Experiential archaeology: Is virtual time travel possible?

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 458-470

  Ch'ng, Eugene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial Intelligence; Artificial Life; Experiential Archaeology; Mixed Reality; Presence; Virtual Reality; Virtual Time Travel

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349944493     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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