Virtual world interfaces for special needs education based on props on a board

Computers and Graphics (Pergamon)

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 589-596

  Groenewegen, Saskia ^a   Heinz, Stefanie ^a   Fröhlich, Bernd ^a   Huckauf, Anke ^a  

^a BAUHAUS UNIVERSITY WEIMAR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assistive technologies for persons with disabilities; Navigation; Virtual environments; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

E-LEARNING; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; NAVIGATION;

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES; COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS; EDUCATIONAL GAME; INTUITIVE INTERACTION; LEARNING PROCESS; NAVIGATION STRATEGIES; SPECIAL EDUCATION; SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATIONS;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 51449098806     PISSN: 00978493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cag.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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