Manuel B. Garcia serves as the Senior Director for Educational Technology and Digital Learning 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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Educational Metaverse as an Alternative Venue for School Events: Examining Digital Participation and Social Presence in a Virtual World
Interactive Learning Environments, (2026)
doi https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2026.2712635
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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Metaverse Experience and Technology Acceptance (META): A Framework for Decoding Digital Existence in Virtual Worlds
Education and Information Technologies, Volume 31, Issue 6, pages 1581-1610, (2025)
doi https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-025-13860-7 | Citations: 3
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: 19
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
Search for more papers by this author Maranan, C. R. B.Maranan, Clark Raven B.
cbmaranan@feutech.edu.phEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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