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Fans and Videogames: Histories, Fandom, Archives (Routledge Advances in Game Studies)

by Melanie Swalwell Helen Stuckey Angela Ndalianis

This anthology addresses videogames long history of fandom, and fans’ important role in game history and preservation. In order to better understand and theorize video games and game playing, it is necessary to study the activities of gamers themselves. Gamers are active creators in generating meaning; they are creators of media texts they share with other fans (mods, walkthroughs, machinima, etc); and they have played a central role in curating and preserving games through activities such as their collective work on: emulation, creating online archives and the forensic archaeology of code. This volume brings together essays that explore game fandom from diverse perspectives that examine the complex processes at work in the phenomenon of game fandom and its practices. Contributors aim to historicize game fandom, recognize fan contributions to game history, and critically assess the role of fans in ensuring that game culture endures through the development of archives.

A Far-Infrared Spectro-Spatial Space Interferometer: Instrument Simulator and Testbed Implementation (Springer Theses)

by Roser Juanola-Parramon

This thesis describes the physics and computational aspects of an end-to-end simulator to predict the performance of a Space-based Far Infrared Interferometer. The present thesis also includes, the science capabilities and instrumental state-of-the art. The latter is the ambitious next step which the Far-Infrared Astrophysical community needs to take to improve in anyway on the results of the most recent and current space telescopes in this wavelength region. This thesis outlines the requirements involved in such a mission and describes the most promising technique to capture most of the astrophysical information by combining spectroscopy to spatial interferometer. The simulation of such a system is extremely complex requiring multiple Fourier transforms each of which is subject to instrument non-idealities and appropriate optimization techniques. As a conclusion, the thesis provides an example of the basic performance achievable with such an instrument when targeting a young star formation region.

Far-Right Extremism Online: Beyond the Fringe (Routledge Studies in Digital Extremism)

by Tine Munk

By imparting crucial insights into the digital evolution of far-right extremism and its challenges, this book explores how far-right extremism has transformed, utilising digital spaces for communication and employing coded language to evade detection.Far-right extremism has spread extensively across online platforms. Flourishing within echo chambers, these groups propagate different types of online and offline actions and advance their hateful ideologies to a wide-ranging audience. This book highlights the issues surrounding far-right extremism, which distinguishing it from terrorism and examining its contemporary digital manifestations. Importantly, it sheds light on how far-right groups utilise online platforms for communication, radicalisation, and on-ground actions, relying on alternative truths, misinformation, conspiracy theories, fashion, and memes to connect with like-minded individuals. The book also addresses content moderation challenges and the impact of rising populism in today’s political climate, which fuels societal divisions and uncertainty.Far-Right Extremism Online is a valuable resource for academics, students, analysts, and professionals working in counter-extremism, cybersecurity, digital communication, and national security. It is also an indispensable guide for those concerned about far-right extremism in the digital age.

Far-Right Extremism Online: Beyond the Fringe (Routledge Studies in Digital Extremism)

by Tine Munk

By imparting crucial insights into the digital evolution of far-right extremism and its challenges, this book explores how far-right extremism has transformed, utilising digital spaces for communication and employing coded language to evade detection.Far-right extremism has spread extensively across online platforms. Flourishing within echo chambers, these groups propagate different types of online and offline actions and advance their hateful ideologies to a wide-ranging audience. This book highlights the issues surrounding far-right extremism, which distinguishing it from terrorism and examining its contemporary digital manifestations. Importantly, it sheds light on how far-right groups utilise online platforms for communication, radicalisation, and on-ground actions, relying on alternative truths, misinformation, conspiracy theories, fashion, and memes to connect with like-minded individuals. The book also addresses content moderation challenges and the impact of rising populism in today’s political climate, which fuels societal divisions and uncertainty.Far-Right Extremism Online is a valuable resource for academics, students, analysts, and professionals working in counter-extremism, cybersecurity, digital communication, and national security. It is also an indispensable guide for those concerned about far-right extremism in the digital age.

