Recent literature provides initial evidence that sound can be used for cognitive development purposes in blind children. In this paper we present the design, development, and usability testing of AudioBattleShip, a sound-based interactive environment for blind children. AudioBattleShip is an interactive version of the board Battleship game, providing different interfaces for both sighted and bl...

In this study, CD-1 mice were infected percutaneously with 1600 cercariae of Schistosoma mansoni and their pain sensitivity and exploratory behavior were analyzed in well-standardized tests (hot-plate, hole-board, open-field, novel object investigation and black/white box). Schistosome infection produced body weight reduction, increased analgesia, induced changes in the number of fecal pellets ...

The Interactive Storyteller is an interactive storytelling system with a multi-user tabletop interface. Our goal was to design a generic framework combining emergent narrative, where stories emerge from the actions of autonomous intelligent agents, with the social aspects of traditional board games. As a visual representation of the story world, a map is displayed on a multi-touch table. Users ...

1 Don Millard, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Academy of Electronic Media, Troy, NY 12180, [email protected] 2 Gerald Burnham, University of Texas-Dallas, College of Engineering, Dallas, TX, [email protected] Abstract: The techniques used to educate future electrical engineers need to integrate innovative teaching approaches with today’s technology in order to reach and motivate the diverse...

Tiling pervades the art and architecture of various ancient civilizations. Toddlers grapple with tiling problems when they pack away their wooden blocks and home renovators encounter similar problems in the bathroom. However, rather than being a frivolous pastime, mathematicians have found the art of tiling to be brimming with beautiful mathematics, problems of fiendish difficulty, as well as i...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To determine attitudes and knowledge about sleep medicine among chest physicians. DESIGN : Interactive survey of self-selected respondents. SETTING Interactive session at the 1998 American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) annual meeting. PARTICIPANTS Approximately 60 chest physicians. INTERVENTIONS Interactive questions about the knowledge, training, attitudes, and pr...

Addressing the mental health professional shortage and increasing access to quality behavioral care, particularly during a time of heightened need, are at core new telebehavioral certificate program launched this month by American Board Telehealth. The curriculum reviews current evidence best practices from field experts through interactive content, video integrated scenarios, say officials.

HyperTransport interconnect technology has become a highly pervasive technology due to its ability to provide a high-performance, point-to-point link with the lowest communication latency for chip-tochip and board-to-board interconnects. This white paper discusses a new method for further reducing latency in systems based on the HyperTransport interconnect technology standard. It describes the ...

Seega is an ancient Egyptian two-stage board game that, in certain aspects, is more difficult than chess. The twoplayer game is most commonly played on a 7 × 7 board, but is also sometimes played on a 5 × 5 or 9 × 9 board. In the first and more difficult stage of the game, players take turns placing one disk each on the board until the board contains only one empty cell. In the second stage pla...