EAI Endorsed Transactions on Creative Technologies

EAI Endorsed Transactions on Creative Technologies is an open access, peer-reviewed scholarly journal focused on a whole industrial project or framework integrating creative technologies, creative content management, and more. The journal publishes research articles, review articles, commentaries, editorials, technical articles, and short communications with a quarterly frequency. Authors are not charged for article submission and processing.

Editor(s)-in-Chief: Predrag K. Nikolic

Guest Editor(s): Raul Masu, Nuno N. Correia and Diogo Cabral

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Given the accelerated changes and deeply interconnected activities of the times we are living in, creativity is a key factor of disruptive future developments. Creative and entertainment industries nowadays represent more than 3% of the GDP in Europe and they range from creative content providers (TV & radio, fashion, music) through creative experience providers (movies and music experience) to creative services providers (advertising, design, architecture).

Creative services, contents and experiences present knowledge requirements that are defined increasingly beyond a single discipline and appear to lie in a sound engagement among the creative practitioner (artist/designer/composer/entertainer), the engineer and the scientist. Digital arts, creative industries, and (tele)communication + (social) signal processing speak the language of convergence rather than autonomy. Their interaction calls for special attention now more than ever.

The journal is not limited to only specific aspects of creative technologies but also open to considering the high-level and innovative contributions from a wide range of subfields, especially articles of interdisciplinary nature.

Some of the journal topics are:

Creative Industries - the paper can describe a whole industrial project or framework integrating creative technologies for domains such as:

Creative content providers: TV & radio (broadcast, linked media), fashion (RFID and sensors, energy recycling), music & movies, books (digitization, sonification), museums (creative/artistic installations for tourism or cultural heritage) and media archives, etc.
Creative services providers: Advertising (user-centered web and ads optimization), design (communication devices for creative environments), architecture (places that adapt to people, creativity from domotics), new media and transmedia, etc.
Creative experience providers: Movies and music experience, game-based installations and playable media (participative creation, DJs and VJs creative tools), interactive social and urban spaces, etc.

Scientific topics - the paper can focus on scientific tools for creative industries on topics such as:

Creative content management: Multimedia data mining and innovative browsing, data 2D/3D visualization, digitization and storage, cultural heritage, etc.
Creative interactions: Social signal processing, verbal and nonverbal, explicit or implicit interactions, interacting robots, sensors and MoCap, human-computer interaction, user interface design, serious game etc.
Creative experiences: Affective content analysis and synthesis, immersive technologies, special effects, augmented reality, expressivity and emotion detection and processing, user experiences, etc.

Additional materials such as videos of installations and setups, public/users reactions and comments, or demo links are welcome.

Special issue on Exploration of Digital Future

Important dates:

Manuscript Submission deadline: 2021-02-26

Notification of Acceptance: 2021-04-16

Submission of final revised paper: 2021-05-26

Publication of special issue (Tentative): 2021-09-04

Guest editors:

Prof Dr. Mohd Shahrizal Sunar (Universiti Teknologi, Malaysia)
Dr. Goh Eg Su (Universiti Teknologi, Malaysia)
Ruhiyati Idayu Abu Talib (Universiti Teknologi, Malaysia)

