InTmI: A dataflow oriented development system for virtual reality applications

Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 492-511

  Figueroa, Pablo ^a   Bischof, Walter F ^b   Boulanger, Pierre ^b   Hoover, H James ^b   Taylor, Robyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 53349102438     PISSN: 10547460     EISSN: 15313263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/pres.17.5.492     Document Type: Article

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