Aung Thura Htoo

1. Intercountry disease transmission and inclusion of broader population characteristics in tracking mobility should be potential follow-up studies according to the article.

2. Government restrictions during COVID-19 in Thailand have shown to be effective in restricting the mobility of people in the villages near the border. Before any…[Read more]

Hello Chanapong, yes, I agree with you that usability is the major impact factor in terms of user engagement. Web-based platforms are more user-friendly than mobile-based counterparts, which makes web-based platforms receive more feedbacks and submission. Additionally, factors like the need to install and register are negative in user engagement.…[Read more]

Hello Sirithep, thank you for sharing your answers with us. I agree with you that complexity and failure to tailor to the needs of the target audience are the negative factors in completion. Additionally, I believe the need to install an application makes it more harder to complete it as some might find it hard to install an app on their mobile…[Read more]

Yes, installing an app just to complete a survey is still a barrier for me as well. However, if it links with my other medical records, it could be worthwhile.

Hello Cing, yes, I agree with you on the facts that the complexity in the design and the involvement of multiple steps are the major hinderance influencing on the design of mobile-based applications. Additionally, like you mentioned, digital literacy also plays an important role. As mobile apps tend to capture more detailed information, people…[Read more]

Hello Cing, yes, it is surprising to me to see that those correlation are not statistically significant. Like in the discussion, we need to determine what factors are causing it and try to fix it so that we can benefit from those technology and innovations.

Hello Chanapong, I agree with your response that the content of the information provided in the vaccination app can persuade as well as dissuade a person in terms of vaccine uptake. So, we should be careful how we present our content in those applications using facts outline pros and cons. However, the decision to take the vaccine will be on the…[Read more]

Hello Tanyawat, I felt the same when using the VR classroom. Even though it looks cool, I think we need to make it more friendly to academic style. Your dashboard is vivid and quite impressive to me. Thank you for sharing your dashboard and avatar.

Dear Phyo, thank you for sharing your comprehensive COVID-19 dashboard, it is quite dashing and looks modernized. Additionally, your outfits looks simple, casual yet cool.

Hello Chanapong, we have the same outfit, great!

Hello Sirithep PI, thank you for your discussion. I agree with you that prior experience with technology have a relative impact on user perception. Additionally, I think the content of the apps can also have an impact on user perception. In the article, they mentioned that some contents dissuade people from taking vaccines.

1. According to the provided article, usability, and the type of notification platform are the two important factors influencing the participant engagement.

2. For mobile app uses, there are additional complexities compared to web-app users. For example, after installing the mobile app, the user are required to register CANImmunize account, which…[Read more]

1. It felt a little bit different. Even though we can interact like opening camera, talking via microphone, it does not feel real, I felt sense of the loss of human-to-human interaction. Secondly, I felt disoriented after a few strolls around the gallery, but I believe it will get better and smoother if more people are invested in VR setting.

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Hello Siriluk, thank you for sharing your VR experience. The drawings are creative as well as the handsome cat looks curious to the VR headset. I agree with you on the limitations of current VR HMD on realism. For example, in the cardboard museum scene, I cannot look anything under my feet due to spatial boundaries. Additionally, though head-tilt…[Read more]

Hello Chanapong, thank you for sharing your VR experience, we faced similar experiences like feeling dizzy and HMD being unfit to our phone. Additionally, you made a good point on what VR on HMD is lacking like the feeling of wind and the spatial sound. I think cave VR can improve those aspects but we need to take consideration of cyber-sickness…[Read more]

Hello Pacharapol, thank you for sharing your detailed VR experience with us. I experienced the same discomfort regarding some apps not being clickable and my phone being too large for the headset. And the ads that are not in the VR while you are on the headset is really annoying to me. I asked a friend of mine who wears glasses to try the VR…[Read more]

1. Usability and acceptability scores were the only significant benefits reported by the systematic review. Additionally, the reviewers believed that mobile apps have potential to promote vaccination uptake, even though the results on the improvement of vaccination uptake after apps usage in this study are not consistent yet.

2. Reminders,…[Read more]

Hello Cing, I totally agree with you on motion sickness, I felt the same. It needs smoother transition to alleviate the cybersickness. Unlike your phone, my phone is only a bit bigger than the cardboard space, not allowing extra space for touchscreen but just enough not to be able to close it properly. Thank you for sharing your experience.

Hello Ajarn, thank you for your article, I will check it.