Farb- und Formpsychologie

by Tobias C. Breiner

Dieses Werk ist eine umfassende und praxisrelevante Darstellung zur Farb- und Formpsychologie. Mit einer klaren Sprache und über 100 farbigen Abbildungen wird Ihnen die komplexe Thematik auf eine wissenschaftliche und anregende Art veranschaulicht.Über eine allgemeine Einführung in die Grundlagen des visuellen Systems hinaus werden Sie ebenfalls spezielles Wissen zu Assoziationen, Wirkungen und Anwendungen bestimmter Farben und Formen erwerben. Speziellen Wert legt der Autor dabei auf deren Einsatz im Game Design. Es wird zudem erstmals eine neue Farbstudie präsentiert, die zeigt, dass die Assoziationen zu Farben sich in einem in sich logischen dreidimensionalen System anordnen lassen. Die daraus gezogenen überraschenden Erkenntnisse liefern mögliche Antworten auf fundamentale Fragen der Philosophie. Das Buch ist daher nicht nur ein Muss für Wahrnehmungspsychologen und Designer, sondern eine Bereicherung für alle an dieser Thematik Interessierten.

Farbe im Digitalen Publizieren: Konzepte der digitalen Farbwiedergabe für Office, Design und Software (X.media.press)

by Klaus Simon

Die klassische Druckvorstufe wurde durch das heute dominierende Desktop Publishing abgelöst. Dadurch wurden auch die Rollen der Prozessbeteiligten neu definiert. Das vorliegende Werk bietet Autoren, Fotografen, Designern oder zunehmend auch Informatikern, eine konzeptionelle Gesamtsicht der digitalen Farbbildreproduktion. Ausgehend vom Sehprozess des Menschen werden zunächst die üblichen Farbräume XYZ, CIELAB, CMYK und RGB hergeleitet. Es folgt eine auf die zentrale Produktionseinheit, das RIP (Raster Image Processor), ausgerichtete Beschreibung der Bilderfassung, der Farbkonvertierung (Color Management) und der Rastertechnik.

Farbempfindung, Farbbeschreibung und Farbmessung: Eine Formel für die Farbsättigung

by Eva Lübbe

Die Farbe, insbesonder klare Verwendung der Begriffe, wird in vielen Bereichen immer wichtiger, das betrifft sowohl die Medien, als auch die Farbkontrolle. Bisher gab es keine Formel, die die Farbsättigung befriedigend beschrieb. Es wird gezeigt, dass die vorgeschlagene Formel die Farbsättigung, so wie der Mensch sie empfindet, beschriebt. Weiterhin wird auf Anwendungen bei der Farbabstandmessung, in Physiolgie und Gestaltung hingewiesen.

Farben im Webdesign: Symbolik, Farbpsychologie, Gestaltung (X.media.press)

by Stefanie Bartel

Dieses Buch vermittelt das notwendige Grundlagenwissen zur Farbgestaltung, es ist u.a. als Vorbereitung auf eine professionelle Tätigkeit in der Multimedia-Industrie nützlich. Hierbei konzentriert sich das Werk besonders auf die Farbgebung digitaler Medien. Das Buch gibt eine Einführung in die physikalischen Grundlagen sowie in die relevanten Bereiche der Farbenlehre und Farbsysteme. Weiterhin wird die optische und psychologische Wahrnehmung angesprochen. Den Hauptteil des Buches bildet die Farbsymbolik/Farbpsychologie und Farbwirkung der einzelnen Farben, die dem Leser anhand von zahlreichen Beispielen näher gebracht werden. Hierbei werden auch geschichtliche und kulturelle Hintergründe beleuchtet. Darüber hinaus soll das Buch dem Leser helfen, mühelos und intuitiv eine ansprechende Farbgebung von Webseiten zu gestalten - die Grundlage für ein "gutes" Design.

