We are investigating three kinds of advanced capabilities for computer game characters. First, we want characters to exhibit life-like qualities. They should show distinctive personalities, context-dependent moods, and normal variability in their behavior. Second, we want characters to follow directions . They should accept directions from various external sources, including game designers, gam...

Public interaction experiences are becoming ubiquitous recently, however, interaction is usually limited to broadcasting and the actual experience not very rich. Especially social connectedness and bonding are important aspects of public interaction that are often overlooked. This paper reports on research investigating how a publicly displayed application can improve social connectedness by ac...

This paper presents a software framework aimed at both simplifying the development of large and distributed complex systems and guarantying an efficient execution of applications. This software framework takes advantage of a concise actor model that makes easy the development of the actor code by delegating the management of events (i.e., the reception of messages) to the execution environment....

Abstract In legal discourse, ‘torture’ is a term used to describe the deliberate infliction of severe physical or mental pain and suffering upon person. One controversial aspect definition torture has been status perpetrator, whose acts are relevant for purposes under international law. This ambiguity came forefront in judgment United Kingdom (UK) Supreme Court R v. Reeves Taylor, where ruled t...