A systematic characterisation of expository animations

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 781-794

  Ploetzner, Rolf ^a   Lowe, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animation design; Expository animations; Learning; Literature analysis

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT DOMAINS; EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH; INHERENT CHARACTERISTICS; LEARNING; LITERATURE ANALYSIS; LITERATURE SEARCH; MAIN CHARACTERISTICS; META ANALYSIS;

ANIMATION;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84857358069     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2011.12.001     Document Type: Review

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