Virtual spaces and real world places: Transfer of route knowledge

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 413-428

  Witmer, Bob G ^a   Bailey, John H ^a,c   Knerr, Bruce W ^a   Parsons, Kimberly C ^b  

^a Simulator Systems Research Unit   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CONFIGURATION KNOWLEDGE; HEAD TRACKED DISPLAY; ROUTE KNOWLEDGE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPLAY DEVICES; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; LEARNING SYSTEMS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 0030257549     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ijhc.1996.0060     Document Type: Article

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