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1999
IEEE
15 years 11 months ago
Does Metaphor Increase Visual Language Usability?
Previous research suggests that graphical metaphor should increase the usability of visual programming languages (VPLs) by providing an instructional aid when learning to use the ...
Alan F. Blackwell, Thomas R. G. Green
WSC
2007
15 years 9 months ago
Controlled sequential bifurcation for software reliability study
Computer simulation is an appealing approach for the reliability analysis of structure-based software systems as it can accommodate important complexities present in realistic sys...
Jun Xu, Feng Yang, Hong Wan
202
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FLAIRS
2003
15 years 8 months ago
Toward Empathetic Agents in Tutoring Systems
This paper presents a way of improving computerbased with lifelike presence in learning environment. The approach combines Intelligent Tutoring Systems with research on human emot...
Jessica Faivre, Roger Nkambou, Claude Frasson
176
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WOA
2007
15 years 8 months ago
Expectations driven approach for Situated, Goal-directed Agents
Abstract— Situated agents engaged in open systems continually face with external events requiring adequate services and behavioral responses. In these conditions agents should be...
Michele Piunti, Cristiano Castelfranchi, Rino Falc...
171
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JUCS
2008
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15 years 6 months ago
Metaclasses and Zoning Mechanism Applied to Handwriting Recognition
: The contribution of this paper is twofold. First we investigate the use of the confusion matrices in order to get some insight to better define perceptual zoning for character re...
Cinthia Obladen de Almendra Freitas, Luiz S. Olive...