Farming Human Pathogens: Ecological Resilience and Evolutionary Process

by Rodrick Wallace Deborah Wallace Robert G. Wallace

Farming Human Pathogens: Ecological Resilience and Evolutionary Process introduces a cutting-edge mathematical formalism based on the asymptotic limit theorems of information theory to describe how punctuated shifts in mesoscale ecosystems can entrain patterns of gene expression and organismal evolution. The authors apply the new formalism toward characterizing a number of infectious diseases that have evolved in response to the world as humans have made it. Many of the human pathogens that are emerging out from underneath epidemiological control are 'farmed' in the metaphorical sense, as the evolution of drug-resistant HIV makes clear, but also quite literally, as demonstrated by avian influenza's emergence from poultry farms in southern China. The most successful pathogens appear able to integrate selection pressures humans have imposed upon them from a variety of socioecological scales. The book also presents a related treatment of Eigen's Paradox and the RNA 'error catastrophe' that bedevils models of the origins of viruses and of biological life itself.

Farming Simulator Modding For Dummies

by Jason van Gumster Christian Ammann

Learn the basics of 3D modeling for the popular Farming Simulator game Do you want to get started with creating your own vehicles, maps, landscapes, and tools that you can use in the game and share with the Farming Simulator community? Then this is the resource for you! With the help of Jason van Gumster, you'll get up and running on everything you need to master 3D modeling and simulation—and have fun while doing it! Inside, you'll find out how to create and edit maps, start using the material panel, customize your mods by adding texture, use the correct file-naming conventions, test your mod in single and multiplayer modes, get a grip on using Vehicle XML, and so much more. There's no denying that Farming Simulator players love modding—and now there's a trusted, friendly resource to help you take your modding skills to the next level and get even more out of your game. Written in plain English and packed with tons of step-by-step explanations, Farming Simulator Modding For Dummies is a great way to learn the ropes of 3D modeling with the tools available to you in the game. In no time, you'll be wowing your fellow gamesters—and yourself—with custom, kick-butt mods. So what are you waiting for? Includes an easy-to-follow introduction to using the GIANTS 3D modeling tools Explains how to export models to Blender, Maya, 3DS Max, or FBX Provides tips for using the correct image format for textures Details how to use Photoshop and Audacity to create custom mods for Farming Simulator Whether you're one of the legions of rabid fans of the popular Farming Simulator game or just someone who wants to learn the basics of 3D modeling and animation, you'll find everything you need in this handy guide.

Farming Simulator Modding For Dummies

by Jason van Gumster Christian Ammann

Learn the basics of 3D modeling for the popular Farming Simulator game Do you want to get started with creating your own vehicles, maps, landscapes, and tools that you can use in the game and share with the Farming Simulator community? Then this is the resource for you! With the help of Jason van Gumster, you'll get up and running on everything you need to master 3D modeling and simulation—and have fun while doing it! Inside, you'll find out how to create and edit maps, start using the material panel, customize your mods by adding texture, use the correct file-naming conventions, test your mod in single and multiplayer modes, get a grip on using Vehicle XML, and so much more. There's no denying that Farming Simulator players love modding—and now there's a trusted, friendly resource to help you take your modding skills to the next level and get even more out of your game. Written in plain English and packed with tons of step-by-step explanations, Farming Simulator Modding For Dummies is a great way to learn the ropes of 3D modeling with the tools available to you in the game. In no time, you'll be wowing your fellow gamesters—and yourself—with custom, kick-butt mods. So what are you waiting for? Includes an easy-to-follow introduction to using the GIANTS 3D modeling tools Explains how to export models to Blender, Maya, 3DS Max, or FBX Provides tips for using the correct image format for textures Details how to use Photoshop and Audacity to create custom mods for Farming Simulator Whether you're one of the legions of rabid fans of the popular Farming Simulator game or just someone who wants to learn the basics of 3D modeling and animation, you'll find everything you need in this handy guide.

