SQL tuning--the attempt to improve a poorly-performing execution plan produced by the database query optimizer-is a critical aspect of database performance tuning. Ironically, as ...
Designing videogames involves weaving together systems of rules, called game mechanics, which support and structure compelling player experiences. Thus a significant portion of ga...
Physical play familiar from sports activities is a favorite pastime across all cultures and has been attributed with many social, mental and physical health benefits. However, the...
Traditional process support systems typically offer a static composition of atomic tasks to more powerful services. In the real world, however, processes change over time: busines...
— With the advent of service sensitive applications such as remote controlled experiments, time constrained massive data transfers, and video-conferencing, it has become apparent...
Chin Guok, David W. Robertson, Mary R. Thompson, J...