According to an international survey performed by the World Health Organization, it was estimated that the number of visually impaired people in the year 2002 rose to about 161 million (2.6% of the world’s population). Therefore, a large number of people are suffering from a visual handicap...

Possible responses to the extremely complex and delicate question of the influence that <virtual reality> exercises on the development of a child as a unique personality, on the child's psycho-social development and on the education of a child generally may be provided by serious research of a cohort sequential...</virtual>

The paper gives a detailed introduction of the equipment and the software installed in the Virtual Logistics Laboratory of the Department of Materials Handling and Logistics, at the University of Miskolc. The primary aim of this new laboratory is to help the development of the various...

Cette étude qualitative permet de souligner les spécificités d’une expérience immersive dans le contexte du commerce électronique, comparativement aux expériences d’immersion dans le domaine culturel. La recherche permet d’identifier les composantes expérientielles des sites...

This research project reports the findings of an original study with regards to a new Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) instructional technique to be used for training purposes. The study investigated the effectiveness of a model HACCP instructional technique, the main...

This work presents a new analytical method to evaluate the efficiency of PV systems working in partial shading conditions by taking into account the effect of surrounding obstacles. A mathematical procedure to determine the shadowed area on PV modules, depending on the location of the PV system...

The paper analyzes physiological responses to different visual representations of stressful work activities. A between-subject experiment was conducted to analyze differences in heart rate (HR) and electromyography (EMG) between subjects watching videos featuring real actors and virtual videos...

This study explores the effectiveness of disaster prevention programs using virtual reality and partial least squares techniques. The purpose is to gain an understanding of IS (information system) usage and acceptance behaviors, mainly the users’ acceptance of virtual reality, as well as...

The paper gives a detailed introduction of the equipment and the software installed in the Virtual Logistics Laboratory of the Department of Materials Handling and Logistics, at the University of Miskolc. The primary aim of this new laboratory is to help the development of the various...

The successor of ICALT2001 was ICALT2002. Due to progress in research and the fast assimilation of WWW-based learning in the world of education and training, we see a rather strong reorientation to the basic paradigms underlying learning practices and teaching practices. This paper offers a...