Using virtual reality to determine how emergency signs facilitate way-finding

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 722-730

  Tang, Chieh Hsin ^a   Wu, Wu Tai ^a   Lin, Ching Yuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Emergency signs; Simulation; Virtual reality; Way finding

Indexed keywords

INTERSECTIONS;

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS; EMERGENCY EXIT; EMERGENCY SIGNS; MINIMUM TIME; PRIOR EXPERIENCE; SIMULATION; T-INTERSECTIONS; WAY FINDING;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPLAY SYSTEM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY SIGN; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; SIMULATION; SKILL; VIRTUAL REALITY; WORKER;

EID: 64049109533     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2008.06.009     Document Type: Article

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