Cognitive Maps in Virtual Environments: Facilitation of Learning Through the Use of Innate Spatial Abilities

ACM International Conference on Computer Graphics, Virtual Reality and Visualisation in Africa

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 125-129

  Johns, Cathryn ^a   Blake, Edwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Categories and Subject Descriptors; I.3.7 Computer Graphics ; Virtual Reality

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; DATA PROCESSING; HUMAN ENGINEERING; IMAGE PROCESSING; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEACHING; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; VISION;

COGNITIVE MAPS; PRESENCE; SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 1442353207     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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