2025

Xu, Liang ORCID: 0000-0002-2619-1883, Jia, Songkai, Gurrin, Cathal ORCID: 0000-0003-2903-3968 and Tran, Allie (2025) SLIVeR: A Narrative VR Experience for Immersive Lifelog Exploration. In: The 33rd ACM International Conference on Multimedia, 27-31 October 2025, Dublin, Ireland. ISBN 979-8-4007-2035-2

Xu, Liang ORCID: 0000-0002-2619-1883, Jia, Songkai, Gurrin, Cathal ORCID: 0000-0003-2903-3968, Ward, Monica ORCID: 0000-0001-7327-1395 and Tran, Allie (2025) Through Someone Else's Eyes: Lifelogging Meets Narrative Virtual Reality. In: The 33rd ACM International Conference on Multimedia, 27–31 October 2025, Dublin, Ireland. ISBN 979-8-4007-2035-2/2025/10

Risley, Kristina, Buzady, Zoltan and Xu, Liang ORCID: 0000-0002-2619-1883 (2025) The Spectrum of Abstraction and Realism in Serious Games for Learning. In: The 19th European Conference on Game-Based Learning, 1-3 October 2025, Levanger, Norway. ISBN https://papers.academic-conferences.org/index.php/ecgbl/issue/view/53

Xu, Liang ORCID: 0000-0002-2619-1883 (2025) Bridging computer-assisted language learning and cultural approaches: AI-powered game and VR solutions for less commonly taught languages. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Ward, Monica, Xu, Liang and Dhonnchadha, Elaine Uí (2025) A Pragmatic Approach to Using Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality in Digital Game-Based Language Learning. In: 5th Celtic Language Technology Workshop, January 20, 2025, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

2024

Xu, Liang ORCID: 0000-0002-2619-1883, Du, Haoyang, Jia, Songkai, Andrade, Mark, Ennis, Cathy, Uí Dhonnchadha, Elaine ORCID: 0000-0003-3448-4288 and Ward, Monica ORCID: 0000-0001-7327-1395 (2024) Mythology Meets Technology: Transforming a 2D Game into a Virtual Reality Journey for Language Reconnection. In: 2024 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Reality (ICIR), 5-6 December 2024, Coimbra, Portugal.

Xu, Liang ORCID: 0000-0002-2619-1883, Andrade, Mark, Uí Dhonnchadha, Elaine ORCID: 0000-0003-3448-4288 and Ward, Monica ORCID: 0000-0001-7327-1395 (2024) Cipher in classrooms: evaluating digital game-based language learning for Irish vocabulary acquisition. In: 13th International Conference on Games and Learning Alliance, 20-22 November 2024, Berlin, Germany. ISBN 978-3-031-78269-5

Xu, Liang, Du, Haoyang, Ennis, Cathy, Uí Dhonnchadha, Elaine and Ward, Monica ORCID: 0000-0001-7327-1395 (2024) Rekindling Connections to Languages through Socio-Cultural Immersion Using Game-Based Learning and Virtual Reality: Cipher VR Case Study. Proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Games Based Learning, ECGBL 2024, 18 (1). pp. 872-877. ISSN 978-1-917204-19-4

Xu, Liang ORCID: 0000-0002-2619-1883, Du, Haoyang, Jia, Songkai, Ennis, Cathy, Uí Dhonnchadha, Elaine ORCID: 0000-0003-3448-4288 and Ward, Monica ORCID: 0000-0001-7327-1395 (2024) Rekindling connections to languages through socio-cultural immersion using game-based learning and virtual reality: Cipher vr case study. In: European Conference on Games Based Learning, 3-4 October, 2024, Aarhus, Denmark.

Ward, Monica ORCID: 0000-0001-7327-1395, Xu, Liang ORCID: 0000-0002-2619-1883 and Uí Dhonnchadha, Elaine ORCID: 0000-0003-3448-4288 (2024) Enhancing human-centric CALL through AI innovations. In: EuroCALL 2024, 26-29 August 2024, Trnava, Slovakia.

Ward, Monica ORCID: 0000-0001-7327-1395, Thomson, Jenny, Xu, Liang ORCID: 0000-0002-2619-1883 and Uí Dhonnchadha, Elaine ORCID: 0000-0003-3448-4288 (2024) Enhancing language learning for dyslexic learners: Integrating text-to-speech AI in CALL. In: EuroCALL 2024, 26-29 August 2024, Trnava, Slovakia.

Xu, Liang ORCID: 0000-0002-2619-1883, Thomson, Jenny, Uí Dhonnchadha, Elaine ORCID: 0000-0003-3448-4288 and Ward, Monica ORCID: 0000-0001-7327-1395 (2024) Learner-oriented game design: the evolution of cipher. In: 2024 IEEE Gaming, Entertainment, and Media Conference (GEM), 5-7 June 2024, Turin, Italy. ISBN 979-8-3503-7453-7

Foster, Jennifer ORCID: 0000-0002-7789-4853, McCahill, Leona, Baltazar, Thomas, Bruen, Sally, Xu, Liang, Ward, Monica and Uí Dhonnchadha, Elaine (2024) 3rd Annual Meeting of the ELRA-ISCA Special Interest Group on Under-Resourced Languages, SIGUL 2024 at LREC-COLING 2024 - Workshop Proceedings. In: Exploring Text Classification for Enhancing Digital Game-Based Language Learning for Irish.

