The Information for Catching Fly Balls: Judging and Intercepting Virtual Balls in a CAVE

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 537-555

  Zaal, Frank T J M ^a,b   Michaels, Claire F ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; REACTION TIME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0141642110     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.29.3.537     Document Type: Article

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