Spatial representation of a virtual room space: Perspective and vertical movement

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 661-674

  Luo, Zhiqiang ^a   Luo, Wenshu ^b   Chen, I Ming ^a   Jiao, Roger Jianxin ^c   Duh, Henry Been Lirn ^d  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MENTAL REPRESENTATIONS; MULTI-LEVEL BUILDINGS; SPATIAL INFORMATIONS; SPATIAL JUDGMENTS; SPATIAL LEARNING; SPATIAL REPRESENTATIONS; SURVEY KNOWLEDGE; VERTICAL MOVEMENT;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

SURVEYS;

EID: 77954101926     PISSN: 10447318     EISSN: 15327590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10447318.2010.487196     Document Type: Article

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