Body language and facial expressions in MMOs

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Sheep can recognise 50 facial
expressions!

Sheep can recognise 50 facial
expressions! 06/13/2004 02:44 AM
NewKerala.com Jun 13 2004 5:42AM GMT

Half-Life facial expressions used in
autistic life-skills classes

Half-Life facial expressions used in
autistic life-skills classes 05/14/2004 07:41 PM
Here's a novel use for a First-Person Shooter:

An autism institute apparently is interested in using Half-Life 2's facial animation capabilities to help teach autistic children how to recognize expressions, according to PC Gamer magazine.

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Key language differentiator: facial hair

Key language differentiator: facial hair 12/19/2004 03:30 PM

Tamir Khason explains with mug-shots why C# will never beat Java.

(Via James Robertson)

Body language can say a mouthful

Body language can say a mouthful 02/22/2003 02:59 AM
CNET Feb 22 2003 1:25AM ET

Control Computers With Body Language

Control Computers With Body Language 06/28/2004 02:37 PM
We've seen keyless keyboards that record finger motions to detect keystrokes. No reason to stop with finger motions, so the next step is full -body gesture detection. As one would expect, this kind of interface is showing up for vi deo games at first, but interestingly, there's also software that lets TV weather forecasters control "blue-screen" maps and weather displays with gestures. Maybe if gesture interfaces really catch on, we'll all be using IT sign language. But given that mouse gestures haven't even caught on, gesture interfaces really have to overcome the significant hurdle of either creating a set of standardized gestures or being easy enough to use that no standard gestures are needed.

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href="http://my-expressions.com/about.sh
tml">Expressions - a visual

<a
href="http://my-expressions.com/about.sh
tml">Expressions - a visual 10/30/2003 08:17 PM
<a href="http://my-expressions.com/about.shtml">Expressions - a visual blogging system</a>: "Expressions is a hosted visual blogging system that makes it easy for anyone to create and maintain their very own photo or visual blog." Cool....

Universities offering classes inside of
MMOs

Universities offering classes inside of
MMOs 09/24/2004 07:05 AM
Cory Doctorow: Second Life, the Massively Multiplayer Online world where end users can design and trade their own game-artifacts, is offering free accounts to university profs to disburse to their students for the purpose of conducting in-game classes.

In order to help teachers bring their classes to Second Life, Linden Lab donates accounts for each student, as well as an acre of land in the metaverse for the teacher and students to work and build on. Afterward, anyone wishing to stay a member can do so at half price.

To date, in addition to Delwiche and Beamish, professors from San Francisco State University, the Rochester Institute of Technology and Vassar College have used Second Life in their courses.

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MMOs discourage heroism, FRPGs encourage
it

MMOs discourage heroism, FRPGs encourage
it 08/07/2004 05:30 AM
Very good Terra Nova post analyses the ways that Massively Multiplayer games discourage the acts of heroism that made D&D so much fun to play.

On one level, this tale highlights the plight of low levels in the MMORPG. They pose the litmus test: do opportunities for heroism exist for them in and amongst the treadmills? Is it ever possible for a low-level to make a *real difference?* Perhaps, for some, an exceptional stand by a NOOB ("newbie") party against MOB trains (large flocks of NPC monsters) in some NOOB dungeon somewhere, qualifies. But is there a more fundamental difference?

Consider. Can one make the argument that MMORPGs, as an adventuring platform, have gone astray with player = single(few)-avatar assumption? Because of the investment of time (read treadmills), social and emotional capital, players are practically limited by the number of characters they can play. Consequently, they are loath to get in "over their heads" and virtual worlds are loath to offer dire scenarios with only heroic exits for a few. Hardly a profound point, but the question: is such a dynamic, in some guise, necessary for the organic emergence of heroic narratives in an MMORPG?

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Wyo. May Ban Facial Piercings in
Eateries (AP)

Wyo. May Ban Facial Piercings in
Eateries (AP) 03/14/2005 06:13 PM
AP - As if the hair in your salad wasn't bad enough, a city health inspector said there had been "several cases" of tongue rings and other facial jewelry found in the food in the city's restaurants.

Perfecting facial recognition

Perfecting facial recognition 03/13/2003 10:20 AM

Facial Gestures To Surf The Web

Facial Gestures To Surf The Web 09/15/2004 09:49 PM
Worried about carpal tunnel? Maybe you should stop using your hands altogether when controlling your computer. A Canadian inventor has developed a system to control a mouse by where your nose is pointed, while letting you click with the blink of an eye (left eye, left click; right eye, right click). The idea, of course, behind this "nouse" system is to use it for people with disabilities. Of course, as someone points out in the article, the fact that using this could make you look quite silly may not go over particularly well. I also wonder how it deals with just regular blinking.

Computer predicts facial future

Computer predicts facial future 01/08/2004 07:40 PM
Patients undergoing complex facial surgery could be shown an computer-generated image of how their face will look.

LAPD studies facial recognition software

LAPD studies facial recognition software 12/27/2004 01:08 PM
globetechnology.com Dec 27 2004 4:59PM GMT

LAPD Studies Facial Recognition Software
(AP)

LAPD Studies Facial Recognition Software
(AP) 12/25/2004 05:22 PM
AP - The Los Angeles Police Department is experimenting with facial-recognition software it says will help identify suspects, but civil liberties advocates say the technology raises privacy concerns and may not identity people accurately.

LA Police Dept. Studies Facial
Recognition Software

LA Police Dept. Studies Facial
Recognition Software 12/26/2004 11:04 PM
The Los Angeles Police Department is experimenting with facial-recognition software it says will help identify suspects, but civil liberties advocates say the technology raises privacy concerns and may not identity people accurately.

