VR's frames of reference: A visualization technique for mastering abstract multidimensional information

Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 489-495

  Salzman, Marilyn C ^a   Dede, Chris ^a   Bowen Loftin, R ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Education applications; Interaction design; Virtual reality; Visual design; Visualization

Indexed keywords

FRAMES OF REFERENCE; INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS; INTERACTION DESIGN; INTERACTION EXPERIENCES; MULTIDIMENSIONAL INFORMATION; RESEARCH STUDIES; VISUAL DESIGN; VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUE;

FLOW VISUALIZATION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; VIRTUAL REALITY; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

DESIGN; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ABSTRACT MULTIDIMENSIONAL INFORMATION;

EID: 0032634967     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/302979.303141     Document Type: Conference Paper

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