Fashion and Lifestyle Photography: Secrets of perfect fashion & lifestyle photography

by Dixie Dixon

Succeed in the commercial world and become a stand-out fashion & lifestyle photographer. "If you are interested in pursuing fashion and lifestyle photography, this book, from this rising young star of the field, is a must." - Joe McNally Only a few years ago, fashion photography used to be a stuffy world for a tiny elite. Now an explosion in social media and lifestyle advertising has created opportunities for a whole new breed of professional photographer. Fashion and Lifestyle Photography is based on the talks Dixie Dixon, a Nikon Brand Ambassador, has given to crowds at major international trade shows. Expanding on the subject in the book, she reveals how to succeed in this exciting marketplace, covering key topics such as:· Professional case studies· Behind the scenes· Lighting diagrams & gear· How to build your careerFrom finding your vision, to building your dream team, this book will provide you with the essential gear and know-how to capture the looks of the media world that leap off the page or screen."Dixie Dixon is a truly wonderful, vibrant young talent in the field of fashion and lifestyle photography. In this book, she takes you on a lively, complete tour of not only how to make compelling, beautiful photographs, but also how to grow a business, develop a signature look, make your own breaks, gather clients and keep them, use social media well, and assemble a great support team. And that's the short list. This book is full of gems about the seemingly small details that are essential to success." - Joe McNally

The Fashion Business: Theory and Practice in Strategic Fashion Management

by Dario Golizia

This book provides a clear understanding of the different business strategies and models across all markets of the fashion industry. Providing a holistic and practical approach to strategic fashion management and marketing, the book covers brand image, supply chain, communication, price point and social media. Based on examples from international organisations – including Off-White, Nike and Zara, as well as leading luxury brands – the author identifies 13 core market sectors and explores the strategies applied in each: from creativity to their supply chain and sustainability, from segmentation strategy to brand policies and from pricing to distribution. Each chapter includes features to aid student learning, including interviews with a wide range of experts from across the industry as well as student activities and reflection points. Theoretically grounded yet practical in its approach, this is important reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of Strategic Fashion Management, Fashion Marketing and Communications, Fashion Merchandising and Luxury Fashion.

The Fashion Business: Theory and Practice in Strategic Fashion Management

by Dario Golizia

This book provides a clear understanding of the different business strategies and models across all markets of the fashion industry. Providing a holistic and practical approach to strategic fashion management and marketing, the book covers brand image, supply chain, communication, price point and social media. Based on examples from international organisations – including Off-White, Nike and Zara, as well as leading luxury brands – the author identifies 13 core market sectors and explores the strategies applied in each: from creativity to their supply chain and sustainability, from segmentation strategy to brand policies and from pricing to distribution. Each chapter includes features to aid student learning, including interviews with a wide range of experts from across the industry as well as student activities and reflection points. Theoretically grounded yet practical in its approach, this is important reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of Strategic Fashion Management, Fashion Marketing and Communications, Fashion Merchandising and Luxury Fashion.

Fashion Business and Digital Transformation: Technology and Innovation across the Fashion Industry (Mastering Fashion Management)

by Charlene Gallery Jo Conlon

Fashion Business and Digital Transformation provides a practical and holistic overview of the fashion industry and the key technologies impacting the fashion supply chain. It covers product design and development, production, sales and customer experiences in physical, online and virtual environments. The key technologies impacting the ecosystem are explored, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality, digital fashion design, NFTs, 3D textiles, and blockchain. Strategic concepts such as ‘retail-tainment’, ‘phygital’, gamification and e-commerce, are analysed, alongside the effect of these key strategies for both the retailer and the customer.Theoretical foundations are supported by extensive use of examples, interviews and case studies drawn from a wide range of global fashion disrupters and cutting-edge brands. Engaging activities, exercises, and technical step-by-step guides are incorporated throughout, which will both consolidate how technology is driving change in the industry, but also equip the reader with the key skills and digital literacy capabilities required by future practitioners. Online resources include chapter-by-chapter PowerPoint slides, a test bank and links to further resources.This examination of the digital transformation of the fashion industry will be essential reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of Fashion Management, Fashion Business and Fashion Technology.

