Nerve Garden is a biologically-inspired multi-user collaborative generative 3D virtual world available to a general Internet audience. The goal of the Nerve Garden project is to create a virtual terrarium that exhibits properties of growth, decay and energy transfer reminiscent of a simple ecosystem. The resulting exploration of Artificial Life principles in a shared virtual world yields valuab...

This document represents an outline of the overall requirements for JBossESB and the architectural approach we shall take. It should be noted from the start that the main aim of JBossESB is to provide an SOA infrastructure for deployment, runtime and management. SOA principles will be used throughout the architecture, with the traditional concept of an ESB being one possible narrowing of the ca...

With the growth of adaptive educational systems available to students, integration of these systems is evolving from an interesting research problem into an important practical task. One of the challenges that needs to be addressed is the development of mechanisms for student model integration. The architectural principles and representation technologies employed by adaptive educational systems...

Mapping between different data models in a data aggregation context always presents significant interoperability challenges. In this paper, we describe the challenges faced and solutions developed when mapping the CARARE schema designed for archaeological and architectural monuments and sites to the Europeana Data Model (EDM), a model based on Linked Data principles. The purpose of this mapping...

Well, someone can decide by themselves what they want to do and need to do but sometimes, that kind of person will need some software design methodology from principles to architectural styles references. People with open minded will always try to seek for the new things and information from many sources. On the contrary, people with closed mind will always think that they can do it by their pr...

Nerve Garden is a biologically-inspired multi-user collaborative generative 3D virtual world available to a general Interact audience. The goal of the Nerve Garden project is to create a virtual terrarium that exhibits properties of growth, decay and energy transfer reminiscent of a simple ecosystem. The resulting exploration of Artificial Life principles in a shared virtual world yields valuab...

“OF MAKING MANY BOOKS THERE IS NO END,” writes the biblical author of Ecclesiastes—and so it seems that of the making of many international heritage conventions, principles, and guidelines there also seems to be no end in sight. Beginning with the 1931 Athens Charter for the Restoration of Historic Monuments, through the 1964 Venice Charter, and continuing with the recent adoption of the 2003 I...

This study proposes usability principles for the user interfaces (UI) design of complex 3D parametric architectural design and engineering tools. Numerous usability principles have been developed for generic desktop or web applications. The authors tried to apply existing usability principles as guidelines for evaluating complex 3D design and engineering applications. However, the principles we...

This work is devoted to the transformation of architectural and planning structure Rostov-on-Don city in first half twentieth century. Its main shortcomings, identified 1920s – 1930s, ways solving them are analyzed. The attempts create a new socialist considered. It covers destruction caused by German fascist invaders during two occupations Rostov-on-Don, which accounted for more than one third...

This paper outlines the principles on which the U.S. Department of Defense packet internet architecture is based and characterizes some of the protocols which implement the architecture. Major factors which influenced the development of this architectural model include experimental and operational experience with a large number of interconnected packet networks, assessments and evaluations of m...