Albert Ali Salah (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Anthony Brooks (SensoramaLab, Aalborg University Esbjerg, Denmark)
Anton Nijholt (University of Twente, Netherlands)
Antonio Camurri (DIST-University of Genova, Italy)
Antonio Camurri (University of Genoa, Italy)
Christian Jacquemin (LIMSI-CNRS, France)
Christophe d'Alessandro (LIMSI-CNRS, France)
Christophe Hurter (ENAC, French Civil Aviation University, Toulouse France)
Cristina Sylla (University of Minho)
Dirk Heylen (University of Twente IntetainElsebeth Korsgaard Sorensen)
Eva Irene (Brooks Aalborg University)
Fabrizio Lamberti (Politecnico di Torino)
Gualtiero Volpe (University of Genoa, Italy)
Insook Choi (Columbia College Chicago, USA)
Jesus Ibanez (Escola Municipal d'Art i Disseny (EMAiD))
Jonathan Duckworth (RMIT University ArtsIt)
Jorge C. S. Cardoso (University of Coimbra, Portugal)
Jun Hu (Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands)
Lau Bee Theng (Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, Malaysia)
Mel Krokos (University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom)
Michail Kalogiannakis (Faculty of Education, University of Crete, Greece)
Milton Luiz Horn Vieira (UFSC Intetain)
Mikkel Kirkedahl Lysholm Nielsen (Aalborg University, Denmark)
Pedro Campos (Intetain)
Pieter Jan Maes (McGill University, Canada)
Rainer Malaka (University of Bremen)
Radu-Daniel Vatavu (University of Suceava, Romania)
Robin Bargar (Columbia College Chicago, USA)
Rolf Gehlhaar (private ArtsIt Creative Technologies)
Robby van Delden (University of Twente)
Sudarshan Khanna (National Institute of Design, India)
Surabhi Khanna (Independent Design Educator & visiting faculty DLI)
Thierry Dutoit (University of Mons, Belgium)
Tiago Cardoso (University Nova of Lisbon, Portugal)
Tracy Harwood (De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom)
Vincent Courboulay (University of La Rochelle, France)
Valentina Nisi (University of Madeira)
Yves Rybarczyk (University Nova of Lisbon, Portugal)
Mohd Shahrizal Sunar (Universiti Teknologi, Malaysia)

Predrag K. Nikolic

Predrag K. Nikolic is Associate Professor and Principal Investigator in AI.R at ShanghaiTech University School of Creativity and Art, Shanghai, China. He is an interactive media designer, digital media expert and a media artist who holds a PhD in Digital Media and an MBA. His research focuses on intelligent interfaces, robot creativity, AI aesthetics and design for behavioural changes. He mixes experiential reality, artificial intelligence, and responsive environments to engage an audience in new types of interactive experiences and media perceptions. His design and artworks, such as Botorikko, MindCatcher, InnerBody, Ciklosol, Before & Beyond, Vrroom, Robosophy Philosophy, Digital Lolipop, In_Visible Island were exhibited worldwide and presented at the Ars Electronica Festival, SIGGRAPH, SIGGRAPH Asia, Technarte USA, Technarte Spain, Singapore Science Center, Hong Kong – Shenzhen Design Biennial, Maison Shanghai, National Museum of Applied Art in Belgrade, National Museum of Education in Belgrade.

Before joining ShanghaiTech University School of Creativity and Art, Predrag Nikolic was a professor at Shantou University School of Art and Design China, Dean of Faculty of Digital Production at Educons University Serbia, Visiting Professor at Bergen Academy of Art and Design Norway, Researcher at Aalto University Finland, Global Digital Director at Grey Germany, Global Digital Director at J. Walter Thomson Germany, Global Head of Digital at Ogilvy Greece, Head of Digital Marketing at Groundlink USA, Consultant at Yahoo USA and Managing Director at JadePremier United Kingdom. During his career in a creative industry, he conceptualized and designed digital media presence for the clients such as Telenor, IBM, Nestle, H&M, Mars, Coca-Cola, Credit Agricole Bank, Yahoo, Czech Airlines and many others.

Predrag K. Nikolic has published numerous research papers in the field of artificial intelligence aesthetics, robot creativity, robot–robot interaction, design for behaviour change, collective creativity, mix-experiential reality, multi-sensory interfaces, interactivity and interface design. He lectures at universities and giving speeches at international conferences such as EmTech MIT, Technarte, SIGGRAPH, INTETAIN, MobilityIOT, Smart City 360, etc. Professor Nikolic is European Alliance for Innovation Fellow, listed artist in Leonardo Electronic Directory, SIGGRAPH Digital Arts Community Member, international exhibitions curator and serves on many conference committees.

