Maria Roussou

70 papers A* 7A 1B 5C 9Misc 4Journal 18Unranked 25
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 A* conf
When Hands Meet Physics in Virtual Reality: Effects of Interaction Fidelity on User Experience.
CHI
Christos Lougiakis, Akrivi Katifori, Doug A. Bowman, Maria Roussou
2025 B conf
Digital Story Experiences for Affective Engagement.
TPDL
Yannis E. Ioannidis, Maria Roussou, Akrivi Katifori, Maria Boilé
2025 — conf
From Dystopia to Eutopia: Transforming Urban Environments Through Collaborative Decision-Making in ARSINOE VR.
VR Workshops
Giorgos Ganias, Christos Lougiakis, Anastasios Niarchos, Akrivi Katifori, Dimitra Petousi, Marina Stergiou, Gabriel Gourdoglou, Maria Roussou, Yannis E. Ioannidis
2025 — conf
Post Game Character Prequels in Educational Tabletop RPGs: Enhancing Character Identification with Interactive Digital Narratives.
ICIDS (2)
Akrivi Katifori, Dimitra Petousi, Katerina Servi, Pantelis Sakellariadis, Maria Roussou, Yannis E. Ioannidis
2025 — conf
Talking to Users in VR: Assessing Different Communication Methods with participants in VR User Studies.
CHI Greece
Giorgos Ganias, Akrivi Katifori, Christos Lougiakis, Maria Roussou, Yannis E. Ioannidis, Ioannis Panagiotis Ioannidis
2025 — conf
The Curious Case of Alan: Provocative Dialogue and Puzzle Play for Reflecting on GenAI in Informal Learning.
ICIDS (2)
Georgia Koutiva, Akrivi Katifori, Lori Kougioumtzian, Maria Roussou
2025 C conf
The Intersection of Play and History: Integrating Historical Content in Tabletop Role-Playing Games for Education.
FDG
Dimitra Petousi, Akrivi Katifori, Pantelis Sakellariadis, Katerina Servi, Lori Kougioumtzian, Georgia Koutiva, Maria Roussou, Yannis E. Ioannidis
2025 — conf
Weaving Opportunities for Reflection into a Virtual Reality Learning Game.
VR Workshops
Maria Roussou, Andreas Paterakis, Dimitris Christopoulos
2024 A* conf
Comparing Physics-based Hand Interaction in Virtual Reality: Custom Soft Body Simulation vs. Off-the-Shelf Integrated Solution.
VR
Christos Lougiakis, Jorge Juan-González, Giorgos Ganias, Akrivi Katifori, Ioannis Panagiotis Ioannidis, Maria Roussou
2024 B conf
Effects of Different Tracker-driven Direction Sources on Continuous Artificial Locomotion in VR.
VRST
Christos Lougiakis, Theodoros Mandilaras, Akrivi Katifori, Giorgos Ganias, Ioannis Panagiotis Ioannidis, Maria Roussou
2024 J jnl
Engaging Teens Through Playful Tangible Interaction with Emotive Stories in Museums.
Interactions
Maria Roussou, Akrivi Katifori, Irene Kaklopoulou, Katerina Servi, Dimitra Petousi
2024 C conf
Partners in (Solving) Crime: Promoting Sociality through Play in Hybrid Museum Visits.
FDG
Georgia Koutiva, Akrivi Katifori, Maria Roussou
2023 J jnl
Comparing Different Grasping Visualizations for Object Manipulation in VR using Controllers.
IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph.
Giorgos Ganias, Christos Lougiakis, Akrivi Katifori, Maria Roussou, Yannis E. Ioannidis, Ioannis Panagiotis Ioannidis
2023 — conf
Creating Informal Learning and First Responder Training XR Experiences with the ImmersiveDeck.
VR Workshops
Christian Schönauer, Maria Roussou, Julien Rüggeberg, Jim Rüggeberg, Lucas Katsikaris, Sakis Rogkas, Dimitris Christopoulos
2023 J jnl
Creating Informal Learning and First Responder Training XR Experiences with the ImmersiveDeck.
CoRR
Christian Schönauer, Hannes Kaufmann, Maria Roussou, Julien Rüggeberg, Jim Rüggeberg, Lucas Katsikaris, Sakis Rogkas, Dimitris Christopoulos
2023 — conf
Developing Participatory Methods to Consider the Ethics of Emerging Technologies for Children.
