Improving spatial awareness in physically disabled children using virtual environments

Engineering Science and Education Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 196-200

  Wilson, P N ^a   Foreman, N ^a   Stanton, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT; PEDIATRICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

PHYSICALLY DISABLED CHILDREN; SPATIAL AWARENESS;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 0032598773     PISSN: 09637346     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.1049/esej:19990502     Document Type: Article

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