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Providing informational support to HIV + women in a virtual environment : a case study comparing the effects of virtual reality and paper media for content delivery
(2008)
This dissertation presents a comparison of the effects of two media, VR and paper (i.e. pamphlets) in communicating supportive information to an HIV+ sample group. We created a VE to provide social and informational support ...
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 ...
Help or hindrance? : an investigation into learning through web interfaces
(2007)
A usability study was designed with these issues in mind, to determine the influence of interface design on learning in an educational institution in Namibia. A pilot study identified obstacles and served to enhance the ...
Softbridge : a socially aware framework for communication bridges over digital divides
(2009)
Computer scientists must align social and technical factors for communication technologies in developing regions yet lack a framework to do so. The novel Softbridge framework comprises several components to address this ...
Epistemology as the basis for a corporate memory model
(2001)
Epistemology is the philosophical study of knowledge; it attempts to understand which beliefs a person can claim to know. This thesis discusses how theories found in epistemology can be used to understand what knowledge ...
A comparison of statistical and geometric reconstruction techniques : guidelines for correcting fossil hominin crania
(2007)
The study of human evolution centres, to a large extent, around the study of fossil morphology, including the comparison and interpretation of these remains within the context of what is known about morphological variation ...
An open source model for teaching environments incorporating wireless devices
(2007)
Attempts have been made at bridging the digital divide in schools using desktop PC systems without much success. As a result many computer laboratories sit empty. There are many reasons for these failures. Often there are ...
A capacity limited, cognitive constructionist model of virtual presence
(2007)
The capacity Limited, Cognitive Constructionist (CLCC) model of presence is proposed as an information processing model of presence, which is demonstrated to have more theoretical power than extant models. The CLCC model ...
Measuring the applicability of open data standards to a single distributed organisation : an application to the COMESA Secretariat
(2008)
This dissertation develops data metrics that represent the extent to which data standards can be applied to an organization's data. The research identified key issues that affect data interoperability or the feasibility ...