Games, virtual reality, and the pursuit of happiness

IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 14-19

  Gotsis, Marientina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer graphics; Exergames; Games; Health; Immersion; Innovation; Sensors; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

AFFORDANCES; COMPUTER GRAPHICS APPLICATIONS; EXERGAMES; GAMES; GLOBAL ECONOMIES; IMMERSION; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION;

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; HEALTH; INNOVATION; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; SENSORS; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

GAME THEORY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; RECREATION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 70349216988     PISSN: 02721716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCG.2009.94     Document Type: Article

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