An immersive game for K-5 math and science education

Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Visualisation

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 921-924

  Adamo Villani, Nicoletta ^a   Wilbur, Ronnie ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER KEYBOARDS; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MICE (COMPUTER PERIPHERALS); THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; USER INTERFACES;

IMMERSIVE DEVICES; IMMERSIVE GAMES;

ANIMATION;

EID: 35348860920     PISSN: 10939547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IV.2007.23     Document Type: Conference Paper

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