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SUMMARY:XR and Education: Meeting Learning and Teaching Challenges in Virt
 ual and Augmented Reality
DESCRIPTION:SIGGRAPH Asia 2023 is excited to announce the return of the ed
 ucation program! The Educator’s Forum invites people from both academia an
 d the industry to present innovative research, methods and developments re
 lated to the teaching of computer graphics and interactive techniques and 
 application of computer graphics and interactive techniques in all areas o
 f learning.\nSupporting the conference theme – Connecting Stories, being a
 ble to tell stories and communicate effectively through and across a diver
 se range of social, cultural, professional, technical, and creative networ
 ks, and communities is a vital part of the educational experience. SIGGRAP
 H Asia views education as a natural and essential part of the lifelong lea
 rning process and supports the evolving integration of art and technology 
 embraced by educators.\n\n\nAs an international gathering of industry prof
 essionals and academics, the Educator’s Forum will present perspectives th
 at appeal to a wide spectrum of interests and share educational strategies
  adopted in both industry and academia to make the learning process more s
 atisfying, productive, and meaningful.\n\nLeveraging AR-Driven Visual Stor
 ytelling to Enhance Communication of Complex Social Issues: Principles, St
 rategies, and Multifaceted Roles of Visuals\n\nBy sharing principles and s
 trategies for effectively using AR-driven Visual Storytelling to communica
 te complex social issues this paper adds to the fields of design and educa
 tion. The insights offer visual designers a strong toolbox to create engag
 ing experiences for audiences. Additionally, focusi...\n\n\nAnastasia Tyur
 ina (Queensland University of Technology, National Research University MIE
 T)\n---------------------\nMixed Reality as Empathy Machine. Case Study in
  Universal Design Course\n\nEmpathy has become a central focus in design a
 nd is clearly evident in various frameworks, such as universal design, inc
 lusive design, and human-centered design. However, among numerous stakehol
 ders, designers, and engineers are the ones who particularly require an ex
 pansion of their empathetic unde...\n\n\nDorota Kamińska, Grzegorz Zwolins
 ki, and Agnieszka Dubiel (Lodz University of Technology)\n----------------
 -----\nComputer Graphics and Extended Reality Courses for the Programmopho
 bic\n\nThis paper describes the challenges and solutions to teaching compu
 ter graphics as well as extended reality concepts to students from a varie
 ty of backgrounds in the context of the School of Future Environments at t
 he Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. Examples are provided f
 or the cont...\n\n\nStefan Marks and Sebastián Gil Parga (Auckland Univers
 ity of Technology)\n---------------------\nTable Cape VR Education Technol
 ogy Project: An Immersive Learning Experience of Walking with Giants\n\nTh
 is paper profiles the Table Cape VR Education Technology Project titled "W
 alking with Giants," which was designed to offer an immersive learning exp
 erience for community storytelling. Table Cape is located in Wynyard, a to
 wn in rural Northwest Tasmania, Australia; it is an extinct volcano renown
 ed...\n\n\nZi Siang See, Greg Oates, and David Hicks (University of Tasman
 ia); Cyndia Hilliger and Justin McErlain (Business Northwest); Jean-Luc Sc
 hmid (University of Newcastle, University of Tasmania); and Kaitlyn Dierik
 x (University of Tasmania)\n---------------------\nMathVR: Teaching Vector
  Arithmetic Using Virtual Reality\n\nTraditionally, linear algebra has bee
 n taught using 2D represen-\ntations of fundamentally 3D concepts. We pres
 ent a visualisation\nof vector arithmetic in virtual reality with full han
 d presence and\nlateral motion, demonstrating how this new technology can 
 be\nused to enhance student engagement and un...\n\n\nMatt Cabanag (Univer
 sity of New South Wales Sydney)\n\nRegistration Category: Full Access, Enh
 anced Access, Trade Exhibitor, Experience Hall Exhibitor
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