An evaluation of immersive displays for virtual human experiences

Proceedings - IEEE Virtual Reality

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 133-136

  Johnsen, Kyle ^a   Lok, Benjamin ^a  

^a University of Florida

Author keywords

Display comparison; Embodied agents; Immersive virtual environments; Medical education; Virtual humans

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SKILLS; DISPLAY COMPARISON; EMBODIED AGENTS; IMMERSIVE DISPLAYS; IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS; LARGE SCREEN DISPLAYS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENTS; SELF-RATINGS; STEREO HEAD; STUDENT BEHAVIORS; USER INTERACTIONS; USER STUDIES; VIRTUAL HUMANS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMMUNICATION; FLOW INTERACTIONS; FLUORESCENT SCREENS; HELMET MOUNTED DISPLAYS; STUDENTS;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 50249145281     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/VR.2008.4480764     Document Type: Conference Paper

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