Assistant Professor
Tord Waage Frøland
Field of work
Researching development and use of simulations and serious games for learning. Exploring various techniques and technologies, including VR, AR, mobile, special haptic equipment and more. Background in computer science.
Current projects:
- VR-game based on 360-video for learning and easing the transition to working places/practice places.
- Browser / mobile game for learning the phlebotomy procedure.
- Multiplayer VR-game for laboratory training.
Courses taught
ING102 - Introduction to engineering professional practice and working methods
DAT100 - Introduction to programming
DAT102 - Algorithms and data structures
DAT107 - Database Systems
BIO200 - Information technology and Bioinformatics
BIO170 - Mathematics with computer tools
Research areas
- Serious games
- Simulation
- Virtual Reality
- Augmented Reality
- Graphics
- Gamification
- BIO200, Information Technology and Bioinformatics, Fall 2024
- DAT102, Algorithms and Data Structures, Spring 2025
- DAT108, Programming and web applications, Fall 2024
- DAT109, Software Development, Spring 2025
- DAT111, Introduction to Software Development, Fall 2024
- DAT154, Software Architecture and Application Development, Spring 2025
- ING100, Introduction to Engineering Practice , Fall 2024
Publications
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Single- and Multiuser Virtual Reality Training for Forklift Driving
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Exploring 360°-videos as Realistic Game-based Learning Environments for Work Placement Preparation
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Games and Simulations for Learning (Workshop)
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Digital Game-Based Support for Learning the Phlebotomy Procedure in the Biomedical Laboratory Scientist Education
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Merging 360°-videos and Game-Based Virtual Environments for Phlebotomy Training: Teachers and Students View
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