Computers provide the answer for
children with facial defects

Computers provide the answer for
children with facial defects 07/18/2004 11:16 PM
Glasgow Herald Jul 19 2004 3:39AM GMT

New high-tech passports with facial
recognition on distant horizon

New high-tech passports with facial
recognition on distant horizon 06/28/2004 11:23 PM
Knight Ridder Washington Bureau Jun 29 2004 2:52AM GMT

Expressions in CSS

Expressions in CSS 08/16/2004 12:08 PM

About Dynamic Properties: Ever heard of IE's CSS "expression" property? It allows you to set a CSS property not to a constant, but to the result of a JavaScript expression. Like this:


p
{
width:expression(400 + "px");
}


What this lets you do, according to this really good article, is make IE emulate the ma x-width CSS property that it really should support like all other good browsers. Like this:


p
{
max-width:800px;
width:expression(document.body.clientWidth > 800? "800px": "auto" );
}


Ugly hack, but crappy browsers will do that.

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Expressions

Expressions 03/23/2005 06:37 AM
Developers, developers, developers

Go Digital Wearable computers, facial
biometrics and composing for animated
films

Go Digital Wearable computers, facial
biometrics and composing for animated
films 08/27/2004 01:35 PM
BBC Aug 27 2004 5:10PM GMT

Phoenix school installs facial scan
system seeking sex offenders

Phoenix school installs facial scan
system seeking sex offenders 12/12/2003 06:50 AM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Dec 12 2003 6:04AM ET

a series of expressions

a series of expressions 07/10/2004 10:21 PM
120 Years of Electronic Music. Electronic musical instruments 1870 -1990.

Molecular Expressions

Molecular Expressions 02/10/2004 07:08 AM
Molecular Expressions
http://www.molecularexpres sions.com/

The Molecular Expressions website features their acclaimed photo galleries that explore the fascinating world of optical microscopy. They are going where no microscope has gone before by offering one of the Web's largest collections of color photographs taken through an optical microscope (commonly referred to as "photo-micro-graphs"). Visit their Photo Gallery for an introductory selection of images covering just about everything from beer and ice cream to integrated circuits and ceramic superconductors.

"Favourite expressions"

"Favourite expressions" 06/18/2004 11:21 AM

Using Regular Expressions in PHP

Using Regular Expressions in PHP 12/23/2002 03:49 AM
Are you getting stuck on PHP's regular expressions? Look no further than James' down-and-dirty how-to, which tells you all the basics you need to know, and shows how to put them to good use!

Creature House Expressions

Creature House Expressions 06/09/2004 05:15 PM
Microsoft is giving away a nifty piece of software. It's the beta of Expressions 3 by Creature House, something I used to use back in my Mac days but hadn't heard anything about in a long time. Apparently MS bought Creature House last year. I downloaded it (after filling out a somewhat arduous survey/profile thingy) and think it a nice drawing program. Both Mac and Win versions are posted.

Expressions - a visual bl0gging

Expressions - a visual bl0gging 10/30/2003 09:22 PM
Expressions - a visual blogging system: "Expressions is a hosted visual blogging system that makes it easy for anyone to create and maintain their very own photo or visual blog." Cool....

Syntax of regular expressions

Syntax of regular expressions 06/08/2002 10:39 PM
CNET Jun 8 2002 10:10PM ET

Regular Expressions in JavaScript

Regular Expressions in JavaScript 09/09/2002 01:19 AM
An explanation of concept and a reference to using regex in JavaScript, with some compatibility notes.

Maintaining Regular Expressions

Maintaining Regular Expressions 01/17/2004 10:38 PM
It's easy to get lost in complex regular expressions. Aaron Mackey offers a few tips and an ingenious technique to help you keep things straight.

Regular Expressions Introduction

Regular Expressions Introduction 02/10/2004 02:49 AM

Transform HTML with Regular Expressions: If you don't know what regular expressions are or why you would need to use them, read this. It's a good introduction to regex, grounded with examples of transforming HTML.

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Phoenix school installs facial scan
system seeking sex offenders, missing
children

Phoenix school installs facial scan
system seeking sex offenders, missing
children 12/12/2003 05:27 PM
SiliconValley.com Dec 12 2003 4:53PM ET

LAPD studies facial recognition software
Review: PlayStation Portable a likely
hit Military seeks te

LAPD studies facial recognition software
Review: PlayStation Portable a likely
hit Military seeks te 12/26/2004 04:39 AM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Sat Dec 25, 05:58 pm GMT

Demystifying the syntax of regular
expressions

Demystifying the syntax of regular
expressions 06/06/2002 06:00 AM
CNET Jun 5 2002 10:13PM ET

Tutorial: JavaScript and regular
expressions

Tutorial: JavaScript and regular
expressions 02/23/2003 01:53 AM
CNET Feb 23 2003 1:22AM ET

ArticleCity: Mastering Regular
Expressions in PHP

ArticleCity: Mastering Regular
Expressions in PHP 04/05/2005 09:18 AM
PHP Magazine has a quick pointer to a short article today over on ArticleCity about "Mastering Regular Expressions in PHP".

Zend Starts in on Regular Expressions

Zend Starts in on Regular Expressions 10/30/2002 08:55 AM

Bots and regular expressions (Sydney,
Aus)

Bots and regular expressions (Sydney,
Aus) 01/09/2004 09:55 PM
Rapid Intelligence Pty Ltd - Australia, NSW, Sydney (2004-01-09)

Introduction to Regular Expressions in
Dreamweaver

Introduction to Regular Expressions in
Dreamweaver 06/05/2005 10:49 PM
Learn how to find and replace content precisely with this example for maintaining Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) code on your site.
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