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Dominic Kao

Psychology · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2013
Educational Games and GamificationVirtual Reality Applications and ImpactsDigital Games and MediaTeaching and Learning ProgrammingOnline Learning and Analytics

Publications

81

Citations

992

Est. group size

~6

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

14

Publishing since 2013

Research summary
AI-generated

Dominic Kao studies how people interact with virtual characters, avatars, and educational video games, focusing on topics like virtual reality experiences, game design, and how artificial intelligence can shape game characters and learning tools. His work combines psychology with computer science to understand what makes games and virtual environments engaging, motivating, and effective for learning. This research is relevant to students interested in human-computer interaction, game design, virtual reality, and applied psychology.

Virtual reality and virtual characters/avatarsEducational video games and game-based learningAI and generative AI in gamesPlayer motivation and engagementHuman-computer interaction and user experience

Publication output has grown substantially over the past decade, rising from just a couple of papers per year in 2017-2018 to a sustained pace of roughly 6-12 papers annually from 2021 onward.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 8.2/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 2 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 7 publications202021: 10 publications212022: 10 publications222023: 6 publications232024: 12 publications12242025: 7 publications252026: 6 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)×4
  • OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)×4
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×3
  • IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics×2
  • Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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