http://www.syndicatemizzou.org Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:01:55 GMT en-us 40 Center for eResearch Connecting you with the University of Missouri’s innovative research and creative activity http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/images/logo.png 384 80 http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/keller/ipod/robotics.m4v Education http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/keller/ipod/robotics.m4v Another interdisciplinary project involving cognitive psychology, computer science, and engineering. Robotics applications of fuzzy logic and simulating human "working memory" in computers. 3 Fri, 12 May 2006 16:32:42 GMT http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/mckenney/ipod/McKenney3.m4v Education http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/mckenney/ipod/McKenney3.m4v Tonality refers to the tendency of music to gravitate toward or around a pitch (or pitch class). It’s a kind of harmonic vocabulary frequently used by composers, so that “as long as there’s some pitch that’s pulling everything to it, we refer to it as ‘tonal,’” he explains, playing some chords to illustrate the tonal concept that influences and is defined by Western ears. According to legend, when Mozart sat down one evening and wrote the overture to _Don Giovani_, the ink was still wet when he gave it to the players. We marvel at this kind of prolific genius, yet music theorist Morton Subotnick contended that “Mozart was really improvising within a tonal system that was already set for him. He didn’t have to be concerned about the harmonic function of stuff.” One chord seemed to lead naturally to another. “The problem for twentieth-century composers,” says McKenney, “is that they must design their own tonal systems.” One might see this freedom as a blessing, but McKenney contends that, as far as composing music goes, sometimes too much freedom isn’t a blessing at all: “At some point in time, you have to put shackles on yourself and limit yourself; otherwise, it can be chaotic as far as the piece goes.” 3 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:53:34 GMT http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/yoon/ipod/Yoon03-Yoon.m4v Education http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/yoon/ipod/Yoon03-Yoon.m4v Yoon recently published _Impact of Desktop Virtual Reality on System Usability: A Case Study of Online Consumer Survey Using a VR Integrated Decision Support System_ (2004). The book offers basic knowledge about VR technology and focuses on the dimension of human-computer interaction. For example, she addresses the utility of VR software, how users actually interact with the tools, and what kinds of advantages can be expected when adopting this technology. 3 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:20:08 GMT http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/yoon/ipod/Yoon05-Yoon.m4v Education http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/yoon/ipod/Yoon05-Yoon.m4v Yoon admits she has always liked computers and computer games, even as a young child, and was encouraged because it was something she could do better than her siblings. Also engaged with painting and drawing, Yoon found herself drawn to the field of architecture and interior design, one that could merge her creative impulses and her interest in computers. 3 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:20:44 GMT http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/barker/ipod/Barker05-Barker.m4v Education http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/barker/ipod/Barker05-Barker.m4v Barker refers to a certain tension between curators, who have all this 'stuff' they want to communicate, and exhibit designers, who want to keep the exhibit as clean and simple as possible. “Ultimately, we want people looking at the art, not at the labels,” he indicates; but the Museum still wants to educate. In that spirit, the museum is experimenting with technology to showcase the art and the significance of art to everyone by creating MP3-based audio tours of the museum that can then be played on any personal audio device, including iPods, notebook computers, and even cell phones. Barker hopes this will allow greater flexibility for visitors, whom he imagines selecting a tour and walking through the galleries at their leisure while looking at the art and listening to the audio information, “instead of looking back and forth between the label and the art.” 3 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:02:56 GMT