The lines by Paul Weller captured a moment in time in the late 70’s but interestingly they also reveal something of the dynamics of 21 century mod scene. And today, I’m not talking about kids wearing smart suits and riding fancy scooters but gamer-made modifications of computer games that are celebrated as a new medium for artistic innovation and simultaneously successfully used as a marketing ...

Smart home is a house that uses technology to monitor the environment with the help of various sensors, control the electrical appliances and communicate the outer world. Now-a-days the demand for home automation systems in homes and offices are invariably increasing. The home automation system is a key for energy conservation that can be equipped in normal buildings. As there are many benefits...

Videogames have the potential to create ethical experiences and encourage ethical reflection. Usually, this potential is understood in the context of the dominant moral theories: utilitarianism and Kantianism. However, it has been argued that a complete moral theory must also include the concept of an ethics of care. This paper utilizes the ethics of care as an alternative lens for examining th...

Constructing believable behavior of non-player characters (NPCs) for large open worlds in computer games is a challenging application of AI. One of the greatest obstacles for practical game applications lies in managing the complexity of individual behaviors and in managing their development cycle. We propose the use of “Smart areas” to overcome these obstacles and allow for realistic simulatio...