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A digital library component assembly environment
(2005)
Digital libraries (DLs), originally termed electronic libraries, are the result of the meshing of two communities: library professionals, including librarians and publishers, and computer scientists, including their poster ...
Mobile information management : investigating paces of interaction using mobile devices
(2005)
Mobile computing, by necessity, introduces its own paradigm of interaction and design complexities. Rather than trying to re-create miniature desktop systems, designers should focus on creating mobile software: software ...
Using formalised floor-plans in the design and creation of virtual environments
(2005)
Virtual Reality (VR) is an new and exciting medium waiting to be fully explored and capitalised by media experts. The advantages of the 3D graphics andinteractive nature of VR allows unique communication opportunities from ...
Speech perception in virtual environments
(2005)
Many virtual environments like interactive computer games, educational software or training simulations make use of speech to convey important information to the user. These applications typically present a combination of ...
Story experience in a virtual San storytelling environment : a cultural heritage application for children and young adults
(2005)
This dissertation explores virtual storytelling for conveying cultural stories effectively. We set out to investigate: (1) the strengths and/or weaknesses of VR as a storytelling medium; (2) the use of a culturally familiar ...
Incompatibility of lognormal forward-Libor and Swap market models
(2005)
The lognormal forward-Libor and Swap market models were formulated to price caps and swaptions. However, the prices computed by these two models, under equivalent measures, are reported to be unequal. This study investigates ...
Developing locally relevant applications for rural South Africa : a telemedicine example
(2005)
Within developing countries, there is a digital divide between rural and urban areas. In order to overcome this division, we need to provide locally relevant Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services to these ...
A structured approach to network security protocol implementation
(2005)
The implementation of network security protocols has not received the same level of attention in the literature as their analysis. Security protocol analysis has successfully used inference logics, like GNY and BAN, and ...
A component assembly approach to digital library systems
(2005)
With the advent of the Internet came the promise of global information access. In keeping with this promise, Digital Libraries (DLs) began to emerge across the world as a method of providing structured information to their ...