CHI Extended Abstracts
Juan Pablo Hourcade, Meryl Alper, Alissa Nicole Antle, Gökçe Elif Baykal, Elizabeth Bonsignore, Tamara L. Clegg, Flannery Hope Currin, Christian Dindler, Eva Eriksson, Jerry Alan Fails, Franca Garzotto, Michail N. Giannakos, Carina S. González, Ole Sejer Iversen, Monica Landoni, Nuria Medina-Medina, Chris Quintana, Janet C. Read, Maria Roussou, Elisa Rubegni, Summer R. Schmuecker, Suleman Shahid, Cristina Maria Sylla, Greg Walsh, Svetlana Yarosh, Jason C. Yip
2023 J jnl
Exploring Digital Communication Needs of Local Communities and Self-organized Collectives.
Proc. ACM Hum. Comput. Interact.
Katerina El Raheb, Vasilis Vlachokyriakos, Maria Roussou, Patrick Olivier, Tom Bartindale, Andrew Garbett
2023 C conf
Historical reality vs anachronistic fantasy: The history educators' perspective on tabletop RPGs.
FDG
Dimitra Petousi, Akrivi Katifori, Maria Roussou, Yannis E. Ioannidis, Pantelis Sakellariadis
2023 J jnl
Revealing Unknown Aspects: Sparking Curiosity and Engagement with a Tourist Destination through a 360-Degree Virtual Tour.
Multimodal Technol. Interact.
Dimitra Petousi, Akrivi Katifori, Maria Boilé, Lori Kougioumtzian, Christos Lougiakis, Maria Roussou, Yannis E. Ioannidis
2023 — conf
The Narralive Unity Plug-In: Towards Bridging the Gap Between Intuitive Branching Narrative Design and Advanced Visual Novel Development.
ICIDS (1)
Dimitra Kousta, Akrivi Katifori, Christos Lougiakis, Maria Roussou
2023 J jnl
Virtual Heritage at iGrid 2000.
CoRR
Dave Pape, Josephine Anstey, Bryan Carter, Jason Leigh, Maria Roussou, Tim Portlock
2022 J jnl
Blazing fire or breezy wind? A story-driven playful experience for annotating dance movement.
Frontiers Comput. Sci.
Lori Kougioumtzian, Katerina El Raheb, Akrivi Katifori, Maria Roussou
2022 J jnl
Exploring the Effect of Personality Traits in VR Interaction: The Emergent Role of Perspective-Taking in Task Performance.
Frontiers Virtual Real.
Akrivi Katifori, Christos Lougiakis, Maria Roussou
2022 C conf
Interactive Digital Storytelling in Cultural Heritage: The Transformative Role of Agency.
ICIDS
Dimitra Petousi, Akrivi Katifori, Katerina Servi, Maria Roussou, Yannis E. Ioannidis
2022 C conf
Tabletop role playing games and creativity: The Game Master perspective.
FDG
Akrivi Katifori, Dimitra Petousi, Pantelis Sakellariadis, Maria Roussou, Yannis E. Ioannidis
2022 — conf
The dialogue facilitator bot: Reflections on design and evaluation.
IMET
Dimitra Petousi, Vivi Katifori, Maria Roussou, Yannis E. Ioannidis
2021 — conf
Eliciting requirements for a multisensory eXtended Reality platform for training and informal learning.
CHI Greece
Katerina El Raheb, Athanasios Soulis, Dimitris Nastos, Christos Lougiakis, Maria Roussou, Dimitris Christopoulos, George Sofianopoulos, Spyros Papagiannis, Jim Rüggeberg, Lucas Katsikaris, Julien Rüggeberg
2021 Misc conf
Social bots of conviction as dialogue facilitators for history education: Promoting historical empathy in teens through dialogue.
IDC
Dimitra Petousi, Akrivi Katifori, Sierra McKinney, Sara Perry, Maria Roussou, Yannis E. Ioannidis
2020 J jnl
Comparison of the Effect of Interactive versus Passive Virtual Reality Learning Activities in Evoking and Sustaining Conceptual Change.
IEEE Trans. Emerg. Top. Comput.
Maria Roussou, Mel Slater
2020 A* conf
Effects of Virtual Hand Representation on Interaction and Embodiment in HMD-based Virtual Environments Using Controllers.
VR
Christos Lougiakis, Akrivi Katifori, Maria Roussou, Ioannis Panagiotis Ioannidis
2019 — conf
From 'Minimal' to 'Maximal' Digital Experiences for Learning: Focusing on the Learner-centered Design and Use of Technology.
CSEDU (1)
Maria Roussou
2019 A* conf
Transformation through Provocation?