Fashion Business and Digital Transformation: Technology and Innovation across the Fashion Industry (Mastering Fashion Management)

by Charlene Gallery Jo Conlon

Fashion Business and Digital Transformation provides a practical and holistic overview of the fashion industry and the key technologies impacting the fashion supply chain. It covers product design and development, production, sales and customer experiences in physical, online and virtual environments. The key technologies impacting the ecosystem are explored, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality, digital fashion design, NFTs, 3D textiles, and blockchain. Strategic concepts such as ‘retail-tainment’, ‘phygital’, gamification and e-commerce, are analysed, alongside the effect of these key strategies for both the retailer and the customer.Theoretical foundations are supported by extensive use of examples, interviews and case studies drawn from a wide range of global fashion disrupters and cutting-edge brands. Engaging activities, exercises, and technical step-by-step guides are incorporated throughout, which will both consolidate how technology is driving change in the industry, but also equip the reader with the key skills and digital literacy capabilities required by future practitioners. Online resources include chapter-by-chapter PowerPoint slides, a test bank and links to further resources.This examination of the digital transformation of the fashion industry will be essential reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of Fashion Management, Fashion Business and Fashion Technology.

Fashion Figures: How Missy the Mathlete Made the Cut

by Melissa A. Borza

Missy Maker is a middle school girl who loves math and fashion. She sees math in everything she does. She tries to hide this from her friends, because she thinks it’s too geeky. Missy hears that the school math club needs more members, but she’s worried about what her friends will think if she joins, and she’s already committed to joining the fashion club.After an epic internal struggle and with the support of her peers and her quirky, loving family, Missy finds that she can be both a Mathlete and a Fashionista. Missy figures out how to bring the two clubs together to help both groups win. In the process, she discovers that she can openly excel in math and science and still be popular with her peers. She also learns how her math and science skills can help her artistic endeavors.Gain an inside perspective on what it’s like when you love math and science and happen to be a girl. Fashion Figures highlights the societal and internal pressures preteen and early-teen girls often face when they excel in these subjects, and it shows strategies for overcoming barriers to being themselves and doing what they love while still fitting in socially.What You'll LearnGirls can have a passion for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subjects and still be coolGirls can be great at mathMath skills are important in non-STEM centered subject areas like fashion and artMath can be funWho This Book Is For Pre-teen and early-teen girls (9-14 years old)

Fashion Recommender Systems (Lecture Notes in Social Networks)

by Nima Dokoohaki

This book includes the proceedings of the first workshop on Recommender Systems in Fashion 2019. It presents a state of the art view of the advancements within the field of recommendation systems with focused application to e-commerce, retail and fashion. The volume covers contributions from academic as well as industrial researchers active within this emerging new field.Recommender Systems are often used to solve different complex problems in this scenario, such as social fashion-based recommendations (outfits inspired by influencers), product recommendations, or size and fit recommendations. The impact of social networks and the influence that fashion influencers have on the choices people make for shopping is undeniable. For instance, many people use Instagram to learn about fashion trends from top influencers, which helps them to buy similar or even exact outfits from the tagged brands in the post. When traced, customers’ social behavior can be a very useful guide for online shopping websites, providing insights on the styles the customers are really interested in, and hence aiding the online shops in offering better recommendations and facilitating customers quest for outfits. Another well known difficulty with recommendation of similar items is the large quantities of clothing items which can be considered similar, but belong to different brands. Relying only on implicit customer behavioral data will not be sufficient in the coming future to distinguish between for recommendation that will lead to an item being purchased and kept, vs. a recommendation that might result in either the customer not following it, or eventually return the item. Finding the right size and fit for clothes is one of the major factors not only impacting customers purchase decision, but also their satisfaction from e-commerce fashion platforms. Moreover, fashion articles have important sizing variations. Finally, customer preferences towards perceived article size and fit for their body remain highly personal and subjective which influences the definition of the right size for each customer.The combination of the above factors leaves the customers alone to face a highly challenging problem of determining the right size and fit during their purchase journey, which in turn has resulted in having more than one third of apparel returns to be caused by not ordering the right article size. This challenge presents a huge opportunity for research in intelligent size and fit recommendation systems and machine learning solutions with direct impact on both customer satisfaction and business profitability.

