Benjamin Lok

Joon Hao Chuah, Benjamin Lok, Erik Black: Applying Mixed Reality to Simulate Vulnerable Populations for Practicing Clinical Communication Skills. IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph. 19(4): 539-546 (2013)

Andrew Robb, Regis Kopper, Ravi Ambani, Farda Qayyum, David Lind, Li-Ming Su, Benjamin Lok: Leveraging Virtual Humans to Effectively Prepare Learners for Stressful Interpersonal Experiences. IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph. 19(4): 662-670 (2013)

Richard E. Ferdig, Katherine Schottke, Diego Rivera-Gutierrez, Benjamin Lok: Assessing Past, Present, and Future Interactions with Virtual Patients. IJGCMS 4(3): 20-37 (2012)

Brent Rossen, Benjamin Lok: A crowdsourcing method to develop virtual human conversational agents. Int. J. Hum.-Comput. Stud. 70(4): 301-319 (2012)

Victoria Interrante, Benjamin Lok, Aditi Majumder, Michitaka Hirose: Guest Editors' Introduction: Special Section on the IEEE Virtual Reality Conference (VR). IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph. 18(7): 1013-1016 (2012)

Aaron Kotranza, D. Scott Lind, Benjamin Lok: Real-Time Evaluation and Visualization of Learner Performance in a Mixed-Reality Environment for Clinical Breast Examination. IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph. 18(7): 1101-1114 (2012)

Shivashankar Halan, Brent Rossen, Michael Crary, Benjamin Lok: Constructionism of virtual humans to improve perceptions of conversational partners. CHI Extended Abstracts 2012: 2387-2392

Joon Hao Chuah, Benjamin Lok: Hybrid virtual-physical entities. ISMAR 2012: 275-276

Vaishnavi Krishnan, Adriana Foster, Regis Kopper, Benjamin Lok: Virtual Human Personality Masks: A Human Computation Approach to Modeling Verbal Personalities in Virtual Humans. IVA 2012: 146-152

Joon Hao Chuah, Andrew Robb, Casey White, Adam Wendling, Samsun (Sem) Lampotang, Regis Kopper, Benjamin Lok: Increasing agent physicality to raise social presence and elicit realistic behavior. VR 2012: 19-22

Zach Ezzell, Paul A. Fishwick, Benjamin Lok, Andrew Pitkin, Samsun (Sem) Lampotang: An ontology-enabled user interface for simulation model construction and visualization. J. Simulation 5(3): 147-156 (2011)

Daniel Thalmann, Benjamin Lok: Guest Editors' Introduction: Special Section on the ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality and Software Technology (VRST 2009). IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph. 17(7): 873-874 (2011)

Kiyoshi Kiyokawa, Gudrun Klinker, Benjamin Lok: Guest Editors' Introduction: Special Section on the IEEE Virtual Reality Conference (VR). IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph. 17(9): 1193-1194 (2011)

Michitaka Hirose, Benjamin Lok, Aditi Majumder, Dieter Schmalstieg: Message from the program chairs. VR 2011

Richard Skarbez, Aaron Kotranza, Frederick P. Brooks Jr., Benjamin Lok, Mary C. Whitton: An initial exploration of conversational errors as a novel method for evaluating virtual human experiences. VR 2011: 243-244

Michitaka Hirose, Benjamin Lok, Aditi Majumder, Dieter Schmalstieg (Eds.): IEEE Virtual Reality Conference, VR 2011, Singapore, 19-23 March 2011. IEEE 2011

John Quarles, Paul A. Fishwick, Samsun (Sem) Lampotang, Ira Fischler, Benjamin Lok: A mixed reality approach for interactively blending dynamic models with corresponding physical phenomena. ACM Trans. Model. Comput. Simul. 20(4): 22 (2010)

Kyle Johnsen, Diane Beck, Benjamin Lok: The Impact of a Mixed Reality Display Configuration on User Behavior with a Virtual Human. IVA 2010: 42-48

Brent Rossen, Juan Cendan, Benjamin Lok: Using Virtual Humans to Bootstrap the Creation of Other Virtual Humans. IVA 2010: 392-398

