The semantic annotation of dialogue corpora permits building efficient language understanding applications for supporting enjoyable and effective human-machine interactions. Nevertheless, the annotation process could be costly, time-consuming and complicated, particularly the more expressive is the semantic formalism. In this work, we propose a bootstrapping architecture for the semantic annota...

Swimming with the sharks is neither enjoyable nor exhilarating, and it is not an acknowledged sport. Some individuals, however, must swim by virtue of their occupation. If such an individual finds himself or herself in shark-infested waters, this article provides useful guidelines for survival.

We encounter mathematical problems in various forms in our lives, thus making mathematical thinking an important human ability [4]. In this paper, we present Bublz!, a simple, click-driven game for children to engage in and develop mathematical thinking in an enjoyable manner. Author

This paper approaches computer games from three perspectives: First, by defining the properties common to all games. Second, by fitting computer games into Model–View–Controller architectural pattern and discerning common software components. Third, by listing features that players expect from an enjoyable computer game.

C ONNECTED VEHICLES is an emerging technical field which crosses multiple disciplines and industries including automotive, travel and transportation, information technology, communications, consumer electronics, industrial electronics, media and entertainment, energy and utilities. By connecting vehicles with various devices, services and participants, we are able to make our mobility more enjo...

This demonstration paper describes a tablet application that is developed to make classical concerts more accessible and more enjoyable for a broader audience. The app offers interactive visualizations of a symphony’s instrumentation and its score. It also offers timed background information about the piece, the composer, and the historical context. Author

A dinner table seats k guests and holds n discrete morsels of food. Guests select morsels in turn until all are consumed. Each guest has a ranking of the morsels according to how much he would enjoy eating them; these rankings are commonly known. A gallant knight always prefers one food division over another if it provides strictly more enjoyable collections of food to one or more other players...

OBJECTIVES This study investigates an approach based on Kaplan's Attention Restorative Theory (ART) to develop a non-pharmacological intervention to help individuals manage the distressing effects of illness related fatigue. The study aims to: identify activities perceived as being enjoyable by individuals who have moderate to severe fatigue related to advanced illness; determine the core attri...

Mapping apps are the greatest game-changer for encouraging people to explore the city. You take your phone out and you know immediately where to go. However, the app also assumes there are only a handful of directions to the destination. It has the power to make those handful of directions the definitive direction to that destination. A few years ago, my research started to focus on understandi...

In the contemporary market, it is now more important for a company's future to make the customer's experience with the product as easy, enjoyable and enthusiastic as possible. For instance, Swiss knifes have multi-functionality and are made in accordance with customer's needs. They have a lifelong warranty on their sharpness and the customer can get it reworked at any of company's outlets world...