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Manuel B. Garcia is a professor of information technology and the founding director of the Educational Innovation and Technology Hub (EdITH) at FEU Institute of Technology, Manila, Philippines. Read More
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1607, FEU Tech Building,P. Paredes St, Sampaloc,
Manila, Philippines mbgarcia@feutech.edu.ph
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Publications co-authored with "Adao, Rossana T."
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Garcia, M. B. iD, 
Quejado, C. K.
, Maranan, C. R. B.
, Ualat, O. N.
, Adao, R. T.
, 
Happonen, A. iD
, Yilmaz, R.
, Bozkurt, A. iD
Social Relationship Development in the Metaverse: The Roles of Embodiment, Immersion, and the Moderating Effect of Copresence
TENCON 2024 - 2024 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON), pages 1533-1536, (2024)
doi https://doi.org/10.1109/TENCON61640.2024.10902707
Garcia, M. B. iD
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Garcia, Manuel B.
mbgarcia@feutech.edu.ph iD 0000-0003-2615-422XEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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radao@fit.edu.phCollege of Computer Studies, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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ari.happonen@lut.fi iD 0000-0003-0744-1776School of Engineering Science, LUT University, Finland
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ryilmaz@bartin.edu.trFaculty of Science, Bartin University, Turkey
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arasbozkurt@gmail.com iD 0000-0002-4520-642X, Anadolu University, Turkey
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Garcia, M. B. iD, Quejado, C. K.
, Maranan, C. R. B.
, Ualat, O. N.
, Adao, R. T.
Valentine's Day in the Metaverse: Examining School Event Celebrations in Virtual Worlds Using an Appreciative Inquiry Approach
Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Education and Multimedia Technology, pages 22-29, (2024)
doi https://doi.org/10.1145/3678726.3678739 | Citations: 2
Garcia, M. B. iD
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Garcia, Manuel B.
mbgarcia@feutech.edu.ph iD 0000-0003-2615-422XEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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Garcia, M. B. iD, Adao, R. T.
, Pempiña, E. B.
, Quejado, C. K.
, Maranan, C. R. B.
MILES Virtual World: A Three-Dimensional Avatar-Driven Metaverse-Inspired Digital School Environment for FEU Group of Schools
Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Education and Multimedia Technology, pages 23-29, (2023)
doi https://doi.org/10.1145/3625704.3625729 | Citations: 9
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Garcia, Manuel B.
mbgarcia@feutech.edu.ph iD 0000-0003-2615-422XEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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radao@fit.edu.phCollege of Computer Studies, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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Garcia, M. B. iD, Adao, R. T.
, Ualat, O. N.
, 
Cunanan-Yabut, A.
Remodeling a Mobile Educational Metaverse Using a Co-Design Approach: Challenges, Issues, and Expected Features
Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Education and Multimedia Technology, pages 47-54, (2023)
doi https://doi.org/10.1145/3625704.3625730 | Citations: 15
Garcia, M. B. iD
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Garcia, Manuel B.
mbgarcia@feutech.edu.ph iD 0000-0003-2615-422XEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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acyabut@feutech.edu.phCollege of Engineering, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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Garcia, M. B. iD, Mansul, D. M. C.
, Pempiña, E. B.
, 
Perez, M. R. L.
, Adao, R. T.
A Playable 3D Virtual Tour for an Interactive Campus Visit Experience: Showcasing School Facilities to Attract Potential Enrollees
2023 9th International Conference on Virtual Reality, pages 461-466, (2023)
doi https://doi.org/10.1109/ICVR57957.2023.10169768 | Citations: 13
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Garcia, Manuel B.
mbgarcia@feutech.edu.ph iD 0000-0003-2615-422XCollege of Computer Studies, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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Garcia, M. B. iD, Enriquez, J. B. R.
, Adao, R. T.
, Happonen, A. iD
"Hey IDE, Display Hello World": Integrating a Voice Coding Approach in Hands-on Computer Programming Activities
2022 IEEE 14th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM), pages 1-6, (2022)
doi https://doi.org/10.1109/HNICEM57413.2022.10109412 | Citations: 6
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Garcia, Manuel B.
mbgarcia@feutech.edu.ph iD 0000-0003-2615-422XCollege of Computer Studies, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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ari.happonen@lut.fi iD 0000-0003-0744-1776School of Engineering Science, LUT University, Finland
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Garcia, M. B. iD, Ambat, S. C.
, Adao, R. T.
Tomayto, Tomahto: A Machine Learning Approach for Tomato Ripening Stage Identification Using Pixel-Based Color Image Classification
2019 IEEE 11th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM), pages 1-6, (2019)
doi https://doi.org/10.1109/HNICEM48295.2019.9072892 | Citations: 45
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Garcia, Manuel B.
mbgarcia@feutech.edu.ph iD 0000-0003-2615-422XCollege of Computer Studies, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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