An ethnographic, action-based approach to human experience in virtual environments

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 797-822

  Spagnolli, Anna ^a   Varotto, Diego ^a   Mantovani, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL LIBRARIES; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; PLANNING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; USER INTERFACES;

ACTION-BASED PROCESS; VIRTUAL LIBRARY;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 0346991514     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-5819(03)00120-4     Document Type: Article

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