One of the major challenges associated with making compelling virtual worlds for computer games is populating them with intelligent characters. Most of today’s characters are mindless automatons that follow an inflexible set of simple rules. Unfortunately, when we start to make characters try and think for themselves we can run into difficulties. For example, if we are not extra careful about h...

In this article, we argue that learning is more than the transfer of information from expert to novice; additionally, learning processes involve the learner’s body as a fundamental condition. We provide examples from a large database on student learning that show how gestures are an important means in the construction of perception and communication as students interact over and about a compute...

The course shows the use of mathematical modeling in biological sciences. A variety of modeling techniques are Adler, Modeling the Dynamics of Life,. Computer networks are inherently social networks, linking people, organizations of computer networks has facilitated a deemphasis on group solidarities at. Bayesian Hierarchical Modelling using WinBUGS. Nicky Best, Alexina Mason and Philip Li. Sho...

the object of this work is to present a study of the thermomechanical behavior of the automobile disc brake for the prediction of their resistance to fatigue. then, a study of purely mechanical dry contact between the disc and pads is developed with a good prediction becomes a major stake for the industrialists while modeling the loading and the boundary conditions around the disc.we used the s...

this study aims to investigate the effect of information technology on quality performance. the research model has been proposed based on relationships among research variables and previous studies on information technology. population was all of department’s managers and personnel of marketing and sale, manufacturing and quality control in iran khodro and saipa companies. to collect data, a fi...

with the rapid emergence of 3d applications and virtual environments in computer systems; the need for a new type of interaction device arises. this is because the traditional devices such as mouse, keyboard, and joystick become inefficient and cumbersome within these virtual environments. in other words, evolution of user interfaces shapes the change in the human-computer interaction (hci). in...

1 Computational Thinking in Constructionist Video Games David Weintrop, Learning Sciences and Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA Nathan Holbert, Mathematics, Science and Technology, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA Michael S. Horn, Learning Sciences, Computer Science, and Center for Connected Learning and...