In this chapter the authors tackle the analysis and characterization of the artistic animated movies in view of constituting an automatic content-based retrieval system. First, they deal with temporal segmentation, and propose cut, fade and dissolve detection methods adapted to the constraints of this domain. Further, they discuss a fuzzy linguistic approach for automatic symbolic/semantic cont...

This article discusses content-based access to video information in large video databases and particularly, to retrieve animated movies. The authors examine temporal segmentation, and propose cut, fade and dissolve detection methods adapted to the constraints of this domain. Further, the authors discuss a fuzzy linguistic approach for deriving automatic symbolic/semantic content annotation in t...

As digital content is more and more present in our everyday life, universities, by the way of their teachers and course authors, have to be up-to-date by delivering pertinent, accessible and easily-handling courses. To reach this goal, many LMS exist to play online learning objects, but they often remain parody of classical support such as paper version of lecture notes: it appears finally as n...

In this study, the authors propose to discuss scalability challenges posed by Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) scenarios, while outlining issues specific to the context of online interactive experiences and game genres. These scalability issues concern: game simulation, content distribution, communication and coordination, and structural scalability. The authors present a critical revie...

As games increase in narrative complexity, challenges mount for their story designers. As authors, these designers are concerned with building an experience that responds to players in consistent and engaging ways, even when players make unpredictable story choices amongst a large group of options. Furthermore, they want those choices to have narrative impact. However, historically the task of ...

The increasing demand for ubiquitous access to technology enhanced learning environment has faced a challenge of heterogeneity in terms of networks, mobile device, platforms and finally, the learning content in various formats. In order to alleviate the challenge of the said diversity, content adaptation is essential. However, because of the diversity of the mobile users, networks and the rich ...