2019 5th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN) - Full and Short papers

These are the curated works of the 5th Annual Immersive Learning Research Network, or iLRN – an international network of developers, educators, and research professionals developing and sharing the scientific, technical, and applied potential of immersive learning. iLRN seeks out, innovates, and shares the evidence for high-quality immersive learning across the disciplines. Research demonstrates that effective immersive learning experiences – those where the learner feels “situated” within an ecologically rich, digitally enhanced space requires applied fundamental knowledge in three connected bodies of expertise: computer science, game studies, and the learning sciences. This is the “fundamental DNA of every good immersive learning experience.” Of course, there are myriad techniques within a host of different media and every conceivable area for application of these immersive experiences, thus, employing a wealth of knowledge that spans virtually every discipline. The Immersive Learning Research Network vision is to create a productive dialogue and co-design opportunities for computer, gaming, and learning scientists to collaborate and meaningfully connect with teachers, industry, and everyone to create and practice the use of immersive experiences of the highest quality.
One way of doing this is by hosting annual meetings of scholar-designers from across the disciplines by immersing for a week within a unique host city. Beginning in 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic, iLRN has convened in North America and Europe in respective years. These conferences support and create opportunities for iLRN members to meet and collaborate in collaborative contexts, build professional  immersive learning research and development capacity, and share experiences in various practice-based and scientific tracks in a variety of formats. 

Like all iLRN conferences, iLRN 2019 was an important forum for immersive learning research. The call for papers resulted in over 60 research submissions from around the world. Every submission underwent a rigorous review by at least three members of the Program Committee to maintain high scientific and quality standards. The editorial board decided, based on the reviewers’ comments, to accept nine full and eight long papers for the Springer proceedings, which is an acceptance rate of 28.3%. The papers are arranged into two parts of the proceedings, the main track and the special tracks. The accepted papers’ authors are from Brazil, Cyprus, England (Brighton, Durham, Essex [2], London, Reading), Germany, Scotland (2) and the USA
(Arkansas, California [3], Florida, Missouri, Ohio).

We would like to thank all who contributed to the success of this conference, in particular the members of the iLRN committee (and the additional reviewers) for carefully reviewing the contributions and selecting a high-quality program.

We hope that you enjoy reading the content of these proceedings. We encourage you to browse the papers, reflect on the interdisciplinary connections and applications, contact the authors to continue discussions, and immerse yourself in the city – the future of urban learning with immersive technologies.

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/10.1007/978-3-030-23089-0.

Editors

• Dennis Beck, University of Arkansas, USA
• Anasol Peña-Rios, British Telecom Research Labs, UK
• Todd Ogle, University Libraries, Virginia Tech, USA
• Daphne Economou, University of Westminster, UK
• Markos Mentzelopoulos, University of Westminster, UK
• Leonel Morgado, Universidade Aberta, Portugal
• Christian Eckhardt, California Polytechnic State University, USA
• Johanna Pirker, Graz University of Technology, Austria
• Roxane Koitz-Hristov, Graz University of Technology, Austria
• Jonathon Richter, iLRN President and CEO, USA
• Christian Gütl, Graz University of Technology, Austria
• Michael Gardner, University of Essex, UK

ISBN 978-3-030-23089-0

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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., Peña-Rios, A., Ogle, T., Economou, D., Mentzelopolous, M., Morgado, L., Eckhardt, C., Pirker, J., Koitz-Hristov, R., Richter, J., Gütl, C., & Gardner, M. (Eds.) (2019). Immersive Learning Research Network. Proceedings of 5th International Conference, iLRN 2019, London, UK, June 23-27, 2019. Springer. ISBN 978-3-030-23089-0

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