Usability and feasibility of an internet-based virtual pedestrian environment to teach children to cross streets safely

Virtual Reality

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 5-11

  Schwebel, David C ^a   McClure, Leslie A ^a   Severson, Joan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Digital Artefacts LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Injury; Internet; Pedestrian; Safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893952653     PISSN: 13594338     EISSN: 14349957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10055-013-0238-5     Document Type: Article

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