Gender differences in the impact of presentational factors in human character animation on decisions in ethical dilemmas

Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 213-229

  MacDorman, Karl F ^a   Coram, Joseph A ^a   Ho, Chin Chang ^a   Patel, Himalaya ^a  

^a Indiana University   (United States)

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EID: 77954279076     PISSN: 10547460     EISSN: 15313263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/pres.19.3.213     Document Type: Article

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