| 2026 | CHI | Out of Control: Effects of Multimodal Self-similarity on Embodiment During Autonomous Avatar Demonstrations in Virtual Reality. | Siqi Guo, Fengze Zhang, Claudia Krogmeier, Dominic Kao, Christos Mousas |
| 2026 | CHI | Game-Based and Gamified Robotics Education: A Comparative Systematic Review and Design Guidelines. | Syed Tanzim Mubarrat, Byung-Cheol Min, Tianyu Shao, E. Cho Smith, Bedrich Benes, Alejandra J. Magana, Christos Mousas, Dominic Kao |
| 2026 | CHI | On the Intelligence and Knowledgeability of Virtual Agents. | Fu Chia Yang, Minsoo Choi, Dominic Kao, Christos Mousas |
| 2024 | CHI | How does Juicy Game Feedback Motivate? Testing Curiosity, Competence, and Effectance. | Dominic Kao, Nick Ballou, Kathrin Gerling, Heiko Breitsohl, Sebastian Deterding |
| 2023 | ISMAR | Exploring the Appearance and Voice Mismatch of Virtual Characters. | Minsoo Choi, Alexandros Koilias, Matias Volonte, Dominic Kao, Christos Mousas |
| 2023 | ISMAR | Effects of Speed of a Collocated Virtual Walker and Proximity Toward a Static Virtual Character on Avoidance Movement Behavior. | Michael G. Nelson, Alexandros Koilias, Dominic Kao, Christos Mousas |
| 2022 | CHI | Audio Matters Too: How Audial Avatar Customization Enhances Visual Avatar Customization. | Dominic Kao, Rabindra A. Ratan, Christos Mousas, Amogh Joshi, Edward F. Melcer |
| 2022 | DIGRA | Exploring Relevance, Meaningfulness, and Perceived Learning in Entertainment Games. | Rhea Sharma, Edward F. Melcer, Dominic Kao |
| 2022 | FDG | Procedural Game Level Design to Trigger Spatial Exploration. | Pedro Acevedo, Minsoo Choi, Huimin Liu, Dominic Kao, Christos Mousas |
| 2022 | FDG | Exploring the Influence of Demographic Factors on Progression and Playtime in Educational Games. | Amogh Joshi, Christos Mousas, D. Fox Harrell, Dominic Kao |
| 2022 | FDG | Zen Hanzi: A Game for Raising Hanzi Component Awareness. | Oleksandra G. Keehl, Dominic Kao, Edward Franklin Melcer |
| 2021 | FDG | Fighting COVID-19 at Purdue University: Design and Evaluation of a Game for Teaching COVID-19 Hygienic Best Practices. | Dominic Kao, Amogh Joshi, Christos Mousas, Abhigna Peddireddy, Arjun Kramadhati Gopi, Jianyao Li, John A. Springer, Bethany S. McGowan, Jason B. Reed |
| 2021 | FIE | A Systematic Review of Literature on the Effectiveness of Intelligent Tutoring Systems in STEM. | Shi Feng, Alejandra J. Magana, Dominic Kao |
| 2021 | VR | Toward Understanding the Effects of Virtual Character Appearance on Avoidance Movement Behavior. | Christos Mousas, Alexandros Koilias, Banafsheh Rekabdar, Dominic Kao, Dimitris Anastasiou |
| 2020 | FDG | Exploring Help Facilities in Game-Making Software. | Dominic Kao |
| 2020 | ISMAR | Virtual Reality Racket Sports: Virtual Drills for Exercise and Training. | Huimin Liu, Zhiquan Wang, Christos Mousas, Dominic Kao |
| 2020 | VR | Real and Virtual Environment Mismatching Induces Arousal and Alters Movement Behavior. | Christos Mousas, Dominic Kao, Alexandros Koilias, Banafsheh Rekabdar |
| 2019 | FDG | JavaStrike: a Java programming engine embedded in virtual worlds. | Dominic Kao |
| 2019 | FDG | The effects of anthropomorphic avatars vs. non-anthropomorphic avatars in a jumping game. | Dominic Kao |
| 2019 | FDG | Exploring how preference and perceived performance vary in different game genres across time of day. | Dominic Kao, J. J. De Simone |
| 2018 | CHI | The Effects of Badges and Avatar Identification on Play and Making in Educational Games. | Dominic Kao, D. Fox Harrell |
| 2017 | FDG | Untitled record | Dominic Kao, D. Fox Harrell |
| 2016 | CHI | Exploring the Impact of Avatar Color on Game Experience in Educational Games. | Dominic Kao, D. Fox Harrell |
| 2016 | CHI | Exploring the Effects of Encouragement in Educational Games. | Dominic Kao, D. Fox Harrell |
| 2015 | FDG | Exigent: An Automatic Avatar Generation System. | Dominic Kao, D. Fox Harrell |
| 2015 | FDG | Mazzy: A STEM Learning Game. | Dominic Kao, D. Fox Harrell |
| 2015 | FDG | Exploring the Construction, Play, Use of Virtual Identities in a STEM Learning Game. | Dominic Kao, D. Fox Harrell |
| 2014 | FDG | Authoring conversational narratives in games with the Chimeria platform. | D. Fox Harrell, Dominic Kao, Chong-U Lim, Jason Lipshin, Ainsley Sutherland, Julia Makivic, Danielle Olson |