Second Life Physics : Virtual, Real or Surreal?
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Second Life Physics: Virtual, real, or surreal?
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal For Virtual Worlds Research
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1941-8477
DOI: 10.4101/jvwr.v2i1.383