The human factors of MBone videoconferences: Recommendations for improving sessions and software

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages

  Patrick, Andrew S ^a  

^a Industry Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; EDUCATION; INTERNET; MULTICASTING; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; STANDARDS; VIDEO CONFERENCING;

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS; MBONE VIDEOCONFERENCING (MVC);

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

EID: 0003256581     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.1999.tb00100.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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