Effect of viewing plane on perceived distances in real and virtual environments

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1242-1253

  Geuss, Michael N ^a   Stefanucci, Jeanine K ^a   Creem Regehr, Sarah H ^a   Thompson, William B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b University of Utah   (United States)

Author keywords

Exocentric distance; Space perception; Virtual environments

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION; WALKING;

ADULT; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874442475     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027524     Document Type: Article

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