In this paper we examine story-driven interactive spaces and argue that story development requires centralized control of the actions of the characters that inhabit such environments. This argument leads us to propose the story-character-device (SCD) architecture that, unlike previous approaches, separates the locus of story control in a distinct software module. To exemplify the use of the arc...

On-demand video servers based on hierarchical storage systems are able to o er highcapacity and low-cost video storage. In such a system, video les are stored in the tertiary level and transferred to the secondary level to be displayed. The design of video servers allowing user interaction with the playbacked video is of great interest. We have conducted a comprehensive study on the architectur...

In this paper, we present some of the fault tolerance management mechanisms being implemented in the Multi-μ architecture, namely its support for replica non-determinism. In this architecture, fault tolerance is achieved by node active replication, with software based replica management and fault tolerance transparent algorithms. A software layer implemented between the application and the real...

This paper presents a new software architecture for 3D mixed reality applications, named Tinmith-evo5. Currently there are a limited number of existing toolkits for the development of 3D mixed reality applications, each optimised for a particular feature but at the detriment of others. Complex interactive user interfaces and applications require extensive supporting infrastructure, and can be h...

Knowledge mining from immense datasets requires fast, reliable and affordable tools for their visual and interactive exploration. Multidimensional scaling (MDS) is a good candidate for embedding of high-dimensional data into visually perceived 2-D and 3-D spaces. We focus here on the way to increase the computational performance of MDS in the context of interactive, hierarchical, visualization ...

Compared with traditional business operations, wwwbased commerce has many advantages, such as timeliness, worldwide communication, hyper-links, and multimedia. However, lack of customized interactive abilities of traditional sales representatives is its major weakness. To get competitive advantages over the countless web sites, it is critical to have such customized interactive abilities. The p...

Façade is an artificial intelligence-based art/research experiment in electronic narrative – an attempt to move beyond traditional branching or hyper-linked narrative to create a fully-realized, one-act interactive drama. We are completing a three year collaboration to engineer a novel architecture that integrates emotional, interactive character behavior, drama-managed plot and shallow natural...

Creativity is a tool that helps in effective problem solving utilizing optimum scarce resources in any business. This paper presents a conceptual framework of a multilayer evolutionary system that supports creative thinking. The system evolves, using a genetic algorithm, new ideas from a set of basic ideas that are casually provided through an interactive editor or selected from past transactio...

An interactive sound processor is an important tool for just about any modern composer. Performers and composers use interactive computer systems to process sound from live instruments. In many cases, audio processing could be handled using off-the-shelf signal processors. However, most composers favor a system that is more open-ended and extensible. Programmable systems are open-ended, but the...

This paper explores how a general cognitive architecture can pragmatically facilitate the development and exploration of interactive music interfaces on a mobile platform. To this end we integrated the Soar cognitive architecture into the mobile music meta-environment urMus. We develop and demonstrate four artificial agents which use diverse learning mechanisms within two mobile music interface...