More about prof. Nikolic you can find on www.predragnikolic.com

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ct 18: e2

Authors:
Anup Kadam, Sagar Rane, Arpit Kumar Mishra, Shailesh Kumar Sahu, Shubham Singh, Shivam Kumar Pathak

Published:
14th Apr 2021

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The fields like Media, Education and Corporations etc have started focusing on content creation. This has led to the huge demand for synthetic media generation using less data. To synthesize a high-grade artificial video, the lip must be synchronized with the audio. Here we have compared the variou…The fields like Media, Education and Corporations etc have started focusing on content creation. This has led to the huge demand for synthetic media generation using less data. To synthesize a high-grade artificial video, the lip must be synchronized with the audio. Here we have compared the various methods for voice-cloning and lip synchronization. Voice cloning procedure include state of the art methods like wavenet and other text-to-speech approaches. Lip synchronization methods describe constrained and unconstrained methods. Various recent research like LipGan, Wav2Lip are discussed. The methods are compared and the best method is suggested. Apart from studying and comparing the various methods, their drawbacks, future scopes, and application are also there. Different social and ethical issues are also discussed.
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An Enhanced ANN-HMM based classification of video recordings with the aid of audio-visual feature extraction
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ct 18: e1

Authors:
Pooja Mehta, Sahil Kaswan, Jaspreet Kaur

Published:
31st Mar 2021

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INTRODUCTION: As an essential part of life, the use of the Internet has increased exponentially. This rising Internet bandwidth speed has made video data transmission a more popular and modern form of information exchange. For classification of video date files the…INTRODUCTION: As an essential part of life, the use of the Internet has increased exponentially. This rising Internet bandwidth speed has made video data transmission a more popular and modern form of information exchange. For classification of video date files there is a requirement of human efforts. Also for reducing the rate of clutter in video data on Internet, a suitable automatic video classification method is required.

OBJECTIVES: In this work, we tried to find a successful model for video classification.

METHODS: To make a successful model we use different schemes of visual and audio data analysis. On the other hand we choose some music, traffic and sports videos for different analysis. The model is based on Hidden Markov model (HMM) and Artificial neural network (ANN) classifiers. In order to gather the final results, we developed an “enhanced ANN-HMM based” model.

RESULTS: Our approach attained an average of 90% success rate among all three classification classes.

CONCLUSION: In aim of this work is to categorize and caption the videos automatically. Here we proposed an enhanced HMM-ANN based classification of video recordings with the aid of audio visual feature extraction.
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From GUI to AVUI: Situating Audiovisual User Interfaces Within Human-Computer Interaction and Related Fields
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ct 21(27): e5

Authors:
Nuno N. Correia, Atau Tanaka

Published:
12th May 2021

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INTRODUCTION: We propose AudioVisual User Interfaces (AVUI), a novel type of UI linking interaction, sound and image. It extends the concept of Graphical User Interface (GUI) by adding interconnected sound and image. OBJECTIVES: We aim to situate AVUIs in relation to identified relevant fields: …INTRODUCTION: We propose AudioVisual User Interfaces (AVUI), a novel type of UI linking interaction, sound and image. It extends the concept of Graphical User Interface (GUI) by adding interconnected sound and image.

OBJECTIVES: We aim to situate AVUIs in relation to identified relevant fields: Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), sonic interaction design, cognitive psychology and audiovisual art, and to identify benefits of AVUIs inthe context of those fields.

METHODS: In this research, we combine literature review of related concepts with a user-centered design methodology, involving a community of audiovisual artists and performers.

RESULTS: We contextualize AVUI within the identified fields and identify benefits for the implementation of AVUIs in relation to those fields.

CONCLUSION: These results can contribute to the further adoption of AVUIs by the HCI community, particularly those interested in multisensory experience involving sound and image.
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Evoking the Mythic: Hearing the Sound of Sukhāvatī
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ct 21(27): e4

Authors:
M.D.F. Evans, S. Hall, J. Dooley

Published:
31st Mar 2021

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Buddhism has a rich visual history of ancient paintings and sculpture used to evoke spiritual and archetypal concepts. One of the key figures in Mahayana Buddhism is the celestial Buddha Amitabha, also known as the Buddha of Infinite Light. Several Buddhist texts describe the “Sukhāvatī” the land t…Buddhism has a rich visual history of ancient paintings and sculpture used to evoke spiritual and archetypal concepts. One of the key figures in Mahayana Buddhism is the celestial Buddha Amitabha, also known as the Buddha of Infinite Light. Several Buddhist texts describe the “Sukhāvatī” the land that that Amitabha inhabits. The texts not only describe the physical characteristics of this environment but also the soundscape. This paper discusses the process of transcoding an image of Amitabha into sound to create an interactive sonic environment. This process explores how choosing sounds based upon the literary description, can be a way of creating a link between an image and the literary counterpart.
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Design Strategies for a Hybrid Video Synthesizer
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ct 21(27): e3

