Lost in space? Cognitive fit and cognitive load in 3D virtual environments

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1054-1064

  van der Land, Sarah ^a   Schouten, Alexander P ^b   Feldberg, Frans ^a   van den Hooff, Bart ^a   Huysman, Marleen ^a  

^a VU University   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

3D virtual environment; Cognitive fit; Cognitive load; Group decision making; Individual understanding; Shared understanding

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

3-D VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT; COGNITIVE FIT; COGNITIVE LOADS; GROUP DECISION MAKING; INDIVIDUAL UNDERSTANDING; SHARED UNDERSTANDING;

DECISION MAKING;

DECISION MAKING; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; IMMERSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 84868250688     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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