Multimedia category: 1049 books
Service Orchestration as Organization
Building Multi-Tenant Service Applications in the Cloud
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
Service orchestration techniques combine the benefits of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Business Process Management (BPM) to compose and coordinate distributed software services. On the other hand, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is gaining popularity as a software delivery model through cloud...
by Elisa Kivi
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2015
It's a basic introduction to the production a stop frame animation using Serif DrawPlus program. The techniques covered in the book will work with any version from 5 upwards. It also show how to add music and sound effects to your animation.
Wearable Technologies
Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2018
Advances in technology continue to alter the ways in which we conduct our lives, from the private sphere to how we interact with others in public. As these innovations become more integrated into modern society, their applications become increasingly relevant in various facets of life. Wearable Technologies:...
by Flávia C. Delicato, Paulo F. Pires, Thais Batista
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2017
This book investigates the pressing issue of resource management for Internet of Things (IoT). The unique IoT ecosystem poses new challenges and calls for unique and bespoke solutions to deal with these challenges. Using a holistic approach, the authors present a thorough study into the allocation...
by Adrian David Cheok
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2017
This book explores the emerging field of hyperconnectivity looking at technology and systems that allow person-to-person and person-to-machine communication in networked organizations and the social and economic impact of this society.
The author begins by presenting literary culture and interaction,...
by Marvin Zelkowitz, Ph.D., MS
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 1997
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 1997
Since its first volume in 1960, Advances in Computers has presented detailed coverage of innovations in hardware and software and in computer theory, design, and applications. It has also provided contributorswith a medium in which they can examine their subjects in greater depth and breadth than...
by Shamanth Kumar, Fred Morstatter, Huan Liu
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
This brief provides methods for harnessing Twitter data to discover solutions to complex inquiries. The brief introduces the process of collecting data through Twitter’s APIs and offers strategies for curating large datasets. The text gives examples of Twitter data with real-world examples, the...
by Holger Weßling
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2017
C64 Hardware A Compendium, 1st Edition with the Years 2009 to 2016Over 450 Hardware Introductions, some with extensive explanations, much pictures, a lot of links - with QR-Codes for printouts, circuit- & boardlayouts with technical explanations and just simply plenty more of everything.Completed...
Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment
9th International Conference, INTETAIN 2017, Funchal, Portugal, June 20-22, 2017, Proceedings
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2018
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment, INTETAIN 2017, held in Funchal, Portugal, in June 2017. The 15 full papers were selected from 19 submissions and present developments and insights in art, design,...
HCI International 2015 - Posters’ Extended Abstracts
International Conference, HCI International 2015, Los Angeles, CA, USA, August 2-7, 2015. Proceedings, Part I
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2015
This is the first volume of the two-volume set (CCIS 528 and CCIS 529) that contains extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2015, held in Heraklion, Crete, Greece in August 2015.
The total of 1462 papers and 246 posters ...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2018
This book presents an overview of the emerging field of emotion in videogame soundtracking. The emotional impact of music has been well-documented, particularly when used to enhance the impact of a multimodal experience, such as combining images with audio as found in the videogames industry. Soundtracking...
Cuteness Engineering
Designing Adorable Products and Services
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
This state of the art monographpresents a unique introduction to thinking about cuteness and its incorporation into modern, especially computer-based, products and services. Cuteness is defined and explored in relation to user-centered design concepts and methods, in addition to considering the history...
Managing Image Collections
A Practical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2011
This book explores issues surrounding all aspects of visual collection management, taken from real-world experience in creating management systems and digitizing core content. Readers will gain the knowledge to manage the digitization process from beginning to end, assess and define the needs of their...
by Katrin Wolf
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2014
This book presents guidelines for a future device type: a tablet that allows ergonomic front- and back-of-device interaction. These guidelines help designers and developers of user interfaces to build ergonomic applications for tablet devices, in particular for devices that enable back-of-device interaction....