António Vieira de Castro

Building a medical learning methodology based on open source technologies

This article aims to present the steps for creating a learning methodology to the health area based on open source software and digital health learning contents. We intend to apply some common practices of engineering to the health area in order to enhance the preservation, sharing, production and re-use of contents. For this purpose, we created a thematic repository named MELOR (Medical Learning Objects Repository), an e-learning platform named MEDUCA (Medical Education), a social network, a ip-TV channel and several learning resources and learning objects in order to investigate new mechanisms to increase health education and enhance the sharing overall. We also created a main portal where other researchers can participate.

Visualization and Manipulation of Information in 3D Immersive Environments

Developments in recent years has resulted in the creation of computational environments with potential for users to carry an immersive environment. This article aims to describe the development process of 3D immersive environments that require the use of specific tools and techniques, that allow the original environment with a set of associated information that will help to describe the own environment. For this purpose prototypes were created and results were evaluated.