Embodiment and presence in virtual worlds: A review

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 434-449

  Schultze, Ulrike ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

avatar; co presence; self presence; social presence; telepresence; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649831373     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: 14664437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jit.2010.25     Document Type: Article

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