A Fashion Retailer’s Guide to Thriving in Turbulent Times

by Ghalia Boustani Daniela Leonini

By raising questions and providing scenarios for success, this book embraces fashion brand development in current turbulent retail environments. A brand must have an essence; it needs to respect a philosophy, abide by values and follow clear processes. A brand’s success and sustainability follow specific rules, nonetheless for fashion brands. But do fashion brand management rules apply in today’s turbulent times? Acknowledging and going beyond branding theory, this book challenges knowledge and practices that have been guiding fashion retail brands for many years. Co-written by an academic researcher and a retail consultant with 30 years of experience, this practical guide offers not a process that fashion brands must follow, but potential avenues for survival in today’s retail market and facing today’s customers. Professionals and students of fashion retailing and branding will appreciate the detailed case studies that illustrate revisited concepts and thought-provoking suggestions on how to make decisions for an uncertain future.

A Fashion Retailer’s Guide to Thriving in Turbulent Times

by Ghalia Boustani Daniela Leonini

By raising questions and providing scenarios for success, this book embraces fashion brand development in current turbulent retail environments. A brand must have an essence; it needs to respect a philosophy, abide by values and follow clear processes. A brand’s success and sustainability follow specific rules, nonetheless for fashion brands. But do fashion brand management rules apply in today’s turbulent times? Acknowledging and going beyond branding theory, this book challenges knowledge and practices that have been guiding fashion retail brands for many years. Co-written by an academic researcher and a retail consultant with 30 years of experience, this practical guide offers not a process that fashion brands must follow, but potential avenues for survival in today’s retail market and facing today’s customers. Professionals and students of fashion retailing and branding will appreciate the detailed case studies that illustrate revisited concepts and thought-provoking suggestions on how to make decisions for an uncertain future.

Fashion Tech Applied: Exploring Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, NFTs, Body Scanning, 3D Digital Design, and More

by Von N. Ruzive Peter Jeun Ho Tsang

Provide a more tactile experience for your customers, who won’t even need to physically visit stores while optimizing conventional production processes and eradicating the tenuous tasks that nobody really likes to do. Reevaluate all parts of the value chain. You’ll see the ways technology has been used by fashion brands so far within design, production, marketing, and retail. Then discover the market opportunity that technologies such as 3D printing, augmented reality, and more bring into the chain. Challenge the ways in which you implement basic functions in your own practices. Despite the dominance of brick & mortar stores, digital platforms have emerged to pave the way for more diverse retail experiences with the adoption of technology in the fashion industry.We’re talking about more than just online shopping. Tap into NFTs, online fitting rooms, and tech solutions for better customer acquisition and increased sales. Fashion tech is more than just clothing covered in LEDs. It is the adoption of value chain optimizations, customer experience enhancing tools, and advanced operations management into existing business models. When taken seriously by the industry, it will be the future of how we all sell and purchase our products and interact with them. With a particular focus on apparel, each section of this book will put a lens on the existing conventions practiced in the industry at all stages of the value chain and how the help of technology could completely transform fashion for a more cost efficient, sustainable and time efficient industry.Use augmented reality, virtual reality, NFTs, body scanning, 3D design, and more to completely revolutionize how you approach fashion. Both as a consumer and as an amazing designer! What You'll LearnBecome more creative in the way you hack any part of the fashion value chainSpark inspiration for implementations of new technologies in fashion for both customers and designersAdopt and stay forward-thinking by diving into where the industry currently is and where it is goingWho This Book Is ForDecision makers in fashion corporate companies and emerging fashion brands wondering how to innovate in the saturated fashion market, as well as, fashion students with an interest in building the future of fashion. No prior technology knowledge is needed.

