Some practical considerations of ethical issues in VR research

Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 668-676

  Behr, Katharina Maria ^a   Nosper, Andreas ^a   Klimmt, Christoph ^a   Hartmann, Tilo ^a  

^a Hanover University of Music and Drama   (Germany)

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EID: 33645740761     PISSN: 10547460     EISSN: 15313263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/105474605775196535     Document Type: Article

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