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Augmented reality and virtual reality: empowering human, place and business
Jung T., tom Dieck M., Springer International Publishing, New York, NY, 2018. 384 pp. Type: Book (978-3-319640-26-6)
Recent technologies are changing the way we interact with computers and our surroundings, as well as how we perceive information; examples of these technologies include augmented reality (superimposing computer-generated graphics and t...
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Jan 8 2019 |
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Five Design-Sheets: creative design and sketching for computing and visualisation
Roberts J., Headleand C., Ritsos P., Springer International Publishing, New York, NY, 2017. 333 pp. Type: Book (978-3-319556-26-0)
As a university professor who teaches video game design and interaction design courses, I am always looking for techniques and methodologies that support sketching and prototyping and foster students’ creative thinking. This ...
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Nov 30 2017 |
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User interface design of digital textbooks: how screens affect learning
Railean E., Springer International Publishing, New York, NY, 2016. 99 pp. Type: Book
One of the recent major changes in educational technology has been learning using digital books, or ebooks. Some of their benefits include portability, affordability, interactivity, and an enhanced capability for showing multimedia ele...
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Feb 17 2017 |
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Digital representations of the real world: how to capture, model, and render visual reality
Magnor M., Grau O., Sorkine-Hornung O., Theobalt C., A. K. Peters, Ltd., Natick, MA, 2015. 455 pp. Type: Book (978-1-482243-81-9)
Developing computer graphic models based on representations of reality can be challenging. For example, rendering a 3D scene containing an educational model of a human skeleton would need a high level of accuracy. Before starting the p...
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Feb 2 2016 |
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Making music with computers: creative programming in Python
Manaris B., Brown A., Chapman & Hall/CRC, Boca Raton, FL, 2014. 502 pp. Type: Book (978-1-439867-91-4)
Do you want to learn how to create music using a computer programming language? Are you looking for a good introductory book on both music theory and computer-generated music? This book addresses these subjects and many more. It explai...
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Aug 15 2014 |
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 Visual usability: principles and practices for designing digital applications
Schlatter T., Levinson D., Morgan Kaufmann Publishers Inc., San Francisco, CA, 2013. 342 pp. Type: Book (978-0-123985-36-1)
Usability is a very important aspect of the design of any digital interactive product. According to Jakob Nielsen, usability studies and measures the ease of use of the product’s digital interface, and is defined by quality c...
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May 28 2014 |
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Understanding augmented reality: concepts and applications
Craig A., Morgan Kaufmann Publishers Inc., San Francisco, CA, 2013. 296 pp. Type: Book (978-0-240824-08-6)
Computer-based augmented reality (AR) is a recent medium that, according to this book, involves the “digital enhancement of the real world.” The book describes AR’s basic ingredients, including the augment...
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Sep 30 2013 |
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Sonic interaction design
Franinovic K., Serafin S., The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2013. 392 pp. Type: Book (978-0-262018-68-5)
The use of sound as interactive feedback in computing has been relatively underused compared to applications and investigations using other senses such as vision. Despite this, sound is a powerful medium that has multiple applications ...
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Sep 11 2013 |
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Detection and identification of rare audio-visual cues
Weinshall D., Anemüller J., van Gool L., Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated, New York, NY, 2011. 200 pp. Type: Book (978-3-642240-33-1)
Did you know that some living organisms often generate appropriate responses to incongruent and unexpected stimuli or situations, despite having no experience with or previous knowledge about them? This process has been assumed to be s...
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May 17 2012 |
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HCI beyond the GUI: design for haptic, speech, olfactory, and other nontraditional interfaces
Kortum P., Morgan Kaufmann Publishers Inc., San Francisco, CA, 2008. 480 pp. Type: Book (9780123740175)
Since the conception of graphical user interfaces (GUIs), human-computer interaction (HCI) has spurred the creation of a more elaborate and integral generation of computer interfaces. Recent research and the development of multisensory...
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