Cyberworlds
The worlds synthesized in the cyberspaces of networked computers are the theme of Cyberworlds. Cyberspaces have come into prominence with the de velopment of the Internet and are expected to expand drastically with the emergence of national and international information systems. The purpose is to d...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Tokyo
Springer Japan
1998, 1998
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1998 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I Foundation
- Theme 1 Philosophy
- 1. The Philosophy of Synthetic Worlds
- Theme 2 Architecture
- 2. The Architecture of Synthetic Worlds
- 3. Influence of Emerging Synthetic Worlds on System Architecture
- II Design and Implementation: Case Studies
- Theme 1 Artificial Life
- 4. The Meaning of Life — Real and/or Artificial
- 5. Artificial Life as Synthetic Biology
- 6. Simulation of the Growth of Plants
- 7. Synthetic Animals in Synthetic Worlds
- 8. Simulating Autonomous Life for Virtual Actors
- 9. Towards Autonomous Synthetic Actors
- Theme 2 Synthetic Art
- 10. Sound Synthesis in Computer Music
- 11. Virtual Revisiting of Architectural Masterpieces and the Problem of Lighting Simulation
- 12. Performance Facial Animation Cloning
- Theme 3 Synthetic Factories
- 13. Towards the Synthetic Factories: Requirements and Components
- 14. Virtual Manufacturing
- Theme 4 Synthetic Communication
- 15. Virtual Space Teleconferencing System
- 16. Real Time Image Processing and Real Time Image Rendering for Televirtuality Application
- Theme 5 Synthetic Perception
- 17. Towards a Complete Representation by Means of Computer
- 18. Virtual Space Decision Support System Using Kansei Engineering
- 19. Quantity of Presence: Beyond Person, Number, and Pronouns
- 20. The STV-Synthetic TV System
- 21. Teaching the English [r] sound to Japanese Through Sound and Image Understanding
- Theme 6 Applications to Real Worlds
- 22. A Geological Model for Landscape Simulation
- Key Word Index