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ITICSE
2010
ACM
15 years 10 months ago
Helping students build a mental model of computation
Introductory computer science classes are known for having a high attrition rate. Some authors believe this is due to students’ difficulties in establishing a mental model of co...
Steve Kollmansberger
CHI
2001
ACM
16 years 6 months ago
Folk computing: revisiting oral tradition as a scaffold for co-present communities
In this paper, we introduce Folk Computing: an approach for using technology to support co-present community building inspired by the concept of folklore. We also introduce a new ...
Richard Borovoy, Brian Silverman, Tim Gorton, Matt...
GECCO
2005
Springer
149views Optimization» more  GECCO 2005»
15 years 11 months ago
Parallel genetic algorithms on line topology of heterogeneous computing resources
This paper evaluates a parallel genetic algorithm (GA) on the line topology of heterogeneous computing resources. Evolution process of parallel GAs is investigated on two types of...
Yiyuan Gong, Morikazu Nakamura, Shiro Tamaki
CHI
2004
ACM
15 years 11 months ago
Haptic feedback for pen computing: directions and strategies
We seek to improve the experience of using pen computing devices by augmenting them with haptic, tactile feedback displays. We present the design of the haptic display for pen com...
Ivan Poupyrev, Makoto Okabe, Shigeaki Maruyama
WMCSA
2002
IEEE
15 years 11 months ago
The Location Stack: A Layered Model for Location in Ubiquitous Computing
Based on five design principles extracted from a survey of location systems, we present the Location Stack, a layered software engineering model for location in ubiquitous comput...
Jeffrey Hightower, Barry Brumitt, Gaetano Borriell...