2017 3rd International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN) - Workshop, Long and Short Paper, and Poster Proceedings

ILRN 2017 is the third annual international conference of the Immersive Learning Network. It follows on from the inaugural conference held in Prague in July 2015 and the second conference held in Santa Barbara in June 2016.

There have been ninety-three submissions to the conference in 2017 encompassing long and short papers, posters, special tracks and workshops. This has more than doubled since last year when the total was forty-five. This research area is clearly attracting more attention as the usability and affordability of powerful virtual reality devices grows alongside the search for new modes of learning and delivering effective educational experiences. In addition to the ongoing development of virtual laboratories, bespoke learning systems and collaborative training environments the emerging interdisciplinary fields of cultural heritage, VR-related cognitive studies and VRmediated communication are also represented in these proceedings.

The Immersive Learning Research Network is highly inclusive, keen to accommodate and encourage all interested parties to actively participate in this vibrant research area, especially by attending the annual conference. All papers and posters were independently reviewed: long papers by 3 – 5 reviewers, short papers by 2 – 4 reviewers and posters by 2 reviewers. This ensured that all authors were given a good mix of feedback on how to improve their submissions for publication and presentation at the conference. In cases where the reviewers agreed that much more work was needed for a particular format long papers were invited to be resubmitted as short papers and short papers as posters. Submissions for the main track of the conference included nine posters and thirty-four papers. Eleven of these papers were accepted for inclusion in an edition of Springer’s long running series Communications in Computer and Information Sciences with the remaining revised papers and abstracts for posters being included in this volume. This publication is Open Access with a DOI and also a separate DOI for each long paper.

If you are not already involved in thinking about or using immersive learning in educational contexts we believe that these proceedings will stimulate you to so by joining the ILRN.

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-2017-coimbra-ebook/.

Editors

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

ISBN 978-3-85125-530-0

Copyright ©2017 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:

Beck, D., Allison, C., Morgado, L., Pirker, J., Khosmood, F., Richter, J., & Gütl, C. (Eds.) (2017). iLRN 2017 Coimbra. Workshop, Long and Short Paper, and Poster Proceedings of the Third Immersive Learning Research Network Conference, iLRN 2017, Coimbra, Portugal, June 26-29, 2017. Verlag der Technischen Universität Graz. ISBN 978-3-85125-530-0

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.