@inproceedings{cf2f4836f6a0472eb7859aba2b31eac6,
title = "Designing Contextually: An Investigation of Design-Based Research to Promote Situated Irish Language Identity through Virtual Reality",
abstract = "The Irish language is a minority language within the island of Ireland with only 5% of speakers using it daily outside the education system. This paper presents the results of the third case study in a mixed methods design-based research experiment with the aim of improving the situated Irish language identity of Irish language learners. A situated virtual reality game was designed by the researchers in order to improve Irish language identity among its players. We outline the design decisions of the game along with the results of a five-week study with a context group of Irish language learners. Data gathered through the iterative process of the design based research cycles has informed the design decisions of the study. The study evaluates the change in attitudes, ideal self and vocabulary retention as a result of interaction with the virtual reality game.",
keywords = "design based research, identity, irish language, situated learning, virtual reality",
author = "Naoise Collins and Brian Vaughan and Charlie Cullen",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 Immersive Learning Research Network.; 6th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network, iLRN 2020 ; Conference date: 21-06-2020 Through 25-06-2020",
year = "2020",
month = jun,
doi = "10.23919/iLRN47897.2020.9155106",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of 6th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network, iLRN 2020",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "147--154",
editor = "Daphne Economou and Alexander Klippel and Heather Dodds and Anasol Pena-Rios and Lee, {Mark J. W.} and Dennis Beck and Johanna Pirker and Andreas Dengel and Peres, {Tiago M.} and Jonathon Richter",
booktitle = "Proceedings of 6th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network, iLRN 2020",
address = "United States",
}