Transcendent experience in the use of computer-based media

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Volumn 82, Issue , 2004, Pages 409-412

  Laarni, Jari ^a   Ravaja, Niklas ^a   Kallinen, Kari ^a   Saari, Timo ^a  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Flow; Interactive media; Peak experience; Presence; Transcendence

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER MEDIA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; IMMERSIVE; INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS; INTERACTIVE MEDIA; INTERACTIVITY;

HYPERTEXT SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 77952966903     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1028014.1028082     Document Type: Conference Paper

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