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Merchant, David – Library Computing, 1999
Discusses problems with color quality in Web sites. Topics include differences in monitor settings, including contrast; amount of video RAM; user preference settings; browser-safe colors; cross-platform readability; and gamma values. (LRW)
Descriptors: Color, Computer Graphics, Problems, Video Display Terminals
Schuyler, Michael – Computers in Libraries, 1997
Discusses winners of the National Information Infrastructure Awards and examines some of the current problems with World Wide Web pages for public libraries. Gophers are discussed, and the heavy use of graphics that prohibits the use of a non-graphical Web browser is considered. (LRW)
Descriptors: Awards, Computer Graphics, Problems, Public Libraries
Reed, Peter – Internet World, 1995
Considers ethical questions related to the copying and use of information from World Wide Web sites, especially graphics. Copyright violation, control of distribution, commercial online users, problems of perception, asking permission, and standards of ethical behavior are discussed. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Networks, Copyrights, Ethics
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Magnenat-Thalmann, Nadia – Educational Media International, 1992
Presents an overview of the problems and techniques involved in visualizing humans in a three-dimensional scene. Topics discussed include human shape modeling, including shape creation and deformation; human motion control, including facial animation and interaction with synthetic actors; and human rendering and clothing, including textures and…
Descriptors: Clothing, Computer Graphics, Human Body, Models
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Simsova, Sylva – Information Development, 1985
Describes a pilot project to devise a program for the computerization of classical Tibetan script that was initiated at the Polytechnic of North London in 1983. Problems of transliteration and international actions to promote the computerization of nonroman scripts are summarized. Fifteen references and thirteen additional sources are provided.…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Display Systems, Input Output Devices
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Cifuentes, Lauren; Hsieh, Yi-Chuan Jane – TechTrends, 2001
Discusses student use of computer graphics software and presents documentation from a visualization workshop designed to help learners use computer graphics to construct meaning while they studied science concepts. Describes problems and benefits when delivering visualization workshops in the natural setting of a middle school. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Courseware, Middle Schools
Cates, Ward Mitchell – 1996
The graphical user interface (GUI) has become something of a standard for instructional programs in recent years. One type of GUI is the metaphorical type. For example, the Macintosh GUI is based on the "desktop" metaphor where objects one manipulates within the GUI are implied to be objects one might find in a real office's desktop.…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Development
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Stover, Mark; Zink, Steven D. – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1996
A review of college and university library home pages concluded that many higher education home pages are badly designed, difficult to navigate, and a poor reflection on the institution. The most common shortcoming was the tendency to create too many links or overly large graphics. An appendix lists points to consider when constructing a home…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Graphics, Design Preferences, Higher Education
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Aston, Mike; Dolden, Bob – Computers and Education, 1994
Reviews projects aimed at increasing access to software in a variety of languages and cultures, particularly the European Community project EPES (European Pool of Educational Software) that involves 12 nations and 15 languages. Translation methodology is described and possible barriers, including graphics and copyright issues, are considered.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Software Development, Copyrights
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Misanchuk, Earl R.; Schwier, Richard A. – Journal of Interactive Instruction Development, 1996
Discussion of HTML (HyperText Markup Language) focuses on its use for developing CD-ROMs. Topics include the World Wide Web; cross-platform compatibility; the incorporation of text, graphics, audio, and video; learner control over display characteristics; and limitations of HTML for designing instructional materials. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Learner Controlled Instruction, Material Development, Multimedia Materials
Basista, Thomas; And Others – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1991
Discussion of problems with retrieval of records in library online public access catalogs (OPACs) focuses on an ongoing research project at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) that has been trying to improve subject retrieval vocabulary control using natural and thesaural language and on the design of a good graphical user interface.…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Computer Graphics, Computer System Design, Information Retrieval
Luck, Donald D.; Hunter, J. Mark – 1997
This paper describes basic types of World Wide Web pages and presents design criteria for page layout based on principles of visual literacy. Discussion focuses on pages that present information in the following styles: billboard; directory/index; textual; and graphics. Problems and solutions in Web page construction are explored according to…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces, Design Requirements, Evaluation Criteria
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Smith, T. Michael; Andrews, Kenneth G. – Computers in the Schools, 1985
To better appreciate the role computer-assisted video instruction serves in education, this article examines the major features of the individual component technologies--computer assisted instruction, film, videotape, and videodisc; discusses potential effects and pitfalls of computer-assisted video instruction; and reviews research on its…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Films, Instructional Design
Boyd, Lawrence H.; And Others – 1990
This paper examines graphic computing environments, identifies potential problems in providing access to blind people, and describes programs and strategies being developed to provide this access. The paper begins with an explanation of how graphic user interfaces differ from character-based systems in their use of pixels, visual metaphors such as…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Blindness, Computer Graphics, Computer Software Development
Pfuderer, H. A.; Allison, L. J. – Microcomputers for Information Management: An International Journal for Library and Information Services, 1985
Recounts experiences of the Carbon Dioxide Information Center, a technical information analysis center at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which has utilized a microcomputer for exchange of automated bibliographic references. Procedures and problems in adding microcomputer information to mainframe databases are noted and other microcomputer…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Case Studies, Citations (References), Computer Graphics
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