The causes and consequences of presence: Considering the influence of violent video games on presence and aggression

Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 256-268

  Nowak, Kristine L ^a   Krcmar, Marina ^b   Farrar, Kirstie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 44449105017     PISSN: 10547460     EISSN: 15313263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/pres.17.3.256     Document Type: Conference Paper

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