In order to support increased consumer awareness regarding energy consumption, we have been developing new ways of representing and interacting with energy in electric products in...
Object-oriented modeling and design is a way of solving problems using models based upon real-world concepts. In this paradigm, the fundamental construct is the object, an entity ...
With the development of wireless communication and portable devices, people can now enjoy the benefits of mobile computing. But due to the nature and design of portable devices, i...
This paper proposes a multiagent based virtual community as a new means to support pervasive computing services. We give a conceptual definition of the concept of Place-Based Virt...
Tuan Nguyen, Seng Wai Loke, Torab Torabi, Hongen L...
Computing technologies such as games, social networking sites, and virtual environments often reproduce forms of social stigma encountered in everyday real life, as well as introd...