Effects of participating in virtual environments: A review of current knowledge

Safety Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-51

  Wilson, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

SIDE EFFECTS; VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030175118     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0925-7535(96)00026-4     Document Type: Article

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