Simulating natural history: Walking with dinosaurs as hyper-real edutainment

Science as Culture

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 227-256

  Darley, Andrew ^a  

^a Surrey Institute of Art and Design   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33646751523     PISSN: 09505431     EISSN: 14701189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09505430309019     Document Type: Article

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