The Need for a Socio-Cultural Perspective in the Implementation of Virtual Environments

Virtual Reality

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 32-38

  Riva, G ^a,b,c   Mantovani, G ^a,b  

^a Is ti tu to Auxologico I ta Lia no   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

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EID: 0346587760     PISSN: 13594338     EISSN: 14349957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01418974     Document Type: Article

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