Influence of personality and individual abilities on the sense of presence experienced in anxiety triggering virtual environments

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 788-801

  Alsina Jurnet, Ivan ^a   Gutiérrez Maldonado, José ^a  

^a Facultad de Psicologa   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Individual differences; Intelligence; Personality; Sense of presence; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; COMPUTER EXPERIENCE; EXPOSURE THERAPY; HUMAN FACTORS; IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL REALITY; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; NEUTRAL ENVIRONMENT; PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTIC; SPATIAL INTELLIGENCE; USER CHARACTERISTICS; VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS;

COMPUTER CRIME; HUMAN ENGINEERING; ROADS AND STREETS; TESTING;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 77955512019     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: 10959300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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