Authors:
Sourya Sen, Nuno N. Correia, Koray Tahiroğlu

Published:
19th Mar 2021

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INTRODUCTION: Technological advances have led to newer instruments and forms of audiovisual performance. Simultaneously, there has been a resurgence of analogue equipment in sound synthesis. However, such instruments for video synthesis are yet to be well establish…INTRODUCTION: Technological advances have led to newer instruments and forms of audiovisual performance. Simultaneously, there has been a resurgence of analogue equipment in sound synthesis. However, such instruments for video synthesis are yet to be well established.

OBJECTIVES: The primary objective of this research is to propose design guidelines for designing hybrid video synthesizers and develop a working prototype.

METHODS: Through a study of historical and contemporary practises, design guidelines for a hybrid video synthesizer are proposed. A prototype instrument is then developed and used in live performances to justify the guidelines.

RESULTS: The hybrid approach towards audiovisual performance has some merit, however, it may only be relevant to a certain group of people already familiar with modular workflows.

CONCLUSION: The merits and demerits of our design proposal using the prototype instrument has been noted in this research. Future plans have also been discussed.
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Virtual Reality and Audiovisual Experience in the AudioVirtualizer
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ct 21(27): e2

Authors:
Adinda van ’t Klooster, Nick Collins

Published:
19th Mar 2021

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INTRODUCTION: Virtual Reality (VR) provides new possibilities for interaction, immersiveness, and audiovisual combination, potentially facilitating novel aesthetic experiences. OBJECTIVES: In this project we created a VR AudioVirtualizer able to generate graphics in response to any sound input…INTRODUCTION: Virtual Reality (VR) provides new possibilities for interaction, immersiveness, and audiovisual combination, potentially facilitating novel aesthetic experiences.

OBJECTIVES: In this project we created a VR AudioVirtualizer able to generate graphics in response to any sound input in a visual style similar to a body of drawings by the first author.

METHODS: In order to be able to make the system able to respond to any given musical input we developed a Unity plugin that employs real-time machine listening on low level and medium-level audio features. The VR deployment utilized SteamVR to allow the use of HTC Vive Pro and Oculus Rift headsets.

RESULTS: We presented our system to a small audience at PROTO in Gateshead in September 2019 and observed people’s preferred ways of interacting with the system. Although our system can respond to any sound input, for ease of interaction we chose four previously created audio compositions by the authors of this paper and microphone input as a restricted set of sound input options for the user to explore.

CONCLUSION: We found that people’s previous experience with VR or gaming influenced how much interaction they used in the system. Whilst it was possible to navigate within the scenes and jump to different scenes by selecting a 3D sculpture in the scene, people with no previous VR or gaming experience often preferred to just let the visuals surprise them. They used mainly head movement to change their point of view, whereas people with previous VR or gaming experience quickly learned inherent capabilities of the system. The AudioVirtualizer system is most suited to respond to electronic soundscapes and microphone input.
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Gesture Sonification. An Interaction Design Approach to an Artistic Research Case
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ct 21(27): e1

Authors:
P. Polotti, M. Goina

Published:
19th Mar 2021

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INTRODUCTION: The subject of this paper is a phenomenological study of cognitively plausible relationships between gesture and sound mediated by technologies. In this discussion, the term ‘gesture’ indicates a movement of the body consciously performed and able to express or com…INTRODUCTION: The subject of this paper is a phenomenological study of cognitively plausible relationships between gesture and sound mediated by technologies. In this discussion, the term ‘gesture’ indicates a movement of the body consciously performed and able to express or communicate something. The expression ‘cognitively plausible’ refers to an interactive sound response that is immediate, continuously varying and enactively coherent with the generating (sonified) gesture.

OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this paper are two. The first is an artistic exploration of gesture sonifications in various contexts. The second is rather methodological, i.e., to provide a possible general paradigm for Artistic Research (AR).

METHODS: More in detail, the AR phenomenological approach is modeled according to an Interaction Design (IxD) research paradigm.

RESULTS: A number of case studies of gesture sonification are presented and discussed according to the above methodological framework.

