Connecting art and science for education: Learning through an advanced virtual theater with "talking heads"

Leonardo

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 442-448

  Adamo, Adolfo ^a   Bertacchini, Pier Augusto ^a   Bilotta, Eleonora ^a   Pantano, Pietro ^a   Tavernise, Assunta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

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EID: 77956908118     PISSN: 0024094X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/LEON_a_00036     Document Type: Article

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