In December 2025, CAPHE was represented at the Media and Material Literacy in Extended Reality conference in Lisbon, bringing together research on hybrid learning, immersive technologies, education and the relationship between digital and physical environments.
The international interdisciplinary conference was hosted by the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon (FBAUL) and the Polish University Abroad (PUNO) as part of the CAPHE project.
Embracing Gaia: Hybrid Pedagogies for Media and Ecological Literacy in XR
The Narratologies team presented “Embracing Gaia: Hybrid Pedagogies for Media and Ecological Literacy in XR”, with Natasha Papathoma, Aliki Iovita and Kinya Marangu.
The presentation explored how digital and physical worlds can merge through XR and gamified tours, creating new ways to approach ecological and material literacy across different age groups.
Exploring Hybridity
The session also brought together related research from CAPHE partners, including “Gaia’s Echo: Hybrid Methodologies in Immersive & Serious Leisure Research” by Kuba Petri, Monika Krakowska and Magdalena Zych from Jagiellonian University, and “Hybridity in Theory and Practice” by Mutuma Marangu of TMMSAC.
The Lisbon conference created a space for researchers and practitioners to exchange ideas around hybrid environments, immersive experiences and new approaches to learning.
For CAPHE, it was another opportunity to connect practical experimentation, research and collaboration across the project partners.