lower usage barrier and easy deployment. In order to keep the overall system simple and accessible, we hav...