Exploring Human Factors in Virtual Worlds

Author: Padmanabhan, Poornima

Source: Technical Communication, Volume 55, Number 3, August 2008 , pp. 270-276(7)

Publisher: Society for Technical Communication

Abstract:

Summary

Why are virtual worlds increasingly relevant to technical communicators?

What human factors influence the design of virtual worlds?

This article explores these two important questions from a technical communication perspective.

Document Type: Research article

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