The influence of interactivity and attention on spatial learning in a desk-top virtual environment

Cahiers de Psychologie Cognitive

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 601-633

  Wilson, Paul N ^a   Péruch, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Attention; Human; Interactivity; Spatial cognition; Virtual environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042766341     PISSN: 02499185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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