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SIGGRAPH
1994
ACM
14 years 2 months ago
A clustering algorithm for radiosity in complex environments
We present an approach for accelerating hierarchical radiosity by clustering objects. Previous approaches constructed effective hierarchies by subdividing surfaces, but could not ...
Brian E. Smits, James Arvo, Donald P. Greenberg
UIST
1994
ACM
14 years 2 months ago
A Perceptually-Supported Sketch Editor
The human visual system makes a great deal more of images than the elemental marks on a surface. In the course of viewing, creating, or editing a picture, we actively construct a ...
Eric Saund, Thomas P. Moran
VLDB
1994
ACM
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14 years 2 months ago
Hilbert R-tree: An Improved R-tree using Fractals
We propose a new R-tree structure that outperforms all the older ones. The heart of the idea is to facilitate the deferred splitting approach in R-trees. This is done by proposing...
Ibrahim Kamel, Christos Faloutsos
AIED
2007
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
'Tis Better to Construct than to Receive? The Effects of Diagram Tools on Causal Reasoning
Previous research on the use of diagrams for argumentation instruction has highlighted, but not conclusively demonstrated, their potential benefits. We examine the relative benefit...
Matthew W. Easterday, Vincent Aleven, Richard Sche...
COMPSYSTECH
2007
14 years 2 months ago
Searching the internet for learning materials through didactic indicators
: Internet offers a huge amount of didactic materials that can be used in creating new online courses. However, those materials need a deep analysis to understand their context and...
Marco Alfano, Biagio Lenzitti