The usability of collaborative virtual environments and methods for the analysis of interaction

Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 655-667

  Schroeder, Ralph ^a   Heldal, Ilona ^b   Tromp, Jolanda ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33845290266     PISSN: 10547460     EISSN: 15313263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/pres.15.6.655     Document Type: Conference Paper

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