Actually in the Cinema: A Field Study Comparing Real 3D and 2D Movie Patrons' Attention, Emotion, and Film Satisfaction

Media Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 441-460

  Rooney, Brendan ^a,b   Hennessy, Eilis ^b  

^a Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 84889258623     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213269.2013.838905     Document Type: Article

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