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'Liveness' in human-machine interaction. / Newell, Christopher; Edwards, Alistair Douglas Norman; Cairns, Paul Antony.

In: International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, Vol. 7, No. 2, 2011, p. 221-237.

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Newell, C, Edwards, ADN & Cairns, PA 2011, ''Liveness' in human-machine interaction', International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 221-237. https://doi.org/10.1386/padm.7.2.221_1

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Newell, C., Edwards, A. D. N., & Cairns, P. A. (2011). 'Liveness' in human-machine interaction. International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, 7(2), 221-237. https://doi.org/10.1386/padm.7.2.221_1

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Newell C, Edwards ADN, Cairns PA. 'Liveness' in human-machine interaction. International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media. 2011;7(2):221-237. https://doi.org/10.1386/padm.7.2.221_1

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Newell, Christopher ; Edwards, Alistair Douglas Norman ; Cairns, Paul Antony. / 'Liveness' in human-machine interaction. In: International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media. 2011 ; Vol. 7, No. 2. pp. 221-237.

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