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EVENTS

Volume 8 • Number 3 (Interactive Digital Media)

Contents

Cover Story: Interactive Digital Media

Touch-Based Programming for Robots
Tangible user interfaces make programming a robot easy
Designing Cute Interactive Media
Research into "cuteness" could help digital media designers make their products more appealing
Even Better than the Real Thing
The future of interactive digital media is about understanding the mind-brain problem, suggests brain scientist Dr Kenichiro Mogi
Breathing Life into Machines
Thanks to the rapid advancement of technology, robots now have the potential to act as intelligent companions for humans
Interactive Storytelling
wIzQubesTM unite traditional storytelling with mixed reality
Game to Learn
Integratng virtual reality, mixed reality and serious gaming environments into classrooms is not without challenges, but the results could transform the way students learn
Preparing NUS Students for Careers in IDM
Gung-ho students can excel in a course that teaches next generation games and interactive technologies and encourages learning through doing
Soul Man
Director of the Interactive and Digital Media Institute, Professor Ryohei Nakatsu, talks about his plans for the center
From 2D to 3D via Shape Palettes
A new interaction approach termed "Shape Palettes" should make it easy even for amateur digital artists to create three-dimensional content
Digitizing Plants
Snapshots from a handheld camera can provide data to build computer models of plants ranging from bushes to trees
Music made Richer
Stimulating the senses of touch and sight for an enhanced musical experience
A Next Generation Music-Based Social Network Game
Players must DJ to win respect in local research institute's offering to the gaming industry
Immersive Audio Communication in Virtual Worlds
A peer-to-peer network will allow large group interactions without requiring vast bandwidth
Personal and Portable, Plus Practically Panoramic
Mobile and ambient display and control of virtual worlds
The Interactive Road
Swedish research looks to mobile technology to increase social interaction in traffic
Vision-Based Human Activity Understanding
Software that can interpret video footage of human behavior may greatly enhance the intelligence and scalability of city-life surveillance systems, and consequently better protect social security
Martial Arts are Opening Act for Cultural Heritage Programme
The NUS Department of Computer Science begins programme to digitize cultural heritage with a motion capture event
Making Digital History
Three-dimensional scanning techniques can preserve threatened cultural heritage
Computer Science Meets Social Science
The Events in the World project applies social science theories to digital media
A Computational Approach to Culture
Interactive software can provide new ways to understand and explore different cultures
An Inspiration Seeker
Sam Furukawa believes the future of interactive digital media will be shaped by artists and depend on collaboration
Membrane Technology for More Efficient Fuel
Scientists work on membrane technology - the key technical innovation in clean energy production

Features

Driving Research into Standards
An I2R perspective
To Prototype or Not to Prototype an Invention
The timing of filing a patent application when constructing a prototype or pilot plant constitutes as much a business strategy as a patent law
Groundbreaking Development for Reclamation Projects
Civil engineers fight challenges faced in land reclamation
Analysis of Facial Images for Acne Treatment
Computer science development tackles problems of inaccuracy in facial analysis

Departments

Editorial
Interactive digital media
In Brief
Innovative highlights in various fields
Industry Updates
Growing green technologies with organic photovoltaics
Spotlight
Orchid Draws US Epilepsy Specialist to Singapore
— Steven C. Schachter hopes that traditional botanical medicines may yield new treatments for epilepsy.
Young Innovator Strives for Personalized Vaccines
— Victor Joo Chuan Tong blends computer science and biology in his research
Events Calendar
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