Virtual maps-virtual worlds: Testing the usability of a Greek virtual cultural map

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 591-601

  Garoufallou, Emmanouel ^a   Siatri, Rania ^a   Balatsoukas, Panagiotis ^b,c  

^a ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Veria and Deltos Research Group   (Greece)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEATURE EXTRACTION; ONLINE SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING;

IMAGE GALLERY; MAP VIRTUAL WORLDS;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 39749161587     PISSN: 15322882     EISSN: 15322890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asi.20768     Document Type: Article

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