Sound in electronic gambling machines: A review of the literature and its relevance to game sound

Game Sound Technology and Player Interaction: Concepts and Developments

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-21

  Collins, Karen ^a   Tessler, Holly ^b,c   Harrigan, Kevin ^a   Dixon, Michael J ^a   Fugelsang, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79951545901     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61692-828-5.ch001     Document Type: Chapter

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