Mapping the road to fun: Natural video game controllers, presence, and game enjoyment

New Media and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 224-242

  Skalski, Paul ^a   Tamborini, Ron ^b   Shelton, Ashleigh ^c   Buncher, Michael ^b   Lindmark, Pete ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 79952918491     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: 14617315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1461444810370949     Document Type: Article

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