We describe how playware and games may become adaptive to the interaction of the individual user and how therapists use this adaptation property to apply modular interactive tiles in rehabilitation practices that demand highly individualized training. Therapists may use the interactive modular tiles to provide treatment for a large number of patients who receive hospital, municipality or home c...

Clickomania is a classic computer puzzle game (also known as SameGame, Chain-Shot!, and Swell-Foop, among other names). Originally developed by Kuniaki “Morisuke” Moribe under the name Chain-Shot! for the Fujitsu FM-8, and announced in the November 1985 issue of ASCII Monthly magazine, it has since been made available for a variety of digital platforms [Mor03]. Figure 1 shows some examples. Alt...

This paper addresses the problem of compiling perfectly nested loops for multicomputers (distributed memory machines). The relatively high communication startup costs in these machines renders frequent communication very expensive. Motivated by this, we present a method of aggregating a number of loop iterations into tiles where the tiles execute atomically – a processor executing the iteration...

In this paper we define the Dupled abstract Tile Assembly Model (DaTAM), which is a slight extension to the abstract Tile Assembly Model (aTAM) that allows for not only the standard square tiles, but also “duple” tiles which are rectangles pre-formed by the joining of two square tiles. We show that the addition of duples allows for powerful behaviors of self-assembling systems at temperature 1,...

  Ceramic materials due to their high compressive strength and hardness have been one of prime candidates in armor design in particular when high level threads (impact velocity above 600m/s) are involved. The aim of this work is to investigate ballistic impact resistance potential for a target plate with novel ceramic inserts as against ceramic tiles. Two size 98% alumina (AL2O3) base ceramic i...

We developed a playful biofeedback system using a wearable device and modular interactive tiles. In this approach we suppose that patients could regulate exercise intensity on t heir own through biofeedback. We propose biofeedback play system called “bioToys” based on exercise with the modular interactive tiles. The system consists of a wearable device that measures heart-pulse via ear-mounted ...

Localized muscle fatigue and perception of fatigue/discomfort in the lower legs induced by a 5 hour standing work task were evaluated for 3 different work surfaces (linoleum tiles on concrete floor, rubber mat, sole insert) in young adults and older individuals. Muscle fatigue was quantified by the muscle twitch force (MTF) magnitude and subjective ratings. The results indicate that the work ta...

Cool roofs represent an acknowledged passive cooling technique to reduce building energy consumption for cooling and to mitigate urban heat island effects. This paper concerns the evaluation of the dynamic effect of new cool roof clay tiles on building thermal performance in summer and winter conditions. To this end, these properties have been analyzed on traditional roof brick tiles through an...

This paper addresses the problem of compiling perfectly nested loops for multicomputers (distributed memory machines). The relatively high communication startup costs in these machines renders frequent communication very expensive. Motivated by this, we present a method of aggregating a number of loop iterations into tiles where the tiles execute atomically – a processor executing the iteration...