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Opportunities, challenges, and training needs in the use of VR in Higher Education and SMEs: The case of Cyprus and Finland

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Panagiotis Kosmas,

Henri Pirkkalainen,

Charalambos VrasidasAuthors Info & Claims

CHI Greece 2021: CHI Greece 2021: 1st International Conference of the ACM Greek SIGCHI Chapter

Article No.: 20, Pages 1 - 7

https://doi.org/10.1145/3489410.3489430

Published: 25 November 2021 Publication History

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The use and adoption of VR solutions have increased rapidly due to recent technological developments. Over the last years, there have been many initiatives to develop and adopt VR in many different fields, including education and business. This paper describes the state-of-the-art of VR use in Cyprus and Finland, focusing on the use of VR technology in Higher Education (HE) Institutions and in Small to Medium Enterprises (SME). Interview sessions were conducted with 16 expert people from Higher Education and business to firstly identify the key technologies available and secondly to analyze the opportunities, strengths, challenges, and training needs concerning the adoption of VR. The analysis revealed essential considerations and valuable insights about the development, adoption, and promotion of VR solutions in Higher Education and the business sector.

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Mayer AKilinc ISprügel KHäfner P(2024)Towards Research Gaps in Collaborative Virtual Reality Environments for Education: A Literature ReviewOpen Science in Engineering10.1007/978-3-031-42467-0_47(513-525)Online publication date: 1-Jan-2024
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