Avatars, People, and Virtual Worlds: Foundations for Research in Metaverses

نویسندگان

  • Alanah J. Davis
  • John D. Murphy
  • Dawn Owens
  • Deepak Khazanchi
  • Ilze Zigurs
چکیده

Alanah Davis University of Nebraska at Omaha [email protected]

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • J. AIS

دوره 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009