Anxiety increases the feeling of presence in virtual reality

Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 376-391

  Bouchard, Stéphane ^a,b   St Jacques, Julie ^b,c   Robillard, Geneviève ^a   Renaud, Patrice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

^b Centre Hospitalier Pierre Janet   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 49549083725     PISSN: 10547460     EISSN: 15313263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/pres.17.4.376     Document Type: Article

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