Bridging Virtual and Real: A Comparison of Mixed Reality and 2D Video Conferencing for Embodied Collaboration in Distance Education



: Han, Xiaoran; Teimouri, Maryam; Hahta, Sebastian; Montero, Calkin Suero; Suovuo, Tomi bgt; Mäkilä, Tuomas; Sutinen, Erkki

: Chang, Maiga; Chen, Scott; Kuo, Rita; Sampson, Demetrios; Tlili, Ahmed; Tsai, Pei-Shu

: International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies

: 2025

: IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies

: 2025 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)

: 73

: 77

: 979-8-3315-6531-2

: 979-8-3315-6530-5

: 2161-3761

: 2161-377X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT64023.2025.00027

: 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.


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This work has been partially funded by the Research Council of Finland, under grant 343364.


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