This paper presents approaches of incorporating subdivision techniques in the rendering process for computer-generated line drawings. A new method for accelerating silhouette detection is introduced. This “silhouette propagation” method gains its strength from being intertwined with the 3D subdivision process. Another technique reduces the number of 3D subdivision steps necessary for high-quali...

This paper is a review of a story generation system called Minstrel. It uses complex but hand-crafted Lisp knowledge structures to generate short computer-generated stories within the King Arthur domain. The knowledge representation model of Minstrel is reimplemented using a W3C standard language to analyze the pros and cons of technology updates over this kind of classic AI projects.

A simple method to optimize the etching uniformity when making a CGH on a thick optical glass substrate is described, which uses a Teflon ring to enclose the substrate during reactive-ion etching (RIE). OCIS codes: (220.4000) Microstructure fabrication; (090.1970) Diffractive optics; (220.1250) Aspherics

Walter Benjamin is best known for his essay ‘The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction’, (Benjamin, 1968b) in which he argues that film and other mechanical technologies are destroying the aura that had belonged to traditional art. In this article we apply Benjamin’s concept of aura to new (digital) media, and in particular to ‘mixed reality’, a group of technologies that blend comp...

Beyond the Fence is a commercial project, undertaken for a television documentary, that has produced a musical show billed as “the world’s first computer-generated musical”. Several computational creativity systems have been used in the production of various parts of this musical, which has been performed in London’s West End for a two week run in 2016. Having been involved in this project as a...

This preliminary study examines what the effects of additional time and different media have upon the overall quality of English language learner's written assessment tests. Sixteen intermediate-level students (L1 Cantonese), enrolled at a satellite campus of an American university within Asia, manually wrote a 45-minute timed placement test in the confines of an educational setting. Based upon...

This paper discusses the acceptability of Near Human Quality machine translation. It defines Near Human Quality and provides examples of cases where Near Human Quality machine translation is acceptable. The paper assumes that there are programs capable of generating Near Human Quality output after some customization. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the acceptability of Near Human Qualit...

Stent implantation for coronary disease treatment is a highly important minimally invasive technique that avoids surgery interventions. In order to assure the success of such an intervention, it is very important to determine the real length of the lesion as exactly as possible. Currently, lesion measures are performed directly from the angiography without considering the system projective para...

Virtual studio technology plays an important role for modern television productions. Blue-screen matting is a common technique for integrating real actors or moderators into computer generated sceneries. Augmented reality offers the possibility to mix real and virtual in a more general context. This article proposes a new technological approach for combining real studio content with computer-ge...

Research on automated essay scoring (AES) indicates that computer-generated essay ratings are comparable to human ratings. However, despite investigations into the accuracy and reliability of AES scores, less attention has been paid to the feedback delivered to the students. This paper presents a method developers can use to quickly evaluate the usability of an automated feedback system prior t...