Using VR for efficient training of forestry machine operators

Education and Information Technologies

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 237-250

  Lapointe, Jean François ^a   Robert, Jean Marc ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forestry; Human performance; Processing harvester; Training; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012456049     PISSN: 13602357     EISSN: 15737608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012045305968     Document Type: Article

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