Download or read book Mobile Technology Consumption Opportunities and Challenges written by Ciaramitaro, Barbara L. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2011-10-31 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether used for communication, entertainment, socio-economic growth, crowd-sourcing social and political events, monitoring vital signs in patients, helping to drive vehicles, or delivering education, mobile technology has been transformed from a mode to a medium. Mobile Technology Consumption: Opportunities and Challenges explores essential questions related to the cost, benefit, individual and social impact, and security risks associated with the rapid consumption of mobile technology. This book presents the current state of mobile technologies and their use in various domains including education, healthcare, government, entertainment, and emerging economic sectors.
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Download or read book Feature Detectors and Motion Detection in Video Processing written by Dey, Nilanjan and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Video is one of the most important forms of multimedia available, as it is utilized for security purposes, to transmit information, promote safety, and provide entertainment. As motion is the most integral element in videos, it is important that motion detection systems and algorithms meet specific requirements to achieve accurate detection of real time events. Feature Detectors and Motion Detection in Video Processing explores innovative methods and approaches to analyzing and retrieving video images. Featuring empirical research and significant frameworks regarding feature detectors and descriptor algorithms, the book is a critical reference source for professionals, researchers, advanced-level students, technology developers, and academicians.
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Download or read book Entertainment Computing and Serious Games written by Ralf Dörner and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-10-05 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is to collect and to cluster research areas in the field of serious games and entertainment computing. It provides an introduction and gives guidance for the next generation of researchers in this field. The 18 papers presented in this volume, together with an introduction, are the outcome of a GI-Dagstuhl seminar which was held at Schloß Dagstuhl in July 2015.
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