This paper presents a study into music analysis, motion analysis and the integration of music and... more This paper presents a study into music analysis, motion analysis and the integration of music and motion to form natural human motion in a virtual environment. Motion capture data is extracted to generate a motion library; this places the digital motion model at a fixed posture. The first step in this process is to configure the motion path curve for the database and calculate the possibility that two motions were sequential through the use of a computational algorithm. Every motion is then analyzed for the next possible smooth movement to connect to, and at the same time, an interpolation method is used to create the transitions between motions to enable the digital motion models to move fluently. Lastly, a searching algorithm sifts for possible successive motions from the motion path curve according to the music tempo. It was concluded that the higher ratio of rescaling a transition, the lower the degree of natural motion.
Siu-Tsen Shen Department of Multimedia Design, National Formosa University, 64 Wen-Hua Rd, Hu-Wei... more Siu-Tsen Shen Department of Multimedia Design, National Formosa University, 64 Wen-Hua Rd, Hu-Wei 63208, Taiwan. ... Stephen D. Prior Department of Product Design and Engineering, School of Engineering and Information Sciences, Middlesex University Trent ...
... They developed a systematic usability method by inspecting hundreds of Web sites to identify ... more ... They developed a systematic usability method by inspecting hundreds of Web sites to identify specific culture and genre design elements by using 'cultural markers' such as religion, language, customs, colour, metaphors, icons and flags to facilitate user performance (Barber ...
This paper investigates the use and application of smartphones amongst predominantly young Taiwan... more This paper investigates the use and application of smartphones amongst predominantly young Taiwanese users of this new technology. Using online tools such as Facebook and Google Forms it was possible to quickly illicit detailed information about 127 smartphone users from six countries. This dataset was then utilized to preview trends in the marketplace and draw comparisons and contrasts between different platforms and operating systems. The main conclusions are that users enjoy the freedom to customize their devices and whether they use Android or iOS operating systems, seems to make little difference in terms of functionality. Screen size appears to be the biggest hurdle to successfully using these types of devices and this will force users to become more creative in how they arrange their icons and folders.
This paper presents an ongoing study of the development of a customizable web browser information... more This paper presents an ongoing study of the development of a customizable web browser information organization and management system, which the author has named Lexicon Sextant (LS). LS is a user friendly, graphical web based add-on to the latest generation of web browsers, such as Google Chrome, making it easier and more intuitive to store and retrieve favorites (bookmarks) since it only uses two levels (six main headings & 12 sub-headings). A total of 98 participants completed the task of categorizing 18 thumbnails from specific websites, together with 18 thumbnails from random websites, under six main LS headings, i.e. Work, Lifestyle, Travel, Health, Education, and Money. This was followed by a recall exercise of 12 randomly generated websites. The results showed that the participants had a better correction rate in Money and Lifestyle, but a worse correction rate in Work and Education among the overall correction rate, appointed correction rate, and self-chosen correction rate, in terms of each category task performance.
Engineering students learn to work best together using real-world exercises and challenging desig... more Engineering students learn to work best together using real-world exercises and challenging design briefs. The problem of who works best with whom and what type of personality is best to lead such a team is not well utilized in academic institutions. This paper seeks to present some new theories and concepts, which are realizable within an engineering educational context, to improve team working and inter-personal skills, as well as provide successful outcomes to projects. The main focus is on engineering design through Design, Make and Test (DMT), rather than design thinking. A new module entitled 'Systems Design and Computing', developed at the University of Southampton, is being used to improve Engineering Design Education using these tools and techniques.
This paper explores the use of aptitude tests for selecting students for Design Engineering progr... more This paper explores the use of aptitude tests for selecting students for Design Engineering programmes. The latest ideas and theories are then explored regarding the usefulness of personality type instruments such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and the Keirsey Temperament Sorter II (KTS II) as tools for forming balanced Design teams. The popularity of 'Design' programmes in the UK
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 2013
ABSTRACT This research investigates the role of a Controlled Vocabulary (CV) in next generation b... more ABSTRACT This research investigates the role of a Controlled Vocabulary (CV) in next generation bookmark management systems. The search for a more efficient graphical user interface solution to deal with the massive information overload situation faced by most computer users today is a pressing problem. CVs allow categorization of title words and phrases into the appropriate location recognized by the user, so as to facilitate easier information storage and retrieval. The results of this user study involving 152 individuals indicated that there is potential for a well-defined two-tier controlled vocabulary system to assist user categorization, information storage and retrieval in personal information management systems.
ABSTRACT Dealing with the overwhelming daily amount of online information is perhaps the biggest ... more ABSTRACT Dealing with the overwhelming daily amount of online information is perhaps the biggest challenge faced by all computer users, whether they are novices or experienced professionals. How, where and when to store information sources, such as websites, is becoming increasingly difficult as people spend more of their life online and use the internet in all aspects of their lives. Our survey of 202 internet users found that although 85% of the participants regularly use the favorites (bookmarks) function, 73% still have trouble finding a website that they have recently visited. Whether the strategy is to bookmark in a single massive list and use the search tool, or to bookmark into folders and sub-folders several levels deep, appears to make very little difference. This research proposes a contrarian approach, giving users a highly structured favorites (bookmarks) schema using only two levels, consisting of four main headings and 12 sub-headings. An open card sorting task was used to validate the utility of such an approach. The results and their impact towards a future user-based knowledge structure are presented in this paper.