Fashionable Technology: The Intersection of Design, Fashion, Science and Technology

by Sabine Seymour

Fashion and technology, science and design are contrasting notions that will be explored in this work. The idea for this book arose afew year.s ago when I realized the need for reference material for my students and fellow researchers. In addition, I wanted to convey my concept on the amalgamation of technology and fashion. Over the years more people and more people have become interested in the ever-expanding field of fashionable technology. Some approach it purely with regard to future style while others are drawn to its technical potential and the combining of 'hard' technology with 'soft' textile. The many precedents that were broughtto my attention resulted in a proposition to create a comprehensive collection of projects and resources about fashionable technology. The theoretical discourse in this book intends to provide an initiation to fashionable technology. It addresses the major concepts and provides a detailed bibliography that points to additional publications. The list of materials, blogs, institutes and events affords a starting point for further explorations in this expanding field. Many of the projects in this book are conceptual in nature and others are actual commercial products. However, all capture the imagination in their various proposals on the future meaning and purpose of clothing. Some of the projects were slightly difficult to categorize singularly as they incorporated aspects that were applicable to diverse chapters yet all ofthese projects are inspirational and stimulating. This book aims to present a compact body of work in the field of fashionable technology.

Fast Algorithms for 3D-Graphics

by Georg Glaeser

Illustrating the use of C, with stress on portability and speed, this book provides a mathematical background to techniques in computer graphics, before going on to develop a graphics program in C implementing these techniques. As a result, both students and professionals will find this presentation gives them a thorough understanding of the most fundamental algorithms in graphics programming, as well as providing them with a usable graphics package. Georg Glaeser covers such hot topics as hidden surfaces, shadows, reflections, patterns, and modelling curves and surfaces. Readers are assumed to be moderately familiar with programming, although all type definitions, global variables, and macros are thoroughly described prior to their first applications.

Fast Algorithms for 3D-Graphics

by Georg Glaeser

In this book, a variety of algoritbms are described that may be of interest to everyone who writes software for 3D-graphics. It is a book that haB been written for programmers at an intermediate level as well aB for experienced software engineers who simply want to have some particular functions at their disposal, without having to think too much about details like special cases or optimization for speed. The programming language we use is C, and that has many advantages, because it makes the code both portable and efficient. Nevertheless, it should be possible to adapt the ideas to other high-level programming languages. The reader should have a reasonable knowledge of C, because sophisticated pro­ grams with economical storage household and fast sections cannot be written without the use of pointers. You will find that in the long run it is just aB easy to work with pointer variables as with multiple arrays . .Aß the title of the book implies, we will not deal with algorithms that are very computation-intensive such as ray tracing or the radiosity method. Furthermore, objects will always be (closed or not closed) polyhedra, which consist of a certain number of polygons.

Fast and Low-Resource Semi-supervised Abdominal Organ Segmentation: MICCAI 2022 Challenge, FLARE 2022, Held in Conjunction with MICCAI 2022, Singapore, September 22, 2022, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #13816)

by Jun Ma Bo Wang

This book constitutes the proceedings of the MICCAI 2022 Challenge, FLARE 2022, held in Conjunction with MICCAI 2022, in Singapore, on September 22, 2022. The 28 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 48 submissions. The papers present research and results for abdominal organ segmentation which has many important clinical applications, such as organ quantification, surgical planning, and disease diagnosis.

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