Virtual Reality Technology: A Tutorial
Journal of CommunicationPublished 1 December 1992
Frank Biocca
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Journal Article Virtual Reality Technology: A Tutorial Get access Frank Biocca Frank Biocca 1Frank Biocca is an associate professor and director of the Center for Research in Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Communication, Volume 42, Issue 4, December 1992, Pages 23–72, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2466.1992.tb00811.x Published: 07 February 2006
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