Virtual reality: How much immersion is enough?

Computer

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 36-43

  Bowman, Doug A ^a   McMahan, Ryan P ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3D visualization; Immersion; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548280341     PISSN: 00189162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MC.2007.257     Document Type: Article

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