Design and validation of an augmented book for spatial abilities development in engineering students

Computers and Graphics (Pergamon)

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-91

  Martín Gutiérrez, Jorge ^a   Luís Saorín, José ^a   Contero, Manuel ^b   Alcañiz, Mariano ^b   Pérez López, David C ^b   Ortega, Mario ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Augmented book; Augmented reality; Spatial ability

Indexed keywords

AUGMENTED REALITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

3D VIRTUAL MODELS; AUGMENTED BOOK; COST EFFECTIVE; REMEDIAL COURSE; SPATIAL ABILITIES; VALIDATION STUDY;

STUDENTS;

EID: 75549090420     PISSN: 00978493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cag.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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