Academic Papers

This folder contains submissions of academic research papers, thesis projects and other scholarly materials.

Creating and interacting with realistic avatar based on Data Glove and Haptic Tactile — by Josephine Leong — last modified 2010-07-08 11:03

Paper Abstract on Interactive ways to interact with realistic avatar and perceive the avatar emotional response through 5DT glove and haptic tactile devices. Ahmad Hoirul Basori

GoHitchHike: Object-Oriented Social Networking — by Josephine Leong — last modified 2010-07-08 11:03

Poster featuring GoHitchhike, an object-centered social networking site that attempts to bridge the online and physical interactions. By Yu-Wei Fu, Savannah College of Art and Design.

GoHitchHike: Object-Oriented Social Networking Site: To Bridge Online and Physical Interactions — by Josephine Leong — last modified 2010-07-08 10:56

Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of the Interactive Design and Game Development Department in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Fine Arts Savannah College of Art and Design By Yu-Wei Fu, Savannah, Georgia, USA

The Mirror of Transfiguration — by Josephine Leong — last modified 2010-07-08 10:59

The Mirror of Transfiguration is an interactive mediaart for showing native Canadians’ spiritual image to children. By Mayuko Kanazawa, Masataka Imura, and Ichiroh Kanaya, Osaka University, Japan,

Designing a Massively Multiplayer Online Game as a Testbed for Social and Behavioral Model Research — by Josephine Leong — last modified 2010-07-08 11:02

Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs), in their aspect as online communities, represent an exciting opportunity for studying social and behavioral models. For that purpose we have developed Cosmopolis, an MMOG designed to appeal to a wide variety of player types, and containing several key research-oriented features. Michael Zyda, Peter Landwehr, Marc Spraragen, and Balakrishnan Ranganathan

Poster: Rules of Engagement — by Josephine Leong — last modified 2010-07-08 11:05

Using the representational qualities of NURBS surfaces as logic and driver for architectural design. Robert B Trempe Jr.

The Rules of Engagement — by Josephine Leong — last modified 2010-07-08 11:06

An experimentation and investigation into the usage and exploitation of the representational qualities of NURBS surface geometry as method and logic for the design of architectural spaces. By Robert B Trempe Jr