1st Edition
From Smart Cities to the Metaverse Games, Immersive Experiences, and the Future of Digital Interaction
Section I Foundations of Games and Immersive Technologies
1 Immersive Metaverse Applications: From Games to Reality
Noradila Nordin, Norliza Katuk, and Adib Habbal
2 The Convergence of Game Development and Immersive Technologies
Tan Chin Ike, John Hii Ing Kieng, Juha Huhtakallio, Jacob Sow Tian You, Sophie Azlan, Siti Azreena Mubin, and Zubaida Nila
3 Technological Foundations in Transforming Games and Immersive Realities
Rehab Albeladi
4 The Evolution of Gaming in the Metaverse
Juncheng Wang
Section II Games Technology and Immersive Experiences in Action
5 Augmented Reality Storytelling: Re‑Living the 1821 Kedah‑Siam War at Kota Kuala Kedah
Noradila Nordin, Husniza Husni, Fakhrul Anuar Aziz, and Azizi Ab Aziz
6 Virtual Reality and Environmental Innovation in Japan’s Smart Cities: Illuminating the Path to Sustainability
Siti Azreena Mubin, Tan Chin Ike, Muhammad Nur Affendy Nor’a, and Yong Jie Wong
7 Augmented Reality in Social Welfare: Designing Immersive Donation Experiences
Azizah Che Omar, Norhana Yusof, and Mohd Adib Abd Muin
Section III Building Immersive and Game‑Driven Digital Worlds
8 From Play to Practice: Game‑Based Waste‑Sorting Education for Children
Hanhan Maulana, Herman Surdianto Soegoto, Irfan Dwiguna Sumitra, Rifki Aqila Zaidan, Noraziah ChePa, Nur Azzah Abu Bakar, and Azham Hussain
9 Gamifying Eco‑Awareness: Inspiring Sustainable Habits in Malaysian and Indonesian Schools
Noraziah ChePa, Nur Azzah Abu Bakar, Azham Hussain, Hanhan Maulana, Herman Surdianto Soegoto, Irfan Dwiguna Sumitra, and Laura Lim Sie‑Yi
10 Game‑Based Interventions for Dyslexia: Usability Insights from DysPReX and MazeDyslexic
Nur Azzah Abu Bakar, Noraziah ChePa, and Mohd Adan Omar
Section IV Society and the Human Experience in Immersive Worlds
11 Avatars and Digital Identity in the Metaverse
Lee Kai Lun
12 Virtual Reality and the Elderly: Immersive Experiences for Quality of Life
Hafizan Mat Som and Amzari Ghazali
13 AI vs Human Judgement: A Comparative Analysis of
MyBuddy Application and Manual Assessment in Predicting At‑Risk Students
Noraziah ChePa, Ahmad Hanis Mohd Shabli, Azizi Ab Aziz, Wan Hussain Wan Ishak, and Laura Lim Sie‑Yi
14 AI for Inclusion: Sign Language Recognition to Support Hajj Pilgrims
Muhammad Siddik Hasibuan, Yusuf Ramadhan Nasution, Armansyah, Muhammad Ikhsan, Aidil Halim Lubis, and Sriani
Biography
Noradila Nordin was awarded the prestigious King’s Scholarship by the Government of Malaysia to pursue her PhD at University College London. She is currently a lecturer at the School of Games & Creative Technology, University for the Creative Arts (UCA) in the United Kingdom.
Norliza Katuk is an associate professor of Cybersecurity at the School of Computing, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). Her research interests include information security and privacy, and cybersecurity awareness, and she has published widely in international journals and serves as a reviewer for several esteemed publications.
Adib Habbal is an associate professor of Computer Engineering and the founding head of the Innovative Networked Systems (INETs) Research Group at the Faculty of Engineering, Karabük University, Türkiye.
