Design and development of virtual reality: Analysis of challenges faced by educators

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 118-131

  Hanson, Kami ^a   Shelton, Brett E ^b  

^a WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Immersive systems; Instructional design; Instructional development; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

EID: 54149094497     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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