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iLRN2020 6th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network

The iLRN 2020 Virtual Conference has now concluded. If you registered for the conference, recordings of many of the sessions are available to you on the respective pages for the sessions on this site (you will need to be logged in to view the content). If you did not register for the conference, please sign up for a free individual membership of iLRN and we will contact you in due course to provide you with details on how you can gain access to the recordings.

Additionally, a highlights reel from the conference is available here.

Cyntia Franco

The University of Sydney
Educational Program Lead

Passionate about “learners interacting and participating” this has been my legacy while working for many universities in Australia, implementing new technologies such as VR/AR/XR to improve learners experience.

8:00am PDT

Workshop: Jump into Unreal Engine Orange Event HallLuis Cataldi

10:00am PDT

Featured Plenary Panel: AREA Spotlight Panel: University–Industry Research and Education Partnerships in Augmented Reality for Enterprise Learning Main StageMark Sage • Barbara S. Chaparro • Gregory Garrett

11:00am PDT

Champions of XR in Higher Education (CHEX) Kickoff Meeting Circle of ScholarsMaya Georgieva • Jeremy Nelson • David Bass-Clark Workshop: AR in Education: Merging Theory and Practice Blue Event HallEleni Mangina • Matt Glowatz

12:00pm PDT

Doctoral Colloquium I Graduate Student Lounge & Meeting RoomDaphne Economou • Andreas Dengel • Tiago Peres

2:00pm PDT

Immersive Learning Project Showcase Launch I Expo Hall

3:00pm PDT

Featured Plenary Presentation: Interactive Storytelling: A Powerful Learning Approach Main StageMichael Mateas

4:00pm PDT

Game Night iLRN Innovation LabsAppalachian State University

6:00pm PDT

Doctoral Colloquium II Graduate Student Lounge & Meeting RoomTiago Peres Champions of XR in Higher Education (CHEX) Kickoff Meeting - Repeat Circle of ScholarsMaya Georgieva • Jeremy Nelson • David Bass-Clark Live VR Management: The Hidden Barrier to School Adoption Blue Event HallSean Strong • Grove XR Workshop: Sacred Assets: Data Sovereignty and the Ethics of Collecting Indigenous Data for New Media Development Towers of Immersive Learning - Rock ClassroomMichael Running Wolf • Caroline Running Wolf

11:00pm PDT

Immersive Learning Project Showcase Launch II iLRN Commons Featured Plenary Presentation: Rethinking Rural Education with Augmented Reality Learning Tools Main StageHla Hla Win

7:00am PDT

CANCELED: Featured Plenary Panel: Funding XR and Immersive Learning Research Main StageEdward Metz • Amy Baylor

8:00am PDT

Artist/Curator "Studio" Visit: Kay Meseburg Arts TheaterJohannes DeYoung • Justin Berry • Kay Meseberg Learner Experience/Interaction Design Orange Event HallPejman Sajjadi • Daniel Bodemer • Mahda Bagher • Jan Oliver Wallgrün • Philipp Cimiano • Stefan Kopp • Alexander Klippel • Tassos Mikropoulos • Michael Delimitros • Pavlos Gaintatzis • Aikaterini Stergiouli • Katerina Kalyvioti • Jule Marleen Krüger • Angeliki Tsiara • Georgia Iatraki

8:30am PDT

Immersive Medical Education at Luxsonic: Opportunities for Collaboration Blue Event HallMike Wesolowski • Luxsonic Technologies

9:00am PDT

Artist/Curator "Studio" Visit: Nicholas O'Brien Arts TheaterJohannes DeYoung • Justin Berry • Nicholas O’Brien Evidence-Informed Design Orange Event HallAmanda Barany • Mamta Shah, Ph.D. • Aroutis Foster • Stefan Lontschar • Daniel Deegan • Krzysztof Pietroszek • Christian Gütl • Irene Humer • Christian Eckhardt

10:00am PDT

Exhibitions, Posters, and Showcase Session I Expo Hall The State of XR and Immersive Learning: Outlook Report 2020 Soft Launch Main StageEmory Craig • Mark J. W. Lee • Jonathon Richter • Maya Georgieva • Bryan Alexander XR Association Office Hours: Medical & Healthcare Researchers Sponsor OfficesElizabeth Hyman • Laura Chadwick

11:00am PDT

Artist/Curator "Studio" Visit: Valentina Zamfirescu Arts TheaterJohannes DeYoung • Justin Berry • Valentina Zamfirescu iLRN Grand Challenge Jam Session I: Combating Systemic Racism AltspaceVR Medical and Healthcare II Blue Event HallMichael Callaghan • Dmitriy Babichenko • Lorin Grieve • Patrick Healy • Eliza Littleton • Nicole Donnellan • Edward Andrews • Stephen Canton • Hubert Cecotti • Quentin Richard • Joseph Gravellier Science Education I Orange Event Hall

