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  Regulating virtual environments
Woodford D.  FDG 2012 (Proceedings of the International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, Raleigh, NC,  May 30-Jun 1, 2012) 270-272, 2012. Type: Proceedings

Virtual environments aren’t just games anymore. People from diverse backgrounds interact and compete, and commerce is often conducted. The growth and expansion of these environments will be determined to some extent by the degree to which...

Jul 12 2012
  Study on design of controllable particle display using water drops suitable for light environment
Eitoku S., Nishimura K., Tanikawa T., Hirose M.  VRST 2009 (Proceedings of the 16th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology, Kyoto, Japan,  Nov 18-20, 2009) 23-26, 2009. Type: Proceedings

Controllable particle displays using water drops have the potential to provide public spaces with virtual realizations that enable visualization, touching, and sensing. There is also the potential for enabling applications such as entertainment,...

Mar 15 2010
  Dawn of the electronic age: electrical technologies in the shaping of the modern world, 1914 to 1945
Nebeker F.,  Wiley-IEEE Press, Hoboken, NJ, 2009. 536 pp. Type: Book (9780470260654)

This book presents a wonderful way to motivate students to study the history and technology of electricity and electrical devices. While the book does mention the context and development of the relevant technologies, it is not an electrical...

Oct 7 2009
   Identity games: globalization and the transformation of media cultures in the new Europe
Imre A.,  The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2009. 280 pp. Type: Book (9780262090452)

There is an anecdote about Haydn’s first encounter with Mozart’s music. Haydn is reputed to have written on the score, “Unfortunately, not by Haydn.” After reading Imre’s scholarly and perceptive book, I felt like...

Sep 4 2009
  Transforming global information and communication markets: the political economy of innovation
Cowhey P., Aronson J.,  The MIT Press, 2009. 368 pp. Type: Book (9780262012850)

This book explores the mechanics of technological innovation, market strategies, and political entrepreneurship that have propelled so many countries into a new era of marketplace economy. There may have been a time when information,...

Jul 1 2009
  Social software and Web 2.0 technology trends
Deans P.,  Information Science Reference - Imprint of: IGI Publishing, Hershey, PA, 2008. 250 pp. Type: Book (9781605661223)

New Web-based synchronous and asynchronous communication tools have recently been created to facilitate socializing and exchanging multimedia information such as text, images, and voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) and video conferencing. Other...

Jun 30 2009
  Issues in Internet law: society, technology, and the law, 2009 edition
Darrell K.,  Amber Book Company, 2008. 436 pp. Type: Book (9780977161164)

This book is a survey of legal issues arising from the Internet, structured into parts that deal with intellectual property, cybercrimes, privacy, free speech, Web contracts, and Web 2.0. Within each part, there are several chapters discussing...

Jun 4 2009
  Terrorism informatics: knowledge management and data mining for homeland security
Chen H. (ed), Reid E. (ed), Sinai J. (ed), Silke A. (ed), Ganor B. (ed),  Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated, 2008. 640 pp. Type: Book (9780387716121)

The title of this book might imply, at first sight, a US-centric approach to the topic, but in fact, the contributions are not only from the US, but also from Canada, the UK, Italy, France, Singapore, Hong Kong, India, and Israel. This edited...

May 11 2009
  Considerate home notification systems: a field study of acceptability of notifications in the home
Vastenburg M., Keyson D., Ridder H.  Personal and Ubiquitous Computing 12(8): 555-566, 2008. Type: Article

A home notification system is a sensor network at a residential property, together with a telecommunications notification service. In the olden times--and often, still--it was implemented as a housesitter or babysitter with telephone...

May 7 2009
  Rural development within the EU LEADER+ programme: new tools and technologies
Vidal R.  AI & Society 23(4): 575-602, 2008. Type: Article

Rural development through technology is becoming increasingly attractive, but successful innovation requires networking, facilitation of groups, and information and communication technologies. Vidal discusses these topics in the context of a...

Mar 20 2009
 
 
 
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