A real-time motion engine for interactive synthetic characters, either virtual or physical, needs to allow expressivity and interactivity of motion in order to maintain the illusion of life. Canned animation examples from an animator or motion capture device are expressive,…

by Peter L. Grant., Thesis (S.M.M.O.T.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Management of Technology Program, 2000., Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-108).

by Yevgeniya Zemlyakova., Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2000., Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-86).

by Vignir Mar Haraldsson., Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Political Science, 2000., Includes bibliographical references (leaves 54-56).

by Abbinav Taneja., Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Technology and Policy Program; and, (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2000., Includes bibliographical references (leaves 115-116).

by Stephen V. Glynn [and] Thomas G. Pelland., Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design & Management Program, 2000., Includes bibliographical references (p. 134-135).

by Eiichi Tanabe., Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design & Management Program, 2000., Includes bibliographical references (leaf 75).

The first two chapters of this thesis investigate a possibly fundamental aspect of technological progress. If knowledge accumulates as technology progresses, then successive generations of innovators may face an increasing educational burden, forcing them to spend longer periods in education…

Organizations must establish processes for managing knowledge across boundaries because of the specialized and task-dependent forms of knowledge required to deliver products and services. To address this challenge an integrative framework is developed that identifies and integrates the value of…

We strain our eyes, cramp our necks, and destroy our hands trying to interact with computer on their terms. At the extreme, we strap on devices and weigh ourselves down with cables trying to re-create a sense of place inside…