Abstracts


Blurring Boundaries: Interactive Multimedia and Interdisciplinary Convergence

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

Author: by R Brian Stone Title: Blurring Boundaries: Interactive Multimedia and Interdisciplinary Convergence Source: AIGA Journal of Interactive Design Education Date: November 14, 2004 Abstract of Major Ideas The premise of Professor Stone's article, Blurring Boundaries: Interactive Multimedia and Interdisciplinary Convergence, is that in order for interactive multimedia applications to progress, an interdisciplinary approach is ...

Cultures, the Traditional Shadow Play, and Interactive Media Design

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

Author: Oguzhan Özcan Title: Cultures, the Traditional Shadow Play, and Interactive Media Design Source: Design Issues, MIT Press, 2002 Vol: 18, no:3, pp.18 Date: Summer, 2002 Abstract of Major Ideas Dr. Özcan has made a compelling connection between Chinese, Indonesian, Turkish, and European shadow play and today's interactive media as an art form. He opens ...

Software ≠ Interactive Design

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

Author: Jason Aristofanis Tselentis Title: Software ≠ Interactive Design Source: AIGA Journal of Interactive Design Education Date: March 7, 2006 Abstract of Major Ideas In Mr. Tselentis' paper Software ≠ Interactive Design, he proposes that when learning how to use software students fall into one of two different categories - either self-reliant or instructor-reliant. The ...

Hearing Type

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

Author: Frank Armstrong Title: Hearing Type Source: AIGA Journal of Interactive Design Education Date: June 27, 2005 Abstract of Major Ideas In his paper Hearing Type, Frank Armstrong describes an interesting analogy between music and both static and kinetic typography. He compares specific properties of music to typography including rhythm, melody, and harmony. Rhythm can ...

Games with a Purpose

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

Author: Luis von Ahn Title: Games with a Purpose Source: IEEE Computer Magazine Date: June, 2006 Abstract of Major Ideas Luis von Ahn's internationally recognized postdoctoral work at Carnegie Mellon University's Center for Algorithm Adaptation, Dissemination and Integration (ALADDIN) involves developing techniques to harness human computational power to solve problems that computers are currently not ...