Virtual reality as communication tool: A sociocognitive analysis

Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 462-468

  Riva, Giuseppe ^a  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

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EID: 0039064925     PISSN: 10547460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/105474699566341     Document Type: Review

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