Physical and social presence in collaborative virtual environments: Exploring age and gender differences with respect to empathy

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 272-279

  Felnhofer, Anna ^a   Kothgassner, Oswald D ^a   Hauk, Nathalie ^a   Beutl, Leon ^a   Hlavacs, Helmut ^a   Kryspin Exner, Ilse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Age; Collaborative virtual environment; Empathy; Gender; Physical presence; Social presence

Indexed keywords

AGE; COLLABORATIVE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT; EMPATHY; GENDER; PHYSICAL PRESENCE; SOCIAL PRESENCE;

DISPLAY DEVICES;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84888163732     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.10.045     Document Type: Article

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