CONCLUSION: We claim that the introduction of such methodological framework was successful in terms of providing robust guidelines for our research and for a clear and structured presentation of its results.
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Using Natural User Interfaces for Previsualization
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ct 21(26): e5

Authors:
Rainer Malaka, Tanja Döring, Thomas Fröhlich, Thomas Muender, Georg Volkmar, Dirk Wenig, Nima Zargham

Published:
16th Mar 2021

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INTRODUCTION: An important phase in the process of visual design for the narrative media is previsualization (previs). Professionals use complicated 3D software applications that are not especially designed for the purpose of previs which makes it difficult fo…INTRODUCTION: An important phase in the process of visual design for the narrative media is previsualization (previs). Professionals use complicated 3D software applications that are not especially designed for the purpose of previs which makes it difficult for the artists and non-technical users to create previs content.

OBJECTIVES: The aim is to empower artists to express and visualize their ideas and creative capabilities in an optimal way.

METHODS: We suggest using natural user interfaces (NUIs) and discuss suitable interactions for different previs tasks. We developed and evaluated a series of individual prototypes as well as a central overarching prototype following our NUI concepts.

RESULTS: The results show that our NUI-based interaction methods were perceived highly positive and experts found it valuable for their work.

CONCLUSION: With only a brief familiarization phase, NUIs can provide a convenient substitute to traditional design tools that require long training sessions.
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Can’t see the Forest for the Trees: Perceiving Realism of Procedural Generated Trees in First-Person Games
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ct 21(26): e4

Authors:
Peter Hørdum Jæger, Niels Christian Nilsson, George Palamas

Published:
16th Mar 2021

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This paper explores a bio-mimetic approach for procedurally generated trees and forests, emphasizing the need to deliver a unique gameplay experience. For this study a tree growth simulator was developed, based on a set of growth factors, and an ecological model used for the placement of the trees.…This paper explores a bio-mimetic approach for procedurally generated trees and forests, emphasizing the need to deliver a unique gameplay experience. For this study a tree growth simulator was developed, based on a set of growth factors, and an ecological model used for the placement of the trees. The contribution of the proposed scheme is two-fold. In a micro level analyzes the user’s perceived realism of a single tree, and on a macro level the user’s experience in the context of navigation performance in a forest. Results of a user study indicate that the perceived appearance of the trees was mainly affected by the player’s previous experience and expectations. The player’s ability to navigate in a forest was affected both by growth factors of the trees and the distribution model used to generate the forest. Moreover, the participants reported the that distinct visual cues enhanced their navigation and orientation in the forest.
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Analysis, design and development of a framework focused on augmented reality applications: Medical rounds case
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ct 21(26): e3

Authors:
Cesar Javier Maldonado Flores, Luis Felipe Fernández Martínez, Víctor Manuel Morales Rocha

Published:
26th Feb 2021

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Augmented reality is a technology that opens doors to experience interactions with virtual and real-world elements. It provides an opportunity to acquire knowledge and practical skills through software. However, it is not an easy task to determine the qualities and features that an augmented realit…Augmented reality is a technology that opens doors to experience interactions with virtual and real-world elements. It provides an opportunity to acquire knowledge and practical skills through software. However, it is not an easy task to determine the qualities and features that an augmented reality framework must possess to lay the foundations to build a structure focused on augmented reality. Therefore, in this work, we propose a framework focused on augmented reality applications without a specific domain area. We conduct a review of different frameworks for augmented reality. In order to define the characteristics, components, and the overall structure of our framework, a review of the most relevant literature in the field was carried out. As a result, we designed a framework focused on augmented reality without a specific domain area. Finally, we conclude that the structures, components, and features for an augmented reality framework vary greatly depending on the requirements or characteristics used for each approach.
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Edu-Rover: Application of Unmanned Vehicle Systems for Robotics and STEM Education in Nigeria
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ct 21(26): e2

Authors:
Mbadiwe Samuel Benyeogor, Oladayo Olufemi Olakanmi, Kosisochukwu Pal Nnoli, Mohammed Chonoko Gwani

Published:
17th Feb 2021

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INTRODUCTION: Robotics needs to be made simple to understand in order to serve as a direct introduction to programming. In this paper, we propose the Edu-Rover (an unmanned vehicle system) for teaching robotics, and other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related subjects. …INTRODUCTION: Robotics needs to be made simple to understand in order to serve as a direct introduction to programming. In this paper, we propose the Edu-Rover (an unmanned vehicle system) for teaching robotics, and other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related subjects.

