July 2003 - Vol. 46 No. 7

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Features

Opinion Editorial pointers Jul 1 2003

Editorial Pointers

I don’t pretend to appreciate the entertainment value of the dark, dismal slash-and-bash game environments where you tell the good guys from the bad by the ferocity of the weaponry, the distortion of their torsos, the amount of blood spilled, and the distance it splays. But there’s no ignoring the fact the technology that delivers […]

Diane Crawford

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

News News track Jul 1 2003

The Motion Picture Association of America figures studios lose more than $3 billion per year from piracy. But as often as industry finds new ways to stop pirates from copying its goods, the pirates find ways around them. No sooner were metal detectors placed outside screening rooms and theaters protected by security guards wearing night-vision […]

CACM Staff

Computing Applications

Opinion Forum Jul 1 2003

I agree wholeheartedly with the observations of Susan A. Brown and Viswanath Venkatesh ("Bringing Non-Adopters Along," Apr. 2003), particularly about the folly of a computer industry that produces larger and computationally more demanding programs full of largely useless features—that look good only in marketing brochures and that force users to upgrade their machines every three […]

Diane Crawford

Computing Applications

Opinion Technology strategy and management Jul 1 2003

Beware the Lure of the Horizontal

The correct choice of market segmentation can determine product success and help a company rise above the competition.

Michael Cusumano

Computing Applications

Opinion The profession of IT Jul 1 2003

Language-action philosophy uncovers the truth about effective coordination and accomplishment.

Peter J. Denning

Computing Applications

Opinion Viewpoint Jul 1 2003

From Terabytes to Insights

For scientists and engineers tapping the NSF's high-performance cyberinfrastructure, the path to wisdom follows a route both miraculous and familiar.

Rita R. Colwell

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances A game experience in every application Jul 1 2003

Playful yet powerful 3D computer graphics and natural interaction make possible a new generation of non-entertainment applications.

Andrew Rosenbloom

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances A game experience in every application Jul 1 2003

Making a Game of System Design

The pleasures and wonders of gameplay, as well as their deeper lessons, are being applied in fields beyond entertainment as diverse as psychological therapy, experience-based education, and design prototyping.

William Swartout and Michael van Lent

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Research and Advances A game experience in every application Jul 1 2003

Making Virtual Environments Compelling

Delivering a compelling user experience and ensuring application success both depend on the fidelity of the user's sensory immersion.

Mary C. Whitton

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Research and Advances A game experience in every application Jul 1 2003

Experiential Computing

Seeking insight from data, users experience, explore, and experiment, no longer limited to just generating lists of possible answers to simplistic queries.

Ramesh Jain

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Research and Advances A game experience in every application Jul 1 2003

Game-Like Navigation and Responsiveness in Non-Game Applications

Real-time response and interactive narrative provide a game-like experience in two systems: Boom Chameleon for evaluating virtual models and StyleCam for developing online product marketing and advertising.

Michael Tsang, George Fitzmaurice, Gord Kurtenbach, and Azam Khan

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Research and Advances A game experience in every application Jul 1 2003

Tracking Contact and Free Gesture Across Large Interactive Surfaces

Built into store windows, museum exhibits, and other communal spaces, these surfaces entice even casual passersby to playfully interact with information---and each other---by knocking on the glass.

Joseph A. Paradiso

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Research and Advances A game experience in every application Jul 1 2003

Full-Size Projection Keyboard For Handheld Devices

A keyboard made entirely of light projected onto desktops, airplane tray tables, even kitchen counters functions, feels, and sounds like its mechanical counterpart. Next: perhaps on laps and in the air.

Carlo Tomasi, Abbas Rafii, and Ilhami Torunoglu

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances A game experience in every application Jul 1 2003

Interactive Robot Theatre

Engaging a human audience through sight, sound, scent, and touch while following a loosely constrained storyline, the Public Anemone and fellow autonomous characters are let loose to entertain---sociably.

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances A game experience in every application Jul 1 2003

Siren Songs and Swan Songs Debugging with Music

Program execution behavior can be mapped to a structured musical framework that helps locate and diagnose software errors.

Paul Vickers and James L. Alty

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Jul 1 2003

Knowledge Management with Patterns

Developing techniques to improve the process of converting information to knowledge.

Daniel May and Paul Taylor

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Research and Advances Jul 1 2003

Pfires: a Policy Framework For Information Security

Creating and maintaining effective security strategy and policy for software applications.

Jackie Rees, Subhajyoti Bandyopadhyay, and Eugene H. Spafford

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Jul 1 2003

Digital Music and Online Sharing: Software Piracy 2.0?

Considering the similarities and unique characteristics of online file sharing and software piracy.

Sudip Bhattacharjee, Ram D. Gopal, and G. Lawrence Sanders

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Jul 1 2003

E-Speak E-Xplained

HP's e-speak is an open software platform designed to simplify Internet-based e-services by making it easier for unrelated Web sites to work together.

Alan H. Karp

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances Jul 1 2003

The Telecommunication Industry Revisited: the Changing Pattern of Partnerships

The flourishing number of partnerships in the telecom arena tell a fascinating story of forging new business strategies in a frail economy. They also demonstrate how some joint ventures may be stronger than others.

Varun Grover and Khawaja Saeed

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances Jul 1 2003

Mobile Agents in Distributed Network Management

By helping to disperse centralized network management tasks to subnet hosts, mobile agent technology helps conserve network bandwidth and improves management efficiency by decreasing network traffic.

Timon C. Du, Eldon Y. Li, and An-Pin Chang

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances Jul 1 2003

Insight Into Mental Models of Novice Internet Searchers

Task knowledge structures can be adapted to determine the cognitive abilities of Net newbies and help create support systems to help shape their search experiences.

D. Scott Brandt and Lorna Uden

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Research and Advances Jul 1 2003

Coping with Internet Channel Conflict

If you do not sell your products directly over the Internet, people will go to your competitors who do, while if you do sell your products directly, your distributors and dealers will desert you and only carry products from manufacturers who do not compete with them. ---Manufacturers' Dilemma [10]

Younghwa Lee, Zoonky Lee, and Kai R. T. Larsen

Computing Applications

Opinion Technical opinion Jul 1 2003

Moving vs. Inviting Software Agents

What is the best strategy to adopt?

Zakaria Maamar and Paul Labbé

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Opinion Inside risks Jul 1 2003

How Secure Is Secure Web Browsing?

Security is of particular importance when sensitive information is sent through the Web. Users must rely on the security of the browser’s Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol. Although the closed-padlock icon in a browser window depicts a secure connection, it does not imply a totally risk-free secure connection. Whenever the padlock is snapped or a […]

Albert Levi

Computing Applications

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