McCahill, Leona, Baltazar, Thomas, Bruen, Sally, Xu, Liang ORCID: 0000-0002-2619-1883, Ward, Monica ORCID: 0000-0001-7327-1395, Uí Dhonnchadha, Elaine ORCID: 0000-0003-3448-4288 and Foster, Jennifer ORCID: 0000-0002-7789-4853 (2024) Exploring text classification for enhancing digital game-based language learning for Irish. In: The 3rd Annual Meeting of the Special Interest Group on Under-resourced Languages@ LREC-COLING 2024, 21-22 May 2024, Turin, Italy.

Uí Dhonnchadha, Elaine ORCID: 0000-0003-3448-4288, Bruen, Sally, Xu, Liang ORCID: 0000-0002-2619-1883 and Ward, Monica ORCID: 0000-0001-7327-1395 (2024) Empowering Adaptive Digital Game-Based Language Learning for Under-Resourced Languages Through Text Analysis. In: The 10th Workshop on Games and Natural Language Processing@ LREC-COLING 2024, 20-25 May 2024, Turin, Italy.

2023

Ward, Monica ORCID: 0000-0001-7327-1395, Uí Dhonnchadha, Elaine ORCID: 0000-0003-3448-4288, McGarry, Jennifer and Xu, Liang ORCID: 0000-0002-2619-1883 (2023) Co-creating CALL content-does it work? Goldilocks compromise or Cruella chaos? In: EUROCALL 2023, 15-18 August 2023, Reykjavik, Iceland.

Xu, Liang ORCID: 0000-0002-2619-1883, Uí Dhonnchadha, Elaine ORCID: 0000-0003-3448-4288 and Ward, Monica ORCID: 0000-0001-7327-1395 (2023) Harnessing the power of images in CALL: AI image generation for context specific visual aids in less commonly taught languages. In: EUROCALL 2023: CALL for all Languages, 15-18 August 2023, Reykjavik, Iceland.

Xu, Liang ORCID: 0000-0002-2619-1883, Uí Dhonnchadha, Elaine and Ward, Monica ORCID: 0000-0001-7327-1395 (2023) Exploring the Synergies between Technology and Socio-Cultural Approaches in Computer-Assisted Language Learning for Less Commonly Taught languages. In: 10th Language & Technology Conference, April 21-23, 2023, Poznań, Poland.

2022

Ward, Monica ORCID: 0000-0001-7327-1395, Xu, Liang ORCID: 0000-0002-2619-1883 and Uí Dhonnchadha, Elaine ORCID: 0000-0003-3448-4288 (2022) Game based language learning for Irish: noticing errors while playing. In: EUROCALL 2022, 17-19 August 2022, Reykjavik, Iceland.

Ward, Monica ORCID: 0000-0001-7327-1395, Xu, Liang ORCID: 0000-0002-2619-1883 and Uí Dhonnchadha, Elaine ORCID: 0000-0003-3448-4288 (2022) How NLP Can Strengthen Digital Game Based Language Learning Resources for Less Resourced Languages. In: 9th Workshop on Games and Natural Language Processing within the 13th Language Resources and Evaluation Conference, 25 June 2022, Marseille, France.

Xu, Liang ORCID: 0000-0002-2619-1883, Uí Dhonnchadha, Elaine ORCID: 0000-0003-3448-4288 and Ward, Monica ORCID: 0000-0001-7327-1395 (2022) User experience study of" Cipher: Faoi Gheasa",a digital educational game for language learning and student engagement. In: Workshop on Game Systems (GameSys '22), 14-17 June, 2022, Athlone, Ireland. ISBN 978-1-4503-9381-2/22/06

Xu, Liang ORCID: 0000-0002-2619-1883, Uí Dhonnchadha, Elaine ORCID: 0000-0003-3448-4288 and Ward, Monica ORCID: 0000-0001-7327-1395 (2022) Faoi gheasa: an adaptive game for Irish language learning. In: The Fifth Workshop on the Use of Computational Methods in the Study of Endangered Languages, May 26-27 2022, Dublin, Ireland.

Uí Dhonnchadha, Elaine ORCID: 0000-0003-3448-4288, Ward, Monica ORCID: 0000-0001-7327-1395 and Xu, Liang ORCID: 0000-0002-2619-1883 (2022) Cipher – Faoi Gheasa: A Game-with-a-Purpose for Irish. In: The 4th Celtic Language Technology Workshop within LREC2022, 20-25 June 2022, Marseille, France.

2020

Xu, Liang ORCID: 0000-0002-2619-1883 and Chamberlain, Jon ORCID: 0000-0002-6947-8964 (2020) Cipher: A Prototype Game-with-a-Purpose for Detecting Errors in Text. In: The LREC 2020 Workshop on Games and Natural Language Processing, 11-16 May 2020, Marseille, France. ISBN 979-10-95546-60-3