3D sound interactive environments for blind children problem solving skills

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 367-378

  Sánchez, Jaime ^a   Sáenz, Mauricio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

3D sound; Hyperstories; Problem solving; Role playing game; Virtual world

Indexed keywords

EVALUATION; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING;

3D SOUND; HYPERSTORIES; ROLE-PLAYING GAME; VIRTUAL WORLD;

THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 33745606042     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01449290600636660     Document Type: Conference Paper

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