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An Adjectival Interface for procedural content generation
(2008)
In this thesis, a new interface for the generation of procedural content is proposed, in which the user describes the content that they wish to create by using adjectives. Procedural models are typically controlled by ...
An adaptive agent architecture for exogenous data sales forecasting
(2006)
In a world of unpredictability and complexity, sales forecasting is becoming recognised as essential to operations planning in business and industry. With increased globalisation and higher competition, more products are ...
A cross-platform usability evaluation of 2D visual tagging systems
(2007)
By encoding 2D bar codes that store URL links, SMS or plain text, 2D visual tags link infonnation about objects in the physical world to online or offline content. The existence of physical world hyperlinks in the fonn of ...
Music education software : an HCI evaluation of existing software and prototype implementation of an ear training programme based on a proposed approach
(2003)
This research paper uses Human Computer Interaction(HCI) evaluation methods, namely questionnaires and interviews, to obtain information about the kind of music software currently in common use in music departments, and ...
The spatial learning method : facilitation of learning through the use of cognitive mapping in virtual reality
(2002)
When moving through an environment, people unconsciously build up a mental image, or cognitive map, of that environment. When later planning a trip or giving directions to someone else, they can mentally walk through the ...
An examination and implementation of the libor market model
(2006)
The relatively young field of quantitative finance has grown over the past thirty years with the cherry-picking of a wide variety of techniques from the disciplines of finance, mathematics and computer science. The Libor ...
A framework for computer-based knowledge management systems
(2007)
This study aims at investigating a framework that utilises the latest advances in KMS technology. This research outlines the framework and describes a system developed around this. The framework is based on fundamental ...
Interactive 3-D spatial analysis in a virtual reality environment
(2004)
The emergence of virtual reality and related tools enables the fundamental infrastructure to begin building virtual cities, which can provide an interactive simulation and analysis environment for planning and management ...
ITIKI: Bridge between African indigenous knowledge and modern science on drought prediction
(2012)
The now more rampant and severe droughts have become synonymous with Sub-Saharan Africa; they are a major contributor to the acute food insecurity in the Region. Though this scenario may be replicated in other regions in ...
Enhancing home based care for HIV patients using an advisory expert system
(2013)
South Africa has one of the highest Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevalence rates in the world. People living with HIV/AIDS experience many unrelieved symptoms. Nutritional care and support are important in preventing ...