Measuring the Sense of Presence and its Relations to Fear of Heights in Virtual Environments

Plastics, Rubber and Composites Processing and Applications

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 233-249

  Regenbrecht, Holger T ^a   Schubert, Thomas W ^b   Friedmann, Frank ^b  

^a BAUHAUS UNIVERSITY WEIMAR   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

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EID: 0542396522     PISSN: 09598111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327590ijhc1003_2     Document Type: Article

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