CHI
Maria Roussou, Sara Perry, Akrivi Katifori, Stavros Vassos, Angeliki Tzouganatou, Sierra McKinney
2018 C conf
Applying Interactive Storytelling in Cultural Heritage: Opportunities, Challenges and Lessons Learned.
ICIDS
Akrivi Katifori, Manos Karvounis, Vassilis Kourtis, Sara Perry, Maria Roussou, Yannis E. Ioannidis
2018 J jnl
Flow, Staging, Wayfinding, Personalization: Evaluating User Experience with Mobile Museum Narratives.
Multimodal Technol. Interact.
Maria Roussou, Akrivi Katifori
2018 J jnl
GrCHI: human-computer interaction set in rich heritage.
Interactions
Maria Roussou, Nikolaos M. Avouris, George Lepouras
2018 — conf
The EMOTIVE Project - Emotive Virtual Cultural Experiences through Personalized Storytelling.
CIRA@EuroMed
Akrivi Katifori, Maria Roussou, Sara Perry, George Drettakis, Sebastian Vizcay, Julien Philip
2017 — conf
Moving beyond the virtual museum: Engaging visitors emotionally.
VSMM
Sara Perry, Maria Economou, Hilary Young, Maria Roussou, Laia Pujol
2016 — conf
Capturing the Visitor Profile for a Personalized Mobile Museum Experience: an Indirect Approach.
UMAP (Extended Proceedings)
Angeliki Antoniou, Akrivi Katifori, Maria Roussou, Maria Vayanou, Manolis Karvounis, Marialena Kyriakidi, Laia Pujol-Tost
2016 J jnl
Families and Mobile Devices in Museums: Designing for Integrated Experiences.
ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage
Stefan Rennick Egglestone, Patrick Brundell, Boriana Koleva, Steve Benford, Maria Roussou, C. Chaffardon
2014 C conf
Authoring Personalized Interactive Museum Stories.
ICIDS
Maria Vayanou, Akrivi Katifori, Manos Karvounis, Vassilis Kourtis, Marialena Kyriakidi, Maria Roussou, Manolis M. Tsangaris, Yannis E. Ioannidis, Olivier Balet, Thibaut Prados, Jens Keil, Timo Engelke, Laia Pujol
2014 C conf
CHESS: Personalized Storytelling Experiences in Museums.
ICIDS
Akrivi Katifori, Manos Karvounis, Vassilis Kourtis, Marialena Kyriakidi, Maria Roussou, Manolis M. Tsangaris, Maria Vayanou, Yannis E. Ioannidis, Olivier Balet, Thibaut Prados, Jens Keil, Timo Engelke, Laia Pujol
2014 J jnl
Evaluation of direct manipulation using finger tracking for complex tasks in an immersive cube.
Virtual Real.
Emmanuelle Chapoulie, Maud Marchal, Evanthia Dimara, Maria Roussou, Jean-Christophe Lombardo, George Drettakis
2014 — conf
The CHESS Project: Adaptive Personalized Storytelling Experiences in Museums.
UMAP Workshops
Maria Vayanou, Manos Karvounis, Akrivi Katifori, Marialena Kyriakidi, Maria Roussou, Yannis E. Ioannidis
2013 — conf
A digital look at physical museum exhibits: Designing personalized stories with handheld Augmented Reality in museums.
Digital Heritage (2)
Jens Keil, Laia Pujol, Maria Roussou, Timo Engelke, Michael Schmitt, Ulrich Bockholt, Stamatia Eleftheratou
2013 — conf
A life of their own: museum visitor personas penetrating the design lifecycle of a mobile experience.
CHI Extended Abstracts
Maria Roussou, Akrivi Katifori, Laia Pujol, Maria Vayanou, Stefan Rennick Egglestone
2013 B conf
From personalization to adaptivity - Creating immersive visits through interactive digital storytelling at the Acropolis Museum.
Intelligent Environments (Workshops)
Laia Pujol, Akrivi Katifori, Maria Vayanou, Maria Roussou, Manos Karvounis, Marialena Kyriakidi, Stamatia Eleftheratou, Yannis E. Ioannidis
2013 B conf
Museums as Intelligent Environments.
Intelligent Environments (Workshops)
Nikolaos M. Avouris, Nikoleta Yiannoutsou, Alexandra Bounia, Maria Roussou
2013 A conf
Users at the Center of Designing Informal Learning Experiences.
AIED
Maria Roussou
2011 — conf
Studying Player Experience in a Collaborative Embodied Interaction Game.
