Gamification in Education Using the WOWCube®: A Tangible Mixed-Reality Learning Device
How the WOWCube — a tangible mixed-reality device — can serve as a hands-on, gamified learning tool in education.
Research results are published as peer-reviewed papers and conference proceedings. I am a permanent reviewer of Computers in Human Behavior (Elsevier) and on the Editorial Board of Cloud of Science. Main interests: gamification, tangible & mixed-reality interaction, freemium online learning.
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How the WOWCube — a tangible mixed-reality device — can serve as a hands-on, gamified learning tool in education.
Architecture and development of a game for a custom eight-processor WOWCube device built around a tangible user interface.
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Design principles and the programming environment behind the WOWCube gamification device.
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