Computationally simple, yet informative, " light " agent-based models are useful understanding mechanisms for complex phenomena lacking theoretical grounding. A light model, as a simplified set of attributes and interactions, can generate insight and be credible to specific audiences. Embedded within large force-on-force simulations a light model of civilian support could offer command-level de...

VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) was used to build two tools: a ‘Sandbox’ and a virtual world. Building the tools was done so that community members, or planning consortia, could use the tools in a group meeting or individually through home Internet computers, or even at Internet cafes. The underlying criterion for design was simplicity and accessibility. The virtual world was created a...

Saliency maps are used to predict the visual stimulus raised from a certain region in a scene. Most approaches to calculate the saliency in a scene can be divided into three consecutive steps: extraction of feature maps, calculation of activation maps, and the combination of activation maps. In the past two decades, several new saliency estimation approaches have emerged. However, most of these...

Some common challenges of biomedical product translation-scientific, regulatory, adoption, and reimbursement-can best be addressed by the broad sharing of resources or tools. But, such aids remain undeveloped because the undertaking requires expertise from multiple research sectors as well as validation across organizations. Biomedical resource development can benefit from directed consortia-a ...

Augmented Reality (AR) technology has provided a new technological platform for ‘mirror worlds’, where layers of information, meaning, and functions are integrated with digital twin the real world. To explore mirror worlds, we designed developed +Andscape, an interactive AR sandbox. In this conceptual empirical case study, observed children’s (5–6-year-old, N = 16) collaborative play storytelli...