ABSTRACT The molecular dynamic simulation is performed to study the wrinkling behavior of a graph... more ABSTRACT The molecular dynamic simulation is performed to study the wrinkling behavior of a graphene sheet with a hole subjected to a shear loading at different temperatures. Wrinkling is inevitable under pure shear loading. Four different hole diameters of 0, 0.8, 1.6, and 3.2 nm are chosen in this simulation. The results show that the number of ridges increases with an increase of the width of the graphene sheet. The shear stress induced in the defective graphene sheet increases with increasing temperature. In addition, the shear modulus of the defective graphene sheet also increases with an increase of temperature.
Nanotechnology is a popular media phenomenon. Despite the fact that many nanotech inventions have... more Nanotechnology is a popular media phenomenon. Despite the fact that many nanotech inventions have not emerged and might not in the near future, they are designed, visually-depicted, and debated, in popular media as if they were just around the corner. One interesting example is the concept of a space elevator, which has been made theoretically possible recently by the notion of carbon nanotubes. Rather than launch vessels into outer space using rocket propulsion, a space elevator would let us hoist vessels using a tether. The visual rhetoric ...
It is time to investigate the underexposed aspect of gender in product design and styling. Women ... more It is time to investigate the underexposed aspect of gender in product design and styling. Women have a large influence on the buying decision of products and product design has a large influence on the buying behaviour of people. The impression of products becomes ever more important to consumers. Gender differences are related to differences in opinion, experience and personality. Note that gender should not be purely seen as men versus women, as different types of masculinity and femininity can be found in both women and men. When focusing on ...
An examination of the historical references of sustainability and its progresses via an ancient h... more An examination of the historical references of sustainability and its progresses via an ancient historical perspective is reflected upon via a triple bottom line (TBL) approach. Since the historical chronologies of economic and social developments are much clearer in definition – the environmental side of the TBL approach is argued as the missing bottom line. Nature, in the context of anthropological records, is considered by examining ancient outlooks and their impacts on how changes in human actions liberalised specific outcomes from subsequent civilisations and from nature itself. ...
This paper presents a study into music analysis, motion analysis and the integration of music and... more This paper presents a study into music analysis, motion analysis and the integration of music and motion to form natural human motion in a virtual environment. Motion capture data is extracted to generate a motion library; this places the digital motion model at a fixed posture. The first step in this process is to configure the motion path curve for the database and calculate the possibility that two motions were sequential through the use of a computational algorithm. Every motion is then analyzed for the next possible smooth movement to connect to, and at the same time, an interpolation method is used to create the transitions between motions to enable the digital motion models to move fluently. Lastly, a searching algorithm sifts for possible successive motions from the motion path curve according to the music tempo. It was concluded that the higher ratio of rescaling a transition, the lower the degree of natural motion.
Siu-Tsen Shen Department of Multimedia Design, National Formosa University, 64 Wen-Hua Rd, Hu-Wei... more Siu-Tsen Shen Department of Multimedia Design, National Formosa University, 64 Wen-Hua Rd, Hu-Wei 63208, Taiwan. ... Stephen D. Prior Department of Product Design and Engineering, School of Engineering and Information Sciences, Middlesex University Trent ...
... They developed a systematic usability method by inspecting hundreds of Web sites to identify ... more ... They developed a systematic usability method by inspecting hundreds of Web sites to identify specific culture and genre design elements by using 'cultural markers' such as religion, language, customs, colour, metaphors, icons and flags to facilitate user performance (Barber ...
This paper investigates the use and application of smartphones amongst predominantly young Taiwan... more This paper investigates the use and application of smartphones amongst predominantly young Taiwanese users of this new technology. Using online tools such as Facebook and Google Forms it was possible to quickly illicit detailed information about 127 smartphone users from six countries. This dataset was then utilized to preview trends in the marketplace and draw comparisons and contrasts between different platforms and operating systems. The main conclusions are that users enjoy the freedom to customize their devices and whether they use Android or iOS operating systems, seems to make little difference in terms of functionality. Screen size appears to be the biggest hurdle to successfully using these types of devices and this will force users to become more creative in how they arrange their icons and folders.
