Anxiety induction in virtual environments: An experimental comparison of three general techniques

Interacting with Computers

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 528-539

  Chittaro, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

anxiety induction; auditory feedback; biofeedback; presence; psychology; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

AUDIO ACOUSTICS; BIOFEEDBACK; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ANXIETY INDUCTION; AUDIO-VISUAL STIMULUS; AUDITORY FEEDBACK; EXPERIMENTAL COMPARISON; FIRE EVACUATION; FIRST PERSON SHOOTER GAMES; PRESENCE; PSYCHOLOGY;

PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 84928317700     PISSN: 09535438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/iwc/iwt049     Document Type: Article

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