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12 - Immersive Technologies

from Part II - Technologies in Cyber Behavior

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 December 2024

By
Jorge Bacca-Acosta ,
Paul Anirban Pal ,
Cecilia Avila-Garzon  and
Ramon Fabregat Gesa
Edited by
Zheng Yan
Zheng Yan
Affiliation:
University at Albany, State University of New York
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Summary

1 Introduction

2 Bibliometric Analysis of Immersive Technologies

3 Trends, Challenges and Affordances of Immersive Technologies

 3.1 The Use of Immersive Technologies

 3.2 The Main Challenges of Using Immersive Technologies

4 Future Directions

5 Conclusions

Keywords

Augmented RealityVirtual RealityMixed RealityExtended Realityimmersionsystematic reviewsurvey3D modellingbibliometric analysislearning technologies
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The Cambridge Handbook of Cyber Behavior , pp. 353 - 380
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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