(Im)materiality, virtual reality and interaction: Grounding the 'virtual' in studies of technology in action

Sociological Review

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 795-817

  Hindmarsh, Jon ^a   Heath, Christian ^a   Fraser, Mike ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33750547795     PISSN: 00380261     EISSN: 1467954X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-954X.2006.00672.x     Document Type: Review

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