International Journals

Buttussi, F., Chittaro, L., Acquisition and retention of spatial knowledge through virtual reality experiences: Effects of VR setup and locomotion technique, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, Vol. 177, September 2023, Article 103067.

Chittaro L., Buttussi F., Learning Safety through Public Serious Games: A Study of "Prepare for Impact" on a Very Large, International Sample of Players, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 28, March 2022, pp. 1573-1584.

Buttussi F., Chittaro L., A Comparison of Procedural Safety Training in Three Conditions: Virtual Reality Headset, Smartphone, and Printed Materials, IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, vol. 14, no. 1, Feb. 2021, pp. 1-15.

Buttussi F., Chittaro L., Humor and Fear Appeals in Animated Pedagogical Agents: An Evaluation in Aviation Safety Education, IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, Vol. 13, no. 1, March 2020, pp. 63 - 76.  

Chittaro L., Buttussi F., Exploring the use of arcade game elements for attitude change: Two studies in the aviation safety domain, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 127, July 2019, pp. 112-123.

Chittaro L., Corbett C., McLean M., Zangrando N. Safety Knowledge Transfer through Mobile Virtual Reality: a Study of Aviation Life Preserver Donning, Safety Science, 102, February 2018, pp. 159-168.

Buttussi, F., Chittaro, L., Effects of Different Types of Virtual Reality Display on Presence and Learning in a Safety Training Scenario, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, February 2018, pp. 1063 - 1076.

Chittaro L., A comparative study of aviation safety briefing media: card, video, and video with interactive controls, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 85, December 2017, pp. 415-428.

Chittaro L., Designing Serious Games for Safety Education: "Learn to Brace" vs. Traditional Pictorials for Aircraft Passengers, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 22, no. 5, May 2016, pp. 1527-1539.

Burigat S., Chittaro L., Passive and Active Navigation of Virtual Environments vs. Traditional Printed Evacuation Maps: a Comparative Evaluation in the Aviation Domain, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 87, 2016, pp. 92-105.

Chittaro L., Buttussi F., Assessing Knowledge Retention of an Immersive Serious Game vs. a Traditional Education Method in Aviation Safety, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 529–538. 

Ranon R., Chittaro L., Buttussi F., Automatic Camera Control meets Emergency Simulations: an Application to Aviation Safety, Computers and Graphics, Vol. 48, 2015, pp. 23–34.


International Conferences

Chittaro L., Virtual Reality for Cabin Crew Training: Recent Studies and Deployed Applications, EASA Conference on Immersive Technologies in Aviation Training, EASA, 2021.  

Chittaro, L., Virtual Reality Systems for Cabin Crew Training: Studies on Competence Retention, Proceedings of the 18th European Airline Training Symposium, Berlin, DE, 2019.  

Chittaro L., Virtual and Augmented Reality for Cabin Crew Training: Practical Applications, Proceedings of the 17th European Airline Training Symposium, Madrid, Spain, 2018.

Chittaro L., How Do We Overcome Challenges to Adoption of AR/VR in Training?, 1st IATA Aviation Virtual & Augmented Reality Summit (AVARS), Geneva, CH, 2018.

Chittaro L., Cabin Safety Training Based on Mobile, Gaming and Virtual Reality Technologies, Proceedings of the 16th European Airline Training Symposium, Berlin, D, 2017.

Burigat S., Chittaro L., Evaluating aircraft escape path markings in immersive virtual reality, Proceedings of the 8th Triennial International Fire & Cabin Safety Research Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, USA, October 2016. 

Chittaro L., Safety Briefings: Interactive and Non-interactive Solutions, Proceedings of the 8th Triennial International Fire & Cabin Safety Research Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, USA, October 2016.   

Chittaro L., Educating passengers about life preserver donning, Proceedings of the 8th Triennial International Fire & Cabin Safety Research Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, USA, October 2016.

Chittaro L., Mobile Persuasion for Health and Safety Promotion (Tutorial), Proceedings of MOBILE HCI 2015: 17th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, ACM Press, New York, 2015, pp. 878-882.

Chittaro L., Buttussi F., Zangrando N., Desktop virtual reality for emergency preparedness: user evaluation of an aircraft ditching experience under different fear arousal conditions, Proceedings of VRST 2014: 20th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology, ACM Press, New York, November 2014, 141-150.

Chittaro L., Changing User's Safety Locus of Control through Persuasive Play: An Application to Aviation Safety, Proceedings of PERSUASIVE 2014: 9th International Conference on Persuasive Technologies, LNCS 8462, Springer, Berlin, May 2014, pp. 31-42.

Chittaro L., Burigat S., Computer–based Evacuation Aids for Aircraft Passengers, Proceedings of the 7th Triennial International Fire & Cabin Safety Research Conference, Philadelphia, PA, USA, December 2013.

Chittaro L., Learning Cabin Safety through Play: Using Video Game Technology in Passengers' Education, Proceedings of the 7th Triennial International Fire & Cabin Safety Research Conference, Philadelphia, PA, USA, December 2013.

Chittaro L., Passengers’ Safety in Aircraft Evacuations: Employing Serious Games to Educate and Persuade, Proceedings of PERSUASIVE 2012: 7th International Conference on Persuasive Technologies, LNCS 7284, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, June 2012, pp. 215–226.