An Architectural Perspective for the Design of Educational Virtual Environments

Journal of Visual Literacy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-66

  Dickey, Michele D ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 25844501105     PISSN: 1051144X     EISSN: 23796529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/23796529.2004.11674603     Document Type: Article

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