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AFRIGRAPH
2004
ACM
14 years 2 months ago
Designing a VR interaction authoring tool using constructivist practices
This paper describes the process of designing an authoring tool for virtual environments, using constructivist principles. The focus of the tool is on helping novice designers wit...
Cara Winterbottom, Edwin H. Blake
CHI
2010
ACM
14 years 27 days ago
Catalyzing social support for breast cancer patients
Social support is a critical, yet underutilized resource when undergoing cancer care. Underutilization occurs in two conditions: (a) when patients fail to seek out information, ma...
Meredith M. Skeels, Kenton T. Unruh, Christopher P...
SLS
2009
Springer
224views Algorithms» more  SLS 2009»
14 years 3 months ago
High-Performance Local Search for Solving Real-Life Inventory Routing Problems
Abstract. In this paper, a real-life routing and scheduling problem encountered is addressed. The problem, which consists in optimizing the delivery of fluids by tank trucks on a ...
Thierry Benoist, Bertrand Estellon, Fréd&ea...
CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 9 months ago
Accountabilities of presence: reframing location-based systems
How do mobility and presence feature as aspects of social life? Using a case study of paroled offenders tracked via Global Positioning System (GPS), we explore the ways that locat...
Emily Troshynski, Charlotte P. Lee, Paul Dourish
CSE
2009
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
Has Anyone Seen My Goose? Social Network Services in Developing Regions
Abstract— In developing regions, Internet connectivity is extremely poor, while mobile phone penetration is much higher. The inhabitants of developing conuntries still rely on tr...
Narseo Vallina-Rodriguez, Pan Hui, Jon Crowcroft