Publications
Our Publications
Designing VR Simulation System for Clinical Communication
Training with LLMs-Based Embodied Conversational Agents
2025
Xiuqi Tommy Zhu, Heidi Cheerman, Minxin Cheng, Sheri Kiami, Leanne Chukoskie, Eileen McGivney
DRS2024: Boston, 23–28 June, Boston, USA. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2024.945.
From Locked Rooms to Open Minds: Escape Room Best Practices to Enhance Reflection in Extended Reality Learning
Environments
2025
Erica Kleinman, Rana Jahani, Eileen McGivney, Mehmet Kosa, Seth Cooper, Casper Harteveld
Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2025. 26 April – 1 May, 2025. Yokohama, Japan.
Complexity of Agency in VR Learning Environments: Exploring Associations with Interactivity, Learning Outcomes, and Affect
2025
Eileen McGivney, Sunny Liu, Anna C. M. Queiroz, Brian Beams, Eugy Han, Mark Roman Miller, Erika S. Woolsey, Kai Frazier, Xander Petersen, Jeff Hancock, Jeremy Bailenson
Immersive Learning Research Network (Vol. 2271, pp. 65–79). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-80475-5_5
Collaborative Tasks in Immersive Virtual Reality Increase Learning
2025
Anna C. M. Queiroz, Eileen McGivney, Sunny X. Liu, Courtney Anderson, Brian Beams, Cyan DeVeaux, Kai Frazier, Eugy Han, Mark Roman Miller, Xander S. Peterson, Erika S. Woolsey, Jeffrey T. Hancock, Jeremy N. Bailenson
Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning – CSCL 2023. (27-34). Montreal, Canada: International Society of the Learning Sciences
Designing for playful learning in formal education: a case study of virtual reality field trips
2024
Eileen McGivney
DRS2024: Boston, 23–28 June, Boston, USA. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2024.945.
Learners’ Presence in VR Field Trips Depends on Design of the Media, Not Novelty
2024
Eileen McGivney
Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2024 (pp. 67-74). Buffalo, USA: International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2024.333889.
Interactivity and identity impact learners’
sense of agency in virtual reality field trips
2024
Eileen McGivney
“British Journal of Educational Technology. 56(1), 410-435 https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.13513
Addressing Emotions and Beliefs for Vulnerable Jobseekers with Virtual Reality
2023
Eileen McGivney
Education and Information Technologies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-023-11923-1
Remote Learning with Virtual Reality Technologies: Student Mastery, Community and Agency
2022
Eileen McGivney
Educational Innovations and Emerging Technologies. 2(1), 56-73. https://doi.org/10.35745/eiet2022v02.01.0004
Assessing Science Identity Exploration in
Immersive Virtual Environments: A Mixed Methods
Approach
2020
Joseph M. Reilly, Eileen McGivney, Chris Dede, Tina Grotzer
Journal of Experimental Education. 89(3), 468-489. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220973.2020.1712313