12:00pm PDT

Artist/Curator "Studio" Visit: Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieh Arts TheaterJohannes DeYoung • Justin Berry • Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieh Panel Session: Education and Engagement through XR Experiences in Museums Orange Event HallBrendan Ciecko • Mark Sabb • Rich Bradway • Jennifer Inacio Special Session: XREducation 21: Are We Ready for XR Disruptive Ecosystems in Education Now? Blue Event HallCarlos J. Ochoa

1:00pm PDT

Exhibitions, Posters, and Showcase Session II Expo Hall

2:00pm PDT

Featured Plenary Panel: XR Vendor Education Representatives Main StageAmy Peck • Anson Ho • Brian Moynihan

3:00pm PDT

Featured Plenary Presentation: Tackling Health Education Challenges with VR Main StageSusan Persky

3:30pm PDT

Featured Plenary Presentation: Designing Games for Impact during Pandemic Main StageKurt Squire

4:00pm PDT

iLRN Bird(House)s of a Feather Session: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access, and Social Justice (IDEAS) iLRN House Rooms - IDEASErica Troncoso • Dennis Beck iLRN Bird(House)s of a Feather Session: Nature and Environmental Sciences iLRN House Rooms - NESJonathon Richter • David Bass-Clark iLRN Bird(House)s of a Feather Session: Workforce Development and Industry Training iLRN House Rooms - WDITAmy Kaufman

5:00pm PDT

iLRN Bird(House)s of a Feather Session: Medical and Healthcare Education iLRN House Rooms - MHE

6:00pm PDT

iLRN Grand Challenge Jam Session II: Curbing the Spread of Infectious Diseases AltspaceVR Science Education II Blue Event HallJessica Ochoa Hendrix • Corinne Brenner • Mandë Holford • Changhao Liu • Shuo Wu • Shuming Wu • Su Cai • Erica Southgate The Immersive Future of Medical Education in Austere Environments iLRN House Rooms - MHEShawna Pandya • Luxsonic Technologies

7:00pm PDT

Surveying the Research Landscape Blue Event HallHai Zhang • Yulu Cui • Huaming Shan • Zhili Qu • Wanxiong Zhang • Lujie Tu • Yining Wang History, Culture, and the Arts Orange Event HallMcKay Colleni • Hubert Cecotti • Christopher Hoffman • Zachary Day-Scott • Laura Huisinga • Luis Gordo-Pelaez • Lili Yan • Breanne K. Litts

8:00pm PDT

Exhibitions, Posters, and Showcase Session III Expo Hall

7:00am PDT

Featured Plenary Presentation: Our Future with XR and AI: Storyliving and Creativity in the Age of Experience Main StageMaya Georgieva

7:30am PDT

Featured Plenary Presentation: Leveling Up Collaboration in Multi-Modal VR Science Learning Main StageJessica Ochoa Hendrix

8:00am PDT

Artist/Curator "Studio" Visit: Monica Salazar Arts TheaterJohannes DeYoung • Justin Berry • Monica Salazar iLRNFuser 2020 Game Jam Finalist Showcase Rising Stars GalleryMarkos Mentzelopoulos Science Education III Blue Event HallJohanna Pirker • Stefan Lontschar • Krzysztof Pietroszek • Christian Gütl • Irene Humer • Christian Eckhardt • Danica Buenviaje Fujiwara • Kevin Louis Kellar • Michael Holly Computer Science and Engineering Education I Orange Event HallCheng Yu Chung • Sharon Hsiao • Daniela Pedrosa • Leonel Morgado • José Cravino • Mário Madureira Fontes • Maria Castelhano • Claudia Machado • Eliana Curado

9:00am PDT

Artist/Curator "Studio" Visit: Alex Lee Arts TheaterJohannes DeYoung • Justin Berry • Alex M. Lee Language Learning Blue Event HallBrian Vaughan • Charlie Cullen • Matthew Peveler • Y.Helen Zhou • Jonas Braasch • Hui Su • Naoise Collins • Samuel Chabot • Jaimie Drozdal Computer Science and Engineering Education II Orange Event HallJacob Sauer • Christian Gütl • Christian Eckhardt • Alexander Steinmaurer • Wil Norton • David Gerhard

10:00am PDT

Exhibitions, Posters, and Showcase Session IV Expo Hall

11:00am PDT

Artist/Curator "Studio" Visit: Phillip Birch Arts TheaterJohannes DeYoung • Justin Berry • Philip Birch iLRN Grand Challenge Jam Session III: Fighting Climate Change AltspaceVR Professional and Industry Training Blue Event HallJeremie Seanosky • Michael Kickmeier-Rust • Michael Leitner • Philipp Hann • Vivekanandan Kumar • Ryan Barthelet • William Varsalona • Alexander Woodrow • Elena Bertozzi • Kenechukwu Umelo Learners as Makers and Creators Orange Event HallPaula MacDowell XR Association Office Hours for K-12 Education Researchers Sponsor OfficesElizabeth Hyman • Laura Chadwick

