System-level design techniques promise a way to lessen the productivity gap between fabrication and design. Unfortunately, these techniques have been slow to catch on, in part bec...
We present an evaluation of pattern languages as tools for participatory design, based on three criteria, derived from the work of Christopher Alexander: empowering users, generat...
Andy Dearden, Janet Finlay, Liz Allgar, Barbara Mc...
The open, decentralized nature of the Semantic Web demands fundamental changes in our approach to ontology development and deployment. To maximize the expressiveness and robustnes...
Xiaoshu Wang, Jonas S. Almeida, Arlindo L. Oliveir...
This paper presents a multi-component; distributed system (MuDiS) based solution for building a virtual learning environment which combines a wide range of technology, tools and d...
In this paper, we introduce and analyze four gesture-controlled musical instruments. We briefly discuss the test platform designed to allow for rapid experimentation of new interf...