Exploring evolutionary concepts with immersive simulations

Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL

Volumn 1, Issue , 2013, Pages 304-311

  Lui, Michelle ^a   Slotta, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN FEATURES; DESIGN ITERATION; EMBODIED INTERACTION; IMMERSIVE; INTERACTION PATTERN; LIFE FORM; PROJECTED DISPLAYS; TABLET COMPUTER;

BIOLOGY; DESIGN; STUDENTS;

CURRICULA;

EID: 84886509921     PISSN: 15734552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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