Influence of physical characteristics of routes on distance cognition in virtual environments

Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 777-785

  Cubukcu, Ebru ^a   Nasar, Jack L ^b  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 26844483783     PISSN: 02658135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/b31191     Document Type: Article

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