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this project is to expose students to the applications of the theoretical knowledge learned in STEM subjects.

METHODS: To determine the applicability of our apparatus, we conducted workshops in schools. These include the collection of questionnaire data from students and teachers to evaluate its pedagogical significance.

RESULTS: Results show that our Edu-Rover is useful for teaching STEM subjects and concepts in schools.

CONCLUSION: Thus, we hope that this would stimulate creativity and cognitive abilities among students, especially in developing countries like Nigeria, in robotics and other STEM related subjects.
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Indoor Navigation using Augmented Reality
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ct 21(26): e1

Authors:
Ashly Martin, John Cheriyan, JJ Ganesh, Joel Sebastian, Jayakrishna V

Published:
17th Feb 2021

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This paper introduces the idea of Indoor Navigation using Augmented Reality. With the increase in complex building structures, people of different age may find it difficult to navigate within such structures. This paper provides a solution for this trouble using available and accessible resources. …This paper introduces the idea of Indoor Navigation using Augmented Reality. With the increase in complex building structures, people of different age may find it difficult to navigate within such structures. This paper provides a solution for this trouble using available and accessible resources. Using this application, a shop within a shopping mall, a specific room in a hotel etc., can be easily located and the user is provided with reasonably accurate visual assistance through their smartphone to reach his preferred location. The proposed system is inspired by augmented reality and 2-D Visual markers are the fundamental elements used in this system. Multiple visual markers are placed within the complex building structure and on scanning these visual markers using the application, users are led to their destination using arrows displayed on the screen.The application allows the user to choose their preferred destination and also permits them to change their destination in between.
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Smart Attendance Management System Using Face Recognition
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ct 18(17): e4

Authors:
Kaneez Laila Bhatti, Laraib Mughal, Faheem Yar Khuhawar, Sheeraz Ahmed Memon

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To maintain the attendance record with day to day activities is a challenging task. The conventional method of calling name of each student is time consuming and there is always a chance of proxy attendance. The following system is based on face recognition to maintain the attendance record of stud…To maintain the attendance record with day to day activities is a challenging task. The conventional method of calling name of each student is time consuming and there is always a chance of proxy attendance. The following system is based on face recognition to maintain the attendance record of students. The daily attendance of students is recorded subject wise which is stored already by the administrator. As the time for corresponding subject arrives the system automatically starts taking snaps and then apply face detection and recognition technique to the given image and the recognize students are marked as present and their attendance update with corresponding time and subject id. We have used deep learning techniques to develop this system, histogram of oriented gradient method is used to detect faces in images and deep learning method is used to compute and compare feature facial of students to recognize them. Our system is capable to identify multiple faces in real time.
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The Significance of a Body in Contemporary Arts
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ct 16(6): e2

Authors:
Emmanouela Vogiatzaki, Artur Krukowski

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This paper discusses the role and significance of a body in Performance Art. Considering that Art reflects social, cultural and sometimes political realities, we identify types of messages that an artwork using advanced technological might transmit to us, spectators or artists. This paper focusses …This paper discusses the role and significance of a body in Performance Art. Considering that Art reflects social, cultural and sometimes political realities, we identify types of messages that an artwork using advanced technological might transmit to us, spectators or artists. This paper focusses on the Cyborg Theatre, whereby the technology is its inherent element without which the performance could not happen. Such a technological performance cannot occur without a body. We refer here to a cyborg body as a human organism extended with mechanical parts, which integrate non organic components in order to gain meaning within the artwork. By focusing on such a theatrical performance, we observe a relationship developing between the performer and the spectator. This is an unusual interaction, which deserves our attention. We claim that both the performer and the spectator take part in a social event that does not only represent societal realities, but also indicates future ones.
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Solitude or co-existence – or learning-together-apart with digital dialogic technologies for kids with developmental and attention difficulties
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ct 17(12): e4

