2016 2nd International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN) - Workshop, Long and Short Paper, and Poster Proceedings

ILRN 2016 is the second annual international conference of the Immersive Learning Network. It follows on from the inaugural conference held in Prague in July 2015. The topic is becoming increasingly relevant as the power and affordability of suitable computers, mobile devices, network connectivity and interface technologies has made virtual and augmented reality environments more accessible than ever before. ILRN’s mission is to stimulate the use of, and share knowledge about, these exciting technologies as they are applied effectively in education and learning scenarios. This requires both fundamental and applied research. ILRN aims to develop a comprehensive research and outreach agenda that encompasses the breadth and scope of all the learning potentialities, affordances and challenges of immersive learning environments. To achieve this, the ILRN has invited scientists, practitioners, organizations, and innovators across all disciplines to report on their research in the ILRN 2016 international conference.

Twenty-three papers were received for this event and after a rigorous reviewing process nine were selected as full papers for a Springer published volume and 2 as full papers for this online proceedings volume, which also includes the texts of three posters. Papers in the main conference report on the use of immersive learning environments to address a variety of educational challenges and environments, with the use of virtual worlds in corporate training and programming using immersive environments as the foci. The authors of these papers hail from Austria, Australia, the UK, Germany, Portugal, Scotland, and in the United States, North Carolina and Oregon.

We hope you will find this collection of papers informative and engaging. We encourage you to join ILRN and participate in future events.

This Academic Workshop, Long and Short Paper, and Poster Proceedings volume is part of the Academic Track and is published by Verlag der Technischen Universität Graz.

To access the full documents please visit Verlag der Technischen Universität Graz' website: https://www.tugraz-verlag.at/en/gesamtverzeichnis/informatik-und-biomedizinische-technik/ilrn-2016-santa-barbara-ebook/.

Editors

• Colin Allison,University of St Andrews, UK
• Leonel Morgado, Universidade Aberta, Portugal
• Johanna Pirker, Graz University of Technology, Austria
• Dennis Beck, University of Arkansas, USA
• Jonathon Richter, iLRN President and CEO, USA
• Christian Gütl, Graz University of Technology, Austria

ISBN978-3-85125-472-3

Copyright ©2016 by the Immersive Learning Research Network. For reprints and permissions policies please visit Verlag der Technischen Universität Graz' website.

The papers in this book comprise the proceedings of the meeting mentioned on the cover and title page. The papers in this publication reflect the authors' opinions. Their inclusion in this publication does not necessarily constitute endorsement by the editors or the Immersive Learning Research Network.

To cite this volume please use the recommended format:

Allison, C., Morgado, L., Pirker, J., Beck, D., Richter, J., & Gütl, C. (Eds.) (2016). iLRN 2016 Santa Barbara. Workshop, Long and Short Paper, and Poster Proceedings of the Second Immersive Learning Research Network Conference, iLRN 2016, Santa Barbara, USA, June 27-July 1, 2016. Verlag der Technischen Universität Graz. ISBN 978-3-85125-472-3

For more information on the Academic Proceedings please visit https://publications.immersivelrn.org/index.php/academic.

For more information on the Practitioner Proceedings please visit https://publications.immersivelrn.org/index.php/practitioner.