How screen size affects perception of television: A survey of presence-evoking technology in our living rooms

Visual Communication Quarterly

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 23-27

  Bracken, Cheryl Campanella ^a   Atkin, David J ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 19844370233     PISSN: 15551393     EISSN: 15551407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15551390409388283     Document Type: Article

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