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CE
2007
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13 years 7 months ago
Reusable, lifelike virtual humans for mentoring and role-playing
Lifelike, interactive digital characters, serving as mentors and role-playing actors, have been shown to significantly improve learner motivation and retention. However, the cost...
Edward M. Sims
NN
2008
Springer
13 years 6 months ago
Sensory adaptation in human balance control: Lessons for biomimetic robotic bipeds
- This paper describes mechanisms used by humans to stand on moving platforms, such as a bus or ship, and to combine body orientation and motion information from multiple sensors i...
Arash Mahboobin, Patrick J. Loughlin, Mark S. Redf...
SIGUCCS
2006
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Better results in mathematics lessons with a virtual personal teacher
In this paper we present the results of an experiment made with our e-librarian service ”MatES”, an e-Learning tool on fractions in mathematics. MatES allows students to enter...
Serge Linckels, Carole Dording, Christoph Meinel
VW
1998
Springer
174views Virtual Reality» more  VW 1998»
13 years 11 months ago
ALife Meets Web: Lessons Learned
Arti cial life might come to play important roles for the World Wide Web, both as a source of new algorithmic paradigms and as a source of inspiration for its future development. N...
Luigi Pagliarini, Ariel Dolan, Filippo Menczer, He...
ACMIDC
2009
13 years 11 months ago
Fostering inclusion in Portuguese schools: key lessons from ICT projects
This paper reports on different projects aimed at fostering inclusion in Portuguese elementary and high schools at national, regional and local level through ICT projects. Based o...
Maria João Silva, Eduarda Ferreira, Cristin...