With the emergence of the Java 3D API, the creation of high quality 3D animated graphics for Java applications and applets becomes a possibility, With numerous aspects of the business, science, medic
This collection of seventeen articles on virtual environments examines the nexus of aesthetics and semantics in the creation of online interactive spaces. Topics discussed include virtual metaplastici
This collection of fifteen articles on learning and teaching in rich virtual environments presents recent research on the nexus of pedagogy and virtual worlds. The volume is divided into five sections
Massively-multiplayer online role-playing games, or virtual worlds, have evolved into virtual communities operating under their own systems of shared norms and private rules. This work analyzes legal
Collaborative virtual learning environments are both two dimensional and three dimensional virtual spaces incorporating multiple interactive aspects or collaborative dialogic forums that link learners
"This book explores social support and stress in Autism-focused virtual communities. It covers topics such as autism and social media, social support and stress, social support assessment, and stress
Researchers in education, education technology, and computers introduce educators to the use of virtual worlds for teaching and learning, and lead them through a number of experiences and the conc
Philosophers, psychologists, sociologists, computer scientists, medical researchers, and theologians share scholastic-based insights into the virtual learning of self and society in their disciplin
This collection of thirteen articles on network security showcases current scholarship in privacy and security in relation to both social relations and programming for virtual environments. Topics dis
Fifteen articles on the theory and application of adaptive database search and retrieval technologies showcase current research in the growing field of machine learning algorithms. Divided into sectio
Wang (U. of Surrey, the UK) has edited 19 chapters on all aspects of machine audition, written by engineers at universities throughout Europe, Canada, and the US. The chapters are written as practical
This collection of 22 contributed chapters begins with frameworks and principles for talking about virtual collaborative writing, and then continues with discussion of the practicalities. The contribu
This book demonstrates the possibility of transforming machine learning algorithms into integrated commonsense reasoning processes in which inductive and deductive inferences correlate and support one
In recent years, virtual communities have attracted the attention of scientists and researchers across a variety of disciplines, including the social sciences and several engineering disciplines. This
Kock (information systems, Texas A&M International U.) has edited this collection of research articles on e-collaboration, with expert contributors focusing primarily on the emergence of virtual t
"This book developed models of the formation of the research competence of students in the classical, virtual and mixed education. It analyses common approaches to understanding research competence of
This collection of twenty-eight articles on information and communications technologies showcases current scholarship in online education technology and virtual learning environments. Articles address
The 15 papers in this collection explore the potential of virtual worlds for teaching children and adults, analysis of personalized online training paths, assessment of interoperable tools for Nigeria
Recent work on the development of web-based learning systems, by contributors from around the world, addresses technical, social, and conceptual issues. Specific topics include virtual communities of
The 20 papers in this collection explore different approaches to mobile and cooperative e-learning, virtual laboratories, web-based course forums, multimedia tools, conference systems, and other web-b
Rather than being about virtual businesses that rely solely on their Internet presence, this book provides research-based guidelines on issues faced by small businesses in establishing and maintaining
Data analysis forms the basis of many forms of research ranging from the scientific to the governmental. With the advent of machine intelligence and neural networks, extracting, modeling, and approach
Intended to bridge the gap between the database and machine learning communities, this guide gathers theoretical and experimental contributions on fuzziness, scalability, and the use of fuzzy methods
More and more people today are making virtual friends, people from all over the world whom they know only through the Internet. Romm-Livermore, a professor at Wayne State University and Setzekorn, a f
Most of the contributors are education scholars or teachers in one of a wide range of disciplines, but a high percentage are from computer and information sciences and concerned more with the design o