12:00pm PDT

Artist/Curator "Studio" Visit: Johannes DeYoung Arts TheaterJustin Berry • Johannes DeYoung Instruction and Instructional Design Orange Event HallNicholas Smerker • Eileen Oconnor • Becky Lane • Christine Havens-Hafer • Catherine Fiore • Brianna Mutsindashyaka • Lauren Suna Panel Session: Virtual Immersive Teaching and Learning (VITaL): Improving Cultural Competency through an Empathetic Lens Blue Event HallMike Cuales • Sean Hauze • James Frazee • Ilin Misaras

1:00pm PDT

Exhibitions, Posters, and Showcase Session V Expo Hall

2:00pm PDT

Featured Plenary Panel: The Wonks, the Geeks, and the Nerds: Why Public Policy Matters for Immersive Technology Main StageElizabeth Hyman • Aneesh Chopra • Amitabh Varshney • Christina Weaver Jackson

3:00pm PDT

Featured Plenary Panel: Gaming in VR: School Classrooms without Walls Main StageJessica Ochoa Hendrix • Dan White • Lisa Castaneda • Brooke Morrill, PhD. • Meredith Thompson • David Langendoen

4:00pm PDT

Awards Banquet Immersion Beach

5:00pm PDT

Distinguished Post-Awards-Banquet Keynote Presentation: Worlds Beyond the Mackerel Main StageJessica Brillhart

6:00pm PDT

iLRN Grand Challenge Jam Session IV: Bridging the Digital Divide AltspaceVR Nature and Environmental Sciences Education Blue Event HallAlexander Kaurov • Suzanne Borders • Pejman Sajjadi • Alexander Klippel • Elizabeth Tasker • Julia Carr • Peter La Femina • Mahda M. Bagher Games and Gamification I Orange Event HallXuesong Zhai • Minjuan Wang • Rongting Zhou • Muhammad Azfar • Saba Saneinia • Intikhab Ahmad • Man Li • Fahad Asmi • Alec Bodzin • Robson Araujo-Junior • Thomas Hammond • David Anastasio

7:00pm PDT

Embodied Learning Orange Event HallErica Southgate • Mina Johnson-Glenberg • Man Su • Hannah Bartolomea • Vanessa Ly • Ricardo Nieland Zavala • Elena Kalina Panel Session: Improve Foreign Language Speaking Proficiency in Immersive Environment Blue Event HallLaetitia Knight • Nanxi Meng • Qing Li • Aleshia Hayes

8:00pm PDT

Exhibitions, Posters, and Showcase Session VI Expo Hall

7:00am PDT

Featured Plenary Panel: Technology Transfer and Commercialization of XR and Immersive Learning Research Main StageAlex Howland, Ph.D • Lucien Parsons • Justin Hendrix • Asha Easton

8:00am PDT

Building a Research-Grounded Knowledge Base Orange Event HallLeonel Morgado • Andreas Dengel • Jutta Mägdefrau • Dennis Beck Special Session: Challenges and Opportunities for Assessment in XR Blue Event HallDiego Zapata-Rivera • Mathew Hillier • Cindy Ziker • Evelien Ydo • Michael Casale

9:00am PDT

Games and Gamification II Orange Event HallDaphne Economou • Ioannis Doumanis • Xiuli Huang • Juhou He • Hongyan Wang

10:00am PDT

Exhibitions, Posters, and Showcase Session VII Expo Hall XR Association Office Hours for Professional & Industry Training Researchers Sponsor OfficesElizabeth Hyman • Laura Chadwick

11:00am PDT

Games and Gamification III Orange Event HallBernadette Spieler • Naomi Pfaff • Wolfgang Slany • Ruth S. Contreras-Espinosa • Alejandro Blanco-M Workshop: Creating Immersive Real-Time Learning Experiences like a Games Developer Blue Event HallDrew Cattanach Workshop: Participatory Cultures Beyond Limits? Criteria for Creative Potential of SocialVR in Art Educational Contexts Circle of ScholarsRegina Maria Bäck • Rainer Wenrich • Birgit Dorner

12:00pm PDT

Museums and Libraries Orange Event HallMaria Harrington • Colin Patrick Keenan • Cynthia Lincoln • Adam Rogers • Victoria Gerson • Jack Wingo • Mikhael Vasquez-Kool • Richard L. Blanton • Diane Michaud Live VR Management: The Hidden Barrier to School Adoption Futures SalonSean Strong • Grove XR Special Session: Seeking Understanding in the Immersive Future: Using Neuroscience to Learn How the Mind Perceives Art through AR & VR iLRN House Rooms - GLAMBrendan Ciecko

1:00pm PDT

Exhibitions, Posters, and Showcase Session VIII Expo Hall

2:00pm PDT

Featured Plenary Panel: Who, Where, Why? Using XR for Learning in Informal Contexts Main StageCorinne Brenner • Dan Roy • Karen Alexander • Kiley Sobel • Vivian Trakinski

3:00pm PDT

iLRN Grand Challenges: Synthesis and Community Call to Action Main Stage

4:00pm PDT

Distinguished Closing Keynote Presentation: Photorealistic Telepresence Main StageYaser Sheikh

5:15pm PDT

Post-Conference Happy Hour Immersion Beach