Introducing the Viewpoint

Introducing the Viewpoint

With the publication of the article by Benoit Roux and colleagues in this issue (Vargas et al.), the JGP introduces a new type of article, the Viewpoint. A Viewpoint shares features with two other article types, Perspectives and Reviews, but is distinct from them. Like the Perspective, a Viewpoint will present a summary and critical analysis of a scientific issue of strong current interest to t...

Introducing the Software Architectonic Viewpoint

Managing evolution of complex software architecture is a continuous challenge in industry. Systems such as mobile handsets undergo a continuous increase in complexity, while the fast market evolution imposes quick integration of new features. Being able to easily manage software architecture evolution is the basis for shorter time-to-market and faster product release. The term “viewpoint” has b...

Viewpoint Selection using Viewpoint Entropy

Computation of good viewpoints is important in several fields: computational geometry, visual servoing, robot motion, graph drawing, etc. In addition, selection of good views is rapidly becoming a key issue in computer graphics due to the new techniques of Image Based Rendering. Although there is no consensus about what a good view means in Computer Graphics, the quality of a viewpoint is intui...

Introducing the

The “organizer paper” by Hans Spemann and Hilde Mangold (1924) initiated a new epoch in developmental biology. It marked the climax of Spemann’s life-long research, and the “organizer effect” received special mention by the committee that honoured him with the Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine in 1935. This introduction precedes a translation of that paper by Spemann’s student, Viktor Ham...

The Social Workers' Viewpoint