VS-GAMES
Konstantinos Karadimitriou, Maria Roussou
2010 Misc conf
Exploring rules and underlying concepts while engaged with collaborative full-body games.
IDC
Chronis Kynigos, Zacharoula Smyrnaiou, Maria Roussou
2009 J jnl
A VR Playground for Learning Abstract Mathematics Concepts.
IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications
Maria Roussou
2009 — conf
Manifesting embodiment: designers' variations on a theme.
CSCL (2)
Alissa Nicole Antle, Chronis Kynigos, Leilah Lyons, Paul Marshall, Tom Moher, Maria Roussou
2008 — ed.
29th Annual Conference of the European Association for Computer Graphics, Eurographics 2008 - Tutorials, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, April 14-18, 2008
Eurographics (Tutorials)
Maria Roussou, Jason Leigh
2008 J jnl
Exploring activity theory as a tool for evaluating interactivity and learning in virtual environments for children.
Cogn. Technol. Work.
Maria Roussou, Martin Oliver, Mel Slater
2007 Misc conf
Children designers in the museum: applying participatory design for the development of an art education program.
IDC
Maria Roussou, Elina Kavalieratou, Michael Doulgeridis
2007 J jnl
Design and Evaluation of a Real-World Virtual Environment for Architecture and Urban Planning.
Presence Teleoperators Virtual Environ.
George Drettakis, Maria Roussou, Alex Reche Martinez, Nicolas Tsingos
2006 B conf
A versatile large-scale multimodal VR system for cultural heritage visualization.
VRST
Chris G. Christou, Cameron Angus, Céline Loscos, Andrea Dettori, Maria Roussou
2006 J jnl
The virtual playground: an educational virtual reality environment for evaluating interactivity and conceptual learning.
Virtual Real.
Maria Roussou, Martin Oliver, Mel Slater
2004 A* conf
A User-Centered Approach on Combining Realism and Interactivity in Virtual Environments.
VR
Maria Roussou, George Drettakis, Nicolas Tsingos, Alex Reche Martinez, Emmanuel Gallo
2004 Misc conf
Examining young learners' activity within interactive virtual environments.
IDC
Maria Roussou
2004 C conf
Image-based Techniques for the Creation and Display of Photorealistic Interactive Virtual Environments.
EGVE
George Drettakis, Maria Roussou, Nicolas Tsingos, Alex Reche Martinez, Emmanuel Gallo
2004 — conf
Interactivity and conceptual learning in virtual environments for children.
CHI Extended Abstracts
Maria Roussou
2004 J jnl
Learning by doing and learning through play: an exploration of interactivity in virtual environments for children.
Comput. Entertain.
Maria Roussou
2004 A* conf
VR for Public Consumption.
VR
Dave Pape, Josephine Anstey, Maria Roussou
2003 — conf
Photorealism and Non-Photorealism in Virtual Heritage Representation.
VAST
Maria Roussou, George Drettakis
2003 A* conf
The CREATE Project: Mixed Reality for Design, Education, and Cultural Heritage with a Constructivist Approach.
ISMAR
Céline Loscos, Hila Ritter Widenfeld, Maria Roussou, Alexandre Meyer, Franco Tecchia, George Drettakis, Emmanuel Gallo, Alex Reche Martinez, Nicolas Tsingos, Yiorgos Chrysanthou, Luc Robert, Massimo Bergamasco, Andrea Dettori, Souheil Soubra
2001 — conf
Experiences from the use of a robotic avatar in a museum setting.
Virtual Reality, Archeology, and Cultural Heritage
Maria Roussou, Panos E. Trahanias, George Giannoulis, George Kamarinos, Antonis A. Argyros, Dimitris P. Tsakiris, Pantelis Georgiadis, Wolfram Burgard, Dirk Hähnel, Armin B. Cremers, Dirk Schulz, Mark Moors, Elias Spirtounias, Mika Marianthi, Vassilis Savvaides, Alexandra Reitelman, Dimitrios Konstantios, Andromachi Katselaki
2001 — conf
Reviving the past: cultural heritage meets virtual reality.
Virtual Reality, Archeology, and Cultural Heritage
Athanasios Gaitatzes, Dimitrios Christopoulos, Maria Roussou
2001 — conf
The Interplay between Form, Story, and History : The Use of Narrative in Cultural and Educational Virtual Reality.
International Conference on Virtual Storytelling
Maria Roussou
1999 — conf
High-end interactive media in the museum.
SIGGRAPH Abstracts and Applications
Maria Roussou