Researching travel behavior and adaptability: Using a virtual reality role-playing game

Simulation and Gaming

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 100-117

  Watcharasukarn, Montira ^a   Krumdieck, Susan ^a   Green, Richard ^a   Dantas, André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

experience; gamed based survey; high fuel price; role playing game; survey; travel adaptability; travel behavior; travel behavior adaptation; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751522333     PISSN: 10468781     EISSN: 1552826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046878110366070     Document Type: Article

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