A Pilot Study of the VirtuSphere as a Virtual Reality Enhancement

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 24-31

  Skopp, Nancy A ^a   Smolenski, Derek J ^a   Metzger Abamukong, Melinda J ^a   Rizzo, Albert A ^b   Reger, Greg M ^a  

^a Joint Base Lewis McChord   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH; CROSSOVER DESIGN; GAME CONTROLLER; INITIAL SUPPORT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SENSE OF PRESENCES; SIMULATOR SICKNESS; WHEELED PLATFORMS;

NAVIGATION SYSTEMS;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 84889601200     PISSN: 10447318     EISSN: 15327590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10447318.2013.796441     Document Type: Article

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