Authors:
E.K. Sorensen, H.V. Andersen

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1955

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An overall political vision of a prosperous society is one in which everyone has the same access and possibilities of participating in democratic processes, and in which everyone has equal access to the resources, life and learning – a society grasping the potential of diversity. This study reports…An overall political vision of a prosperous society is one in which everyone has the same access and possibilities of participating in democratic processes, and in which everyone has equal access to the resources, life and learning – a society grasping the potential of diversity. This study reports on research into the impact of digital technological interventions for including kids with attention and developmental dificulties into school class contexts. The paper describes, how the authors have approached the challenge of researching inclusion of kids with attention and developmental deficits for communication, collaboration and knowledge sharing. Some of the questions addressed in the study are: How – and in what sense - may technology and technological interventions be utilised to enhance this approach with our focus learners? In which situations does it occur in the case study? The data analysis assesses the potential of interventions with digital technology for acting as stimulating enzymes for life and learning. On the basis of a thorough discussion of the analysis and findings, the authors assess the degree to which interventions with digital technologies may promote inclusion through stimulating the participation in life and learning of kids with attention and developmental deficits.
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Evaluation of a Facial Animation Authoring Pipeline Seamlessly Supporting Performance Capture and Manual Key-pose Editing
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ct 15(3): e4

Authors:
Fabrizio Nunnari, Alexis Heloir

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1774

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In this paper, we present an architecture following a novel animation authoring pipeline seamlessly supporting performance capture and manual editing of key-frames animation. This pipeline allows novice users to record and author sophisticated facial animations in a fraction of the time that woul…In this paper, we present an architecture following a novel animation authoring pipeline seamlessly
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Video Streaming Analysis in Vienna LTE System Level Simulator
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ct 16(7): e1

Authors:
Zakaria Ye, Tania Jimenez, Rachid El-Azouzi

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1589

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The demand for multimedia services in mobile communication is increasing day by day due to the proliferation of end devices. To overcome the future needs of data communication on mobile devices, the $ 3^{rd} $ Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) has introduced a new technology which is known as L…The demand for multimedia services in mobile communication is increasing day by day due to the proliferation of end devices. To overcome the future needs of data communication on mobile devices, the $ 3^{rd} $ Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) has introduced a new technology which is known as Long Term Evolution (LTE) UMTS. In this paper, we study video streaming behavior on the LTE network. For this purpose, we use the Vienna LTE System Level Simulator which implements network features that correspond to our goal. We consider the parameters that may affect the users experience on a network and define ten scenarios for our simulations. We finally search for methods to fit the video streaming data traffic on the LTE network and exhibit its long range dependence.
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Sandtime: A Tangible Interaction Featured Sensory Play Installation For Children To Increase Social Connection
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ct 17(10): e4

Authors:
Chulin Yang, Stephen Jia Wang

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1198

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From the study of social-interaction enhanced gaming design, aimed at providing a public environment which supports tangible & social interactions among children, we designed Sandtime. Sandtime is a public installation designed to encourage such interaction. Using the Tangible Interaction Design ap…From the study of social-interaction enhanced gaming design, aimed at providing a public environment which supports tangible & social interactions among children, we designed Sandtime. Sandtime is a public installation designed to encourage such interaction. Using the Tangible Interaction Design approach, this gaming installation features collaborative play and social interactions under public context, where children can collaboratively interact with the virtual onscreen characters by manipulating physical objects. This design is based on the study of how interactive gaming facilities can help to ease anxiety and enhance social interactions among children. In this paper, we want to continue this line of research by exploring further the elements that can enhance such interaction experience. This paper focuses specifically on the sensory play and how it can help to facilitate social interaction.
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ct 18(15): e5

Authors:
B. A. Mohammed, A. S. Hussaini, R. A. Abd-Alhameed, I. M. Danjuma, A. S. Asharaa, I. T. E. Elfergani, J. Rodriguez

