2018 4th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN) - Full and Short papers

The iLRN conference is an annual conference organized by the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN), an international organization of developers, educators, and research professionals collaborating to develop the scientific, technical, and applied potential of immersive learning. This year’s conference was the fourth annual meeting reporting high-quality results in immersive learning research. Focusing research on effective immersive learning experiences in various learning settings is raising increasing interest and includes many disciplines wherein immersive learning and training may be relevant. The vision of iLRN is to seek out, innovate, and share the evidence and potential for immersive learning. One of the supporting activities is hosting a worldwide conference for immersive scholars from across the disciplines, beginning in 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic. These conferences are designed to support and create opportunities for ILRN members to meet in collaborative contexts and build their professional immersive learning research and development capacities, and share practical experiences in various scientific tracks and other presentation  formats. But more than this, they were devised as an incubator during which iLRN members can collaboratively develop a comprehensive research and outreach agenda that encompasses the breadth and scope of the learning potentialities, affordances, and challenges of immersive learning environments.

As with the previous conferences, iLRN 2018 was another important international forum for immersive learning research. The call for papers resulted in a total of 21 full paper submissions submitted from the main track and 25 from the special tracks. Every submission underwent rigorous double blind review by at least three members of the Program Committee to ensure high scientific and quality standards. The editorial board decided, based on the reviewers’ comments, to accept 13 full papers and one short paper for the proceedings, which is an acceptance rate of 30.4%. The accepted papers’ authors are from: Brazil, Germany, Tunisia, United Kingdom, and the United States.

We would like to thank all who contributed to the success of this conference, in particular the members of the iLRN Program Committees of the main track and the special tracks for carefully reviewing the contributions and selecting a high-quality program.

We hope that you enjoy reading the latest issue of these proceedings. Browse the papers, reflect on the interdisciplinary connections and applications, contact the authors to continue discussions, and continue to advance iLRN’s immersive learning agenda, and we invite you to actively contribute to future events.

This Academic Full and Short Papers Proceedings volume is part of the Academic Track and is published by Springer.

To access the full documents please visit Springer's website: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-93596-6.

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
• Anasol Peña-Rios, British Telecom Research Labs, UK
• Todd Ogle, University Libraries, Virginia Tech, USA
• Jonathon Richter, iLRN President and CEO, USA
• Christian Gütl, Graz University of Technology, Austria

ISBN 978-3-319-93596-6

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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., Peña-Rios, A., Ogle, T., Richter, J., & Gütl, C. (Eds.) (2018). Immersive Learning Research Network. Proceedings of 4th International Conference, iLRN 2018, Missoula, MT, USA, June 24-29, 2018. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-93596-6

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