Conceptual modelling of behaviour in a virtual environment

International Journal of Product Development

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 626-645

  Pellens, Bram ^a   De Troyer, Olga ^a   Kleinermann, Frederic ^a   Bille, Wesley ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Conceptual modelling; High level specifications; VE; Virtual Environment design; Virtual Reality; VR

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548721062     PISSN: 14779056     EISSN: 17418178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPD.2007.013435     Document Type: Article

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