Virtual restorative environments: Preliminary studies in scene, sound and smell

International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 73-91

  Knight, James F ^a   Stone, Robert J ^a   Qian, Cheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human factors; Olfactory display; Restorative environment; Usability; Virtual reality; Virtual restorative environment

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT SOUNDS; MENTAL ACTIVITY; OLFACTORY DISPLAY; POSSIBLE FUTURES; PRELIMINARY STUDIES; RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES; RESTORATIVE ENVIRONMENT; USABILITY;

DISPLAY DEVICES; HUMAN ENGINEERING;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 84877913980     PISSN: 19423888     EISSN: 19423896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jgcms.2012070106     Document Type: Article

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