Networked worlds: Social aspects of multi-user virtual reality technology

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1997, Pages

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Author keywords

Computer Mediated Communication; Information and Communication Technologies; Sociology of Technology; Virtual Reality

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744517204     PISSN: 13607804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.291     Document Type: Article

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