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Research Articles

The Effects of Attributes of Non-Immersive Virtual Reality on Customers’ Experience of Video Tours under Social Distancing for COVID-19

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Pages 885-902 | Received 14 Oct 2021, Accepted 29 Sep 2022, Published online: 14 Oct 2022

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