A4 Refereed article in a conference publication
Bridging Virtual and Real: A Comparison of Mixed Reality and 2D Video Conferencing for Embodied Collaboration in Distance Education
Authors: Han, Xiaoran; Teimouri, Maryam; Hahta, Sebastian; Montero, Calkin Suero; Suovuo, Tomi bgt; Mäkilä, Tuomas; Sutinen, Erkki
Editors: Chang, Maiga; Chen, Scott; Kuo, Rita; Sampson, Demetrios; Tlili, Ahmed; Tsai, Pei-Shu
Conference name: International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies
Publication year: 2025
Journal:: IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies
Book title : 2025 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)
First page : 73
Last page: 77
ISBN: 979-8-3315-6531-2
eISBN: 979-8-3315-6530-5
ISSN: 2161-3761
eISSN: 2161-377X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT64023.2025.00027
Web address : https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11194793
The current distance education's reliance on 2D videoconferencing exposes serious limitations in supporting em-bodied collaboration in primary education. This study evaluates a mixed reality (MR) alternative, the Shared Holographic Learning Environment, using Microsoft HoloLens 2 and Intel RealSense to enable bidirectional holographic collaboration between geographically dispersed classrooms. We conducted a mixed-methods experiment involving 16 Finnish sixth-grade students comparing 2D video conferencing (TV/tablet) and 3D-2D hybrid interaction.
Funding information in the publication:
This work has been partially funded by the Research Council of Finland, under grant 343364.