This paper presents an ongoing study of the development of a customizable web browser information... more This paper presents an ongoing study of the development of a customizable web browser information organization and management system, which the author has named Lexicon Sextant (LS). LS is a user friendly, graphical web based add-on to the latest generation of web browsers, such as Google Chrome, making it easier and more intuitive to store and retrieve favorites (bookmarks) since it only uses two levels (six main headings & 12 sub-headings). A total of 98 participants completed the task of categorizing 18 thumbnails from specific websites, together with 18 thumbnails from random websites, under six main LS headings, i.e. Work, Lifestyle, Travel, Health, Education, and Money. This was followed by a recall exercise of 12 randomly generated websites. The results showed that the participants had a better correction rate in Money and Lifestyle, but a worse correction rate in Work and Education among the overall correction rate, appointed correction rate, and self-chosen correction rate, in terms of each category task performance.
Engineering students learn to work best together using real-world exercises and challenging desig... more Engineering students learn to work best together using real-world exercises and challenging design briefs. The problem of who works best with whom and what type of personality is best to lead such a team is not well utilized in academic institutions. This paper seeks to present some new theories and concepts, which are realizable within an engineering educational context, to improve team working and inter-personal skills, as well as provide successful outcomes to projects. The main focus is on engineering design through Design, Make and Test (DMT), rather than design thinking. A new module entitled 'Systems Design and Computing', developed at the University of Southampton, is being used to improve Engineering Design Education using these tools and techniques.
This paper explores the use of aptitude tests for selecting students for Design Engineering progr... more This paper explores the use of aptitude tests for selecting students for Design Engineering programmes. The latest ideas and theories are then explored regarding the usefulness of personality type instruments such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and the Keirsey Temperament Sorter II (KTS II) as tools for forming balanced Design teams. The popularity of 'Design' programmes in the UK
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 2013
ABSTRACT This research investigates the role of a Controlled Vocabulary (CV) in next generation b... more ABSTRACT This research investigates the role of a Controlled Vocabulary (CV) in next generation bookmark management systems. The search for a more efficient graphical user interface solution to deal with the massive information overload situation faced by most computer users today is a pressing problem. CVs allow categorization of title words and phrases into the appropriate location recognized by the user, so as to facilitate easier information storage and retrieval. The results of this user study involving 152 individuals indicated that there is potential for a well-defined two-tier controlled vocabulary system to assist user categorization, information storage and retrieval in personal information management systems.
ABSTRACT Dealing with the overwhelming daily amount of online information is perhaps the biggest ... more ABSTRACT Dealing with the overwhelming daily amount of online information is perhaps the biggest challenge faced by all computer users, whether they are novices or experienced professionals. How, where and when to store information sources, such as websites, is becoming increasingly difficult as people spend more of their life online and use the internet in all aspects of their lives. Our survey of 202 internet users found that although 85% of the participants regularly use the favorites (bookmarks) function, 73% still have trouble finding a website that they have recently visited. Whether the strategy is to bookmark in a single massive list and use the search tool, or to bookmark into folders and sub-folders several levels deep, appears to make very little difference. This research proposes a contrarian approach, giving users a highly structured favorites (bookmarks) schema using only two levels, consisting of four main headings and 12 sub-headings. An open card sorting task was used to validate the utility of such an approach. The results and their impact towards a future user-based knowledge structure are presented in this paper.
ABSTRACT The molecular dynamic simulation is performed to study the wrinkling behavior of a graph... more ABSTRACT The molecular dynamic simulation is performed to study the wrinkling behavior of a graphene sheet with a hole subjected to a shear loading at different temperatures. Wrinkling is inevitable under pure shear loading. Four different hole diameters of 0, 0.8, 1.6, and 3.2 nm are chosen in this simulation. The results show that the number of ridges increases with an increase of the width of the graphene sheet. The shear stress induced in the defective graphene sheet increases with increasing temperature. In addition, the shear modulus of the defective graphene sheet also increases with an increase of temperature.
Nanotechnology is a popular media phenomenon. Despite the fact that many nanotech inventions have... more Nanotechnology is a popular media phenomenon. Despite the fact that many nanotech inventions have not emerged and might not in the near future, they are designed, visually-depicted, and debated, in popular media as if they were just around the corner. One interesting example is the concept of a space elevator, which has been made theoretically possible recently by the notion of carbon nanotubes. Rather than launch vessels into outer space using rocket propulsion, a space elevator would let us hoist vessels using a tether. The visual rhetoric ...
It is time to investigate the underexposed aspect of gender in product design and styling. Women ... more It is time to investigate the underexposed aspect of gender in product design and styling. Women have a large influence on the buying decision of products and product design has a large influence on the buying behaviour of people. The impression of products becomes ever more important to consumers. Gender differences are related to differences in opinion, experience and personality. Note that gender should not be purely seen as men versus women, as different types of masculinity and femininity can be found in both women and men. When focusing on ...
An examination of the historical references of sustainability and its progresses via an ancient h... more An examination of the historical references of sustainability and its progresses via an ancient historical perspective is reflected upon via a triple bottom line (TBL) approach. Since the historical chronologies of economic and social developments are much clearer in definition – the environmental side of the TBL approach is argued as the missing bottom line. Nature, in the context of anthropological records, is considered by examining ancient outlooks and their impacts on how changes in human actions liberalised specific outcomes from subsequent civilisations and from nature itself. ...
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