Ubiquitous computing applications and technologies, frequently studied also under the name ambient intelligence, are more and more matured to be able of creating an environment that is intelligently helpful to users surrounded by such an environment. Besides other helpful application we may consider them also as being very suitable for intelligent workplaces development. In the paper some discu...

This paper introduces a new intelligent method to generate vector maps from printed maps to provide a basis for GPS navigation. This new approach has been applied in our GIS-DMG (Digital Map Generation) software, which has four key steps: Map Layers Extraction, Road Network Digitalization, Map Geo-locating and Map Automatic Geo-adjusting, different from typical procedures. These four steps play...

Technological support for personalized learning has the potential to transform the educational system in the United States. There is a growing interest in educational games and their potential for motivating learners. Techniques from the educational data mining and intelligent tutoring systems communities can be leveraged to better understand, design, and evaluate educational games for both lea...

This investigation deals with the intelligent system for parallel fault-tolerant diagnostic tests construction. A modified parallel algorithm for fault-tolerant diagnostic tests construction is proposed. The algorithm is allowed to optimize processing time on tests construction. A matrix model of data and knowledge representation, as well as various kinds of regularities in data and knowledge a...

Dancers express their feelings and moods through gestures and body movements. We seek to extend this mode of expression by dynamically and automatically adjusting music and lighting in the dance environment to reflect the dancer’s arousal state. Our intention is to offer a space that performance artists can use as a creative tool that extends the grammar of dance. To enable the dynamic manipula...

transformative potential of game-based learning environments. The burgeoning field of game-based learning has made significant advances, including theoretical developments (Gee 2007), as well as the creation of gamebased learning environments for a broad range of K–12 subjects (Habgood and Ainsworth 2011; Ketelhut et al. 2010; Warren, Dondlinger, and Barab 2008) and training objectives (Johnson...

Abstract In China, rural children, compared to their urban counterparts, are disadvantaged by less parental care and limited access educational resources. This can have dire consequences for health-related well-being during a vulnerable formative stage of the life course. Quality (QOL) has been increasingly used as an indicator individuals’ well-being. QOL studies primarily conducted in Western...