Shivashankar Halan, Brent Rossen, Juan Cendan, Benjamin Lok: High Score! - Motivation Strategies for User Participation in Virtual Human Development. IVA 2010: 482-488

Kyle Johnsen, Brent Rossen, Diane Beck, Benjamin Lok, D. Scott Lind: Show some respect! The impact of technological factors on the treatment of virtual humans in conversational training systems. VR 2010: 275-276

Benjamin Lok, Gudrun Klinker, Ryohei Nakatsu (Eds.): IEEE Virtual Reality Conference, VR 2010, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA, March 20-24, 2010. IEEE 2010, isbn 978-1-4244-6258-2

John Quarles, Samsun (Sem) Lampotang, Ira Fischler, Paul A. Fishwick, Benjamin Lok: Scaffolded learning with mixed reality. Computers & Graphics 33(1): 34-46 (2009)

Aaron Kotranza, Benjamin Lok, Adeline Deladisma, Carla M. Pugh, D. Scott Lind: Mixed Reality Humans: Evaluating Behavior, Usability, and Acceptability. IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph. 15(3): 369-382 (2009)

Aaron Kotranza, Kyle Johnsen, Juan Cendan, Bayard Miller, D. Scott Lind, Benjamin Lok: Virtual multi-tools for hand and tool-based interaction with life-size virtual human agents. 3DUI 2009: 23-30

Aaron Kotranza, D. Scott Lind, Carla M. Pugh, Benjamin Lok: Real-time in-situ visual feedback of task performance in mixed environments for learning joint psychomotor-cognitive tasks. ISMAR 2009: 125-134

Yongho Hwang, Samsun (Sem) Lampotang, Nikolaus Gravenstein, Isaac Luria, Benjamin Lok: Integrating conversational virtual humans and mannequin patient simulators to present mixed reality clinical training experiences. ISMAR 2009: 197-198

Brent Rossen, Scott Lind, Benjamin Lok: Human-Centered Distributed Conversational Modeling: Efficient Modeling of Robust Virtual Human Conversations. IVA 2009: 474-481

Joon Hao Chuah, Brent Rossen, Benjamin Lok: Automated Generation of Emotive Virtual Humans. IVA 2009: 490-491

Andrew Raij, Aaron Kotranza, D. Scott Lind, Benjamin Lok: Virtual Experiences for Social Perspective-Taking. VR 2009: 99-102

Aaron Kotranza, Benjamin Lok, Carla M. Pugh, D. Scott Lind: Virtual Humans That Touch Back: Enhancing Nonverbal Communication with Virtual Humans through Bidirectional Touch. VR 2009: 175-178

Stephen N. Spencer, Yoshifumi Kitamura, Haruo Takemura, Kiyoshi Kiyokawa, Benjamin Lok, Daniel Thalmann (Eds.): Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology, VRST 2009, Kyoto, Japan, November 18-20, 2009. ACM 2009, isbn 978-1-60558-869-8

John Quarles, Samsun (Sem) Lampotang, Ira Fischler, Paul A. Fishwick, Benjamin Lok: Tangible User Interfaces Compensate for Low Spatial Cognition. 3DUI 2008: 11-18

Ralf Dörner, Benjamin Lok, Wolfgang Broll: Social Gaming and Learning Applications: A Driving Force for the Future of Virtual and Augmented Reality? Virtual Realities 2008: 51-76

John Quarles, Samsun (Sem) Lampotang, Ira Fischler, Paul A. Fishwick, Benjamin Lok: Collocated AAR: Augmenting After Action Review with Mixed Reality. ISMAR 2008: 107-116

Harold Rodriguez, Diane Beck, David Lind, Benjamin Lok: Audio Analysis of Human/Virtual-Human Interaction. IVA 2008: 154-161

Brent Rossen, Kyle Johnsen, Adeline Deladisma, Scott Lind, Benjamin Lok: Virtual Humans Elicit Skin-Tone Bias Consistent with Real-World Skin-Tone Biases. IVA 2008: 237-244

John Quarles, Samsun (Sem) Lampotang, Ira Fischler, Paul A. Fishwick, Benjamin Lok: A Mixed Reality Approach for Merging Abstract and Concrete Knowledge. VR 2008: 27-34

Andrew Raij, Benjamin Lok: IPSViz: An After-Action Review Tool for Human-Virtual Human Experiences. VR 2008: 91-98