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In this paper, a 15.5W Si-LDMOS balanced RF power amplifier has been designed using 2.620-2.690GHz frequency band to improve efficiency and linearity for 5G-LTE mobile applications. The amplifier was designed and simulated using large signal Si-LDMOS transistor model to achieve 53% PAE, 41dBm Pout,…In this paper, a 15.5W Si-LDMOS balanced RF power amplifier has been designed using 2.620-2.690GHz frequency band to improve efficiency and linearity for 5G-LTE mobile applications. The amplifier was designed and simulated using large signal Si-LDMOS transistor model to achieve 53% PAE, 41dBm Pout, 14 dB gain at P1dB saturation point. The proposed balanced RF power amplifier was fabricated and measurement results for phase variation of the signal between the carriers have been the main focus. At 1dB compression point power added efficiency increased to 81.5% with 19.5 gain at the Pout. The AM-AM and AM-PM measured data of the balanced RF power amplifier was extracted from the MATLAB fitting tool to produce polynomials. The polynomials were used in the proposed pre-distortion technique to compensate for the nonlinearities of the balanced power amplifier. A simple linear model was designed for behavioural modelling of the memory-less baseband digital pre-distorter. A Simulink IEEE 802.11a OFDM Transceiver system was used to demonstrate validity of the proposed pre-distorter. To the best of authors’ knowledge, this study presented excellent results of predistortion system that compensated the nonlinearity behaviour of the balanced RF power amplifier using the Simulink version R2011a.
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Multi-agent evolutionary systems for the generation of complex virtual worlds
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ct 15(5): e5

Authors:
J. Kruse, A. M. Connor

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1123

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Modern films, games and virtual reality applications are dependent on convincing computer graphics. Highly complex models are a requirement for the successful delivery of many scenes and environments. While workflows such as rendering, compositing and animation have been streamlined to accommodate …Modern films, games and virtual reality applications are dependent on convincing computer graphics. Highly complex models are a requirement for the successful delivery of many scenes and environments. While workflows such as rendering, compositing and animation have been streamlined to accommodate increasing demands, modelling complex models is still a laborious task. This paper introduces the computational benefits of an Interactive Genetic Algorithm (IGA) to computer graphics modelling while compensating the effects of user fatigue, a common issue with Interactive Evolutionary Computation. An intelligent agent is used in conjunction with an IGA that offers the potential to reduce the effects of user fatigue by learning from the choices made by the human designer and directing the search accordingly. This workflow accelerates the layout and distribution of basic elements to form complex models. It captures the designer’s intent through interaction, and encourages playful discovery.
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Towards a new software quality model for evaluation the quality of gamified systems
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ct 18(14): e2

Authors:
Omaz Azouz, Youssef Lefdaoui

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1113

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Due to the emergence of the Gamification concept in various domains, this article studies how to improve the quality of gamified systems with the software engineering discipline. Recent studies have shown a significant gap between design frameworks and gamified products, reflected in a lack of cons…Due to the emergence of the Gamification concept in various domains, this article studies how to improve the quality of gamified systems with the software engineering discipline. Recent studies have shown a significant gap between design frameworks and gamified products, reflected in a lack of consistency, integrity, measurement and a comprehensive process that covers the different phases to achieve a quality
gamified product. For this purpose, a specific quality model software for evaluation is required. Our contribution consists of making an analytical and qualitative study of the existing Gamification frameworks and platforms, with the aim of proposing a model for quality evaluation of the gamified applications. This proposal is based on the patterns and attributes determined during the conducted bibliographic study and comparative studies, with an attempt
to integrate the ISO 25010 quality model.
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Development of a wearable haptic game interface
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ct 16(6): e5

Authors:
J. Foottit, D. Brown, S. Marks, A.M. Connor

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1063

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This paper outlines the ongoing development of a wearable haptic game interface, in this case for controlling a flight simulator. The device differs from many traditional haptic feedback implementations in that it combines vibrotactile feedback with gesture based input, thus becoming a two-way cond…This paper outlines the ongoing development of a wearable haptic game interface, in this case for controlling a flight simulator. The device differs from many traditional haptic feedback implementations in that it combines vibrotactile feedback with gesture based input, thus becoming a two-way conduit between the user and the virtual environment. The device is intended to challenge what is considered an “interface” and sets out to purposefully blur the boundary between man and machine. This allows for a more immersive experience, and a user evaluation shows that the intuitive interface allows the user to become the aircraft that is controlled by the movements of the user's hand.
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Publisher: EAI
ISSN: 2409-9708
Number of Volumes: 8

Last Published: 2021-05-12