this year, after a period of relatively low numbers of COVID-19 diffusion within the country, Singapore entered a partial lockdown from the 16th of May till the 13th of June.
this span of dates coincided almost exactly with the 7th international conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN 2021), which ran from the 17th of May till the 10th of June.
being able to attend iLRN 2021 helped me to get through the partial lockdown. i looked forward each day to attending sessions both in the mornings and evenings, while attending to my regular work duties during the day.
the timing of the sessions for iLRN 2021 enabled me to attend more sessions than i was able to last year. i attended sessions on research models, ethics, cybersecurity and so much more. i was also given the opportunity to share my team's work on the hybrid Augmented Reality board game we call Yunnan Rangers.
each day, without fail, i would be warmly greeted by the effervescent Heather Dodds. Heather is the Chief Operating Officer at iLRN, and she was the standout among many standouts of the conference. may God continue to bless you, Heather.