Aaron Kotranza, Benjamin Lok: Virtual Human + Tangible Interface = Mixed Reality Human An Initial Exploration with a Virtual Breast Exam Patient. VR 2008: 99-106

Kyle Johnsen, Benjamin Lok: An Evaluation of Immersive Displays for Virtual Human Experiences. VR 2008: 133-136

Andrew Raij, Kyle Johnsen, Robert F. Dickerson, Benjamin Lok, Marc S. Cohen, Margaret Duerson, Rebecca Rainer Pauly, Amy O. Stevens, Peggy Wagner, D. Scott Lind: Comparing Interpersonal Interactions with a Virtual Human to Those with a Real Human. IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph. 13(3): 443-457 (2007)

Kyle Johnsen, Andrew Raij, Amy O. Stevens, D. Scott Lind, Benjamin Lok: The validity of a virtual human experience for interpersonal skills education. CHI 2007: 1049-1058

Benjamin Lok, Nicholas F. Polys, Kyle Johnsen, Sharif Razzaque, Catherine A. Zanbaka: Student Panel: Building the Future of and a Career in VR. VR 2007: 313-314

Benjamin Lok: Teaching Communication Skills with Virtual Humans. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications 26(3): 10-13 (2006)

Kyle Johnsen, Robert F. Dickerson, Andrew Raij, Cyrus Harrison, Benjamin Lok, Amy O. Stevens, D. Scott Lind: Evolving an Immersive Medical Communication Skills Trainer. Presence 15(1): 33-46 (2006)

Benjamin Lok, Richard E. Ferdig, Andrew Raij, Kyle Johnsen, Robert F. Dickerson, Jade Coutts, Amy O. Stevens, D. Scott Lind: Applying virtual reality in medical communication education: current findings and potential teaching and learning benefits of immersive virtual patients. Virtual Reality 10(3-4): 185-195 (2006)

Aaron Kotranza, John Quarles, Benjamin Lok: Mixed reality: are two hands better than one? VRST 2006: 31-34

Catherine A. Zanbaka, Benjamin Lok, Sabarish Babu, Amy Catherine Ulinski, Larry F. Hodges: Comparison of Path Visualizations and Cognitive Measures Relative to Travel Technique in a Virtual Environment. IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph. 11(6): 694-705 (2005)

Xiyong Wang, Aaron Kotranza, John Quarles, Benjamin Lok, B. Danette Allen: A Pipeline for Rapidly Incorporating Real Objects into a Mixed Environment. ISMAR 2005: 170-173

Benjamin Lok: Toward the merging of real and virtual spaces. Commun. ACM 47(8): 48-53 (2004)

Catherine A. Zanbaka, Benjamin Lok, Sabarish Babu, Dan Xiao, Amy Catherine Ulinski, Larry F. Hodges: Effects of Travel Technique on Cognition in Virtual Environments. VR 2004: 149-156

Catherine A. Zanbaka, Benjamin Lok, Sabarish Babu, Dan Xiao, Amy Catherine Ulinski, Larry F. Hodges: Colorplate: Effects of Travel Technique on Cognition in Virtual Environments. VR 2004: 286

Benjamin Lok, Samir Naik, Mary C. Whitton, Frederick P. Brooks Jr.: Effects of Handling Real Objects and Self-Avatar Fidelity on Cognitive Task Performance and Sense of Presence in Virtual Environments. Presence 12(6): 615-628 (2003)

Benjamin Lok, Samir Naik, Mary C. Whitton, Frederick P. Brooks Jr.: Incorporating dynamic real objects into immersive virtual environments. ACM Trans. Graph. 22(3): 701 (2003)

Benjamin Lok, Samir Naik, Mary C. Whitton, Frederick P. Brooks Jr.: Incorporating dynamic real objects into immersive virtual environments. SI3D 2003: 31-40

Benjamin Lok, Samir Naik, Mary C. Whitton, Frederick P. Brooks Jr.: Effects of Handling Real Objects and Avatar Fidelity On Cognitive Task Performance in Virtual Environments. VR 2003: 125-132

Benjamin Lok: Online model reconstruction for interactive virtual environments. SI3D 2001: 69-72