Personal profile
Short presentation
Office hours: Thursdays 10:00-11:00
I’m a Danish psychologist and researcher within the field of human-computer interaction. My work primarily focuses on using virtual agents and avatars for learning purposes. I aspire to generate knowledge about instructional design that considers human needs.
Keywords
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Educational psychology
- technology-based learning
- virtual reality
- pedagogical agents
- avatars
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Underwater virtual reality for awe, ocean connectedness, and pro-environmental behavior: a randomized controlled trial
Voşki, A., Petersen, G. B., Steinbrecher, F., Wong-Parodi, G. & Fauville, G., 2026, In: Sustainability Science. p. 601-619Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Embodied Learning Using Virtual Reality and Mirrors Can Enhance Letter-Sound Knowledge in 6-7-Year-Old Children
Henriksen, A. H., Topor, M., Petersen, G. B., Rohde, R. A., Damsgaard, L., Nielsen, A.-M. V., Wulff-Abramsson, A., Makransky, G. & Wienecke, J., 2025, In: Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. 41, 4, 19 p., e70090.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Collaborative generative learning activities in immersive virtual reality increase learning
Petersen, G. B., Stenberdt, V., Mayer, R. E. & Makransky, G., Dec 2023, In: Computers and Education. 207, 16 p., 104931.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Fostering science interests through head‐mounted displays
Andersen, M. S., Klingenberg, S., Petersen, G. B., Creed, P. A. & Makransky, G., 2023, In: Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. 39, 2, p. 369-379Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The Theory of Immersive Collaborative Learning (TICOL)
Makransky, G. & Petersen, G. B., Dec 2023, In: Educational Psychology Review. 35, 34 p., 103.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review
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A study of how immersion and interactivity drive VR learning
Petersen, G. B. L., Petkakis, G. & Makransky, G., Apr 2022, In: Computers & Education. 179, 16 p., 104429.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Pipetting in Virtual Reality Can Predict Real-Life Pipetting Performance
Petersen, G. B., Klingenberg, S. & Makransky, G., 2022, In: Technology, Mind, and Behavior. 3, 3, 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Conducting unsupervised virtual reality user studies online
Mottelson, A., Petersen, G. B. L., Lilija, K. & Makransky, G., 28 May 2021, In: Frontiers in Virtual Reality. 12 p., 681482.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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