Selma Auala

According to our database, Selma Auala authored at least 18 papers between 2023 and 2026.

Collaborative distances:

• Dijkstra number of five.
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2026

Closing the Distance: Transferability and Co-design of a Starlore VR Prototype with Ju/'hoansi San Elders in Namibia.

Kasper Rodil, !Amace N!aici, Frederik Roland Christiansen, Linus Nørgaard Hollensberg, Kristian Julsgaard, Selma Auala, Donovan Maasz, Sisco Lovisa Auala, Heike Winschiers-Theophilus

Proceedings of the 2026 ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences, 2026

Culturally Informed Colour Coding in Virtual Reality: Preserving ovaHimba Heritage.

Tjihimise Kaunatjike, Emilie Maria Nybo Arendttorp, Selma Auala, Heike Winschiers-Theophilus

Proceedings of the 2026 ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences, 2026

Promoting Ocean Stewardship by Embedding an Ocean Literacy VR Experience in a Traditional Topnaar Narrative.

Ralph Dyakugha, Thalia Animas, Kasper Rodil, Selma Auala, Heike Winschiers-Theophilus

Proceedings of the 2026 ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences, 2026

2025

Teachers and Students Envisioning Mixed Reality Remote Learning: A Qualitative Exploration on Fostering Academic Engagement.

Naska Goagoses, Heike Winschiers-Theophilus, Selma Auala, Nicolas Pope, Erkki Rötkönen, Helvi Itenge, Calkin Suero Montero, Tomi Suovuo, Erkki Sutinen

Technol. Knowl. Learn., June, 2025

Co-creating a VR Narrative Experience of Constructing a Food Storage Following OvaHimba Traditional Practices.

Kaulyaalalwa Peter, Isaac Makosa, Selma Auala, Laurinda Ndjao, Donovan Maasz, Uariaike Mbinge, Heike Winschiers-Theophilus

Proceedings of the 2025 ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences, 2025

Learn to Hunt like a San: A Virtual Reality Experience Blending Traditional Practices with Formal Education.

Selma Auala, Heike Winschiers-Theophilus

Proceedings of the 2025 ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences, 2025

Building Friendships Across Borders: The Role of Social Robot Haru in Children Group Communication and Connection Development.

Zhennan Yi, Leigh Levinson, Diego Delgado-Chaves, Jose M. Perez-Moleron, Nabil Bougria, Antonia Krummheuer, Matthias Rehm, Anders Kalsgaard Møller, Katrine Kielsholm Ramsgaard, Selma Auala, Heike Winschiers-Theophilus, Edward Nepolo, David Calero, Devis Dal Moro, Daniel Serrano, Magí Dalmau-Moreno, Randy Gomez, Luis Merino, Selma Sabanovic

Proceedings of the 34th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, 2025

'It's Technology that Gets us Together'-Exploring Teachers' Perspectives on Holographic Telepresence for Synchronous Hybrid Learning in Schools.

Calkin Suero Montero, Xiaoran Han, Selma Auala, Sebastian Hahta, Tomi 'bgt' Suovuo, Erkki Rötkönen, Heike Winschiers-Theophilus, Erkki Sutinen

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, 2025

Creating a Responsible AI Framework for Cultural Validity: Exploring Heritage Futures with an Ovahimba Indigenous Community of Namibia.

Selma Auala, Uariaike Mbinge, Laurinda Ndjao, Keith Craig van Niekerk, Nestor Nathingo, Ranta Nehoya, Rachel Charlotte Smith, Kasper Rodil, Gereon Koch Kapuire, Donovan Maasz, Heike Winschiers-Theophilus

Proceedings of the 5th Biennial African Human Computer Interaction Conference, 2025

Co-Designing Learning Supports for Cultural Virtual Reality Experiences with Namibian Primary School Learners.

Selma Auala, Heike Winschiers-Theophilus, Naska Goagoses

Proceedings of the 24th Interaction Design and Children, 2025

2024

Enacting Future Robots with Namibian Children.

Antonia Krummheuer, Selma Auala, Helvi Itenge, Heike Winschiers-Theophilus

Proceedings of the Social Robotics - 16th International Conference, 2024

Primary School Students Designing for Future Relationship Building in Extended Realities: Encounters with Live Human Holograms.

Naska Goagoses, Heike Winschiers-Theophilus, Jason Mendes, Selma Auala, Erkki Sutinen

Proceedings of the Participatory Design Conference 2024: Exploratory Papers and Workshops, 2024

Co-design of an Extended Reality Escape Room with Primary School Students.

Katja Becker, Helvi Itenge, Selma Auala, Joseph-David Isaacs, Heike Winschiers-Theophilus

Proceedings of the 23rd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference, 2024

2023

An AR Game for Primary Learners to Safeguard Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Ovahimba Tribe.

Kaulyaalalwa Peter, Selma Auala, Heike Winschiers-Theophilus

Proceedings of the 2023 ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences, 2023

Bridging Spaces: A Student Perspective on Designing for Remote Presence with 3D Holograms.

Jason Mendes, Selma Auala, Heike Winschiers-Theophilus, Tomi 'bgt' Suovuo, Erkki Sutinen, Calkin Suero Montero, Naska Goagoses

Proceedings of the 4th African Human Computer Interaction Conference, 2023

Lets dance /Hi//Ka//Kusi with non-player character Ju/'Hoansi women in Virtual Reality.

Freja B. K. Johansen, Mads Rosengreen Jørgensen, Thomas K. K. Kjeldsen, Samkao Magot, Shorty Kandjengo, Joseph-David Isaacs, Selma Auala, Rosetha Kays, Emilie Maria Nybo Arendttorp, Heike Winschiers-Theophilus, Kasper Rodil

Proceedings of the 4th African Human Computer Interaction Conference, 2023

Co-Designing Technologies with Children.

Helvi Itenge, Rosetha Kays, Selma Auala, Shilumbe Chivuno-Kuria, Kaulyaalalwa Peter, Isaac Makosa

Proceedings of the 4th African Human Computer Interaction Conference, 2023

A Community-Based Exploration Into Gesture-driven Locomotion Control in Virtual Reality.

Emilie Maria Nybo Arendttorp, Selma Auala, Heike Winschiers-Theophilus, Kasper Rodil, Samkao Magot

Proceedings of the 4th African Human Computer Interaction Conference, 2023