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Reflections on bodies in lockdown: The polyphony of touch 禁闭中对身体的反思:触摸的复调

Multimodality & Society Pub Date : 2021-03-01 DOI: 10.1177/2634979521992275

Marloeke van der Vlugt

引用次数: 3

Reflections on bodies in lockdown 对被封锁的尸体的反思

Multimodality & Society Pub Date : 2021-03-01 DOI: 10.1177/2634979521996942

C. Jewitt

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Children’s interactive storytelling in Virtual Reality 儿童在虚拟现实中的互动故事

Multimodality & Society Pub Date : 2021-03-01 DOI: 10.1177/2634979521992965

D. Yamada-Rice

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引用次数: 2

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