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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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Garcia, M. B. iD
The Illusion of Presence and the Reality of Engagement: How Avatar Dynamics Define Social Interaction in an Educational Metaverse?
Interactive Learning Environments, (2026)
doi https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2025.2611127
Garcia, M. B. iDCorresponding Author
Garcia, Manuel B.
mbgarcia@feutech.edu.phiD 0000-0003-2615-422XEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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Garcia, M. B. iD, 
Metwally, A. H. S. iD, 
Wang, T. iD, 
Ofosu-Ampong, K. iD, 
Alasgarovas, R. iD, Nerantzi, C. iD, Nixon, J., 
Bozkurt, A. iD
Psychological and Developmental Repercussions of Pervasive AI Usage in Schools: A Review of Educational Benefits and Challenges
Responsible AI Integration in Education, pages 87-118, (2025)
doi https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3373-6007-2.ch003
Garcia, M. B. iDCorresponding Author
Garcia, Manuel B.
mbgarcia@feutech.edu.phiD 0000-0003-2615-422XEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
Search for more papers by this author Metwally, A. H. S. iDMetwally, Ahmed Hosny Saleh
ahmed.hosny@bnu.edu.cniD 0000-0002-9545-5870Faculty of Education, Helwan University, Egypt
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tianchong.wang@flinders.edu.auiD 0000-0002-6410-2490College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University, Australia
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kingofosu11@gmail.comiD 0000-0003-0561-6376Business School, University of Ghana, South Africa
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rena.alasgarovas@mtk.edu.aziD 0009-0009-6627-4243Secondary School, Baku Oxford School, Azerbaijan
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c.nerantzi@leeds.ac.ukiD 0000-0001-7145-1800School of Education, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
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jnixon@arden.ac.ukSchool of Education, Arden University, United Kingdom
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arasbozkurt@gmail.comiD 0000-0002-4520-642XDepartment of Distance Education, Anadolu University, Turkey
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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. iD, 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 | Citations: 6
Garcia, M. B. iDCorresponding Author
Garcia, Manuel B.
mbgarcia@feutech.edu.phiD 0000-0003-2615-422XEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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cquejado@feutech.edu.phEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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cbmaranan@feutech.edu.phEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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onualat@feutech.edu.phEducational 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.fiiD 0000-0003-0744-1776School of Engineering Science, LUT University, Finland
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ryilmaz@bartin.edu.triD 0000-0002-2041-1750Faculty of Science, Bartin University, Turkey
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arasbozkurt@gmail.comiD 0000-0002-4520-642XDepartment of Distance Education, Anadolu University, Turkey
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Watching Exercise and Fitness Videos on TikTok for Physical Education: Motivation, Engagement, and Message Sensation Value
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, Volume 44, Issue 3, pages 537–550, (2024)
doi https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2024-0084 | Citations: 34
Garcia, M. B. iDCorresponding Author
Garcia, Manuel B.
mbgarcia@feutech.edu.phiD 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: 15
Garcia, M. B. iDCorresponding Author
Garcia, Manuel B.
mbgarcia@feutech.edu.phiD 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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ebpempina@feutech.edu.phCollege of Computer Studies, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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cquejado@feutech.edu.phEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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cbmaranan@feutech.edu.phEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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