Introduction In this work, we introduce a concept for remote object manipulation. We have found that even though is does not have a counterpart in real life, remote object manipulation is both useful and intuitive. Our approach provides a solution to the problem of changing and examining the scene from the current viewpoint, while manipulating objects in distant locations of the virtual world. ...

[1] Long gone is the idea that in science, or in the observation ingredient in science, objects are presented nakedly to the senses, without the intermediary of theory; or at least that idea is largely absent among those acquainted with the rudiments of contemporary philosophy of science. And that is just the beginning of the various changes in our understanding of science since roughly the tim...

Many virtual world applications today represent the cutting edge in real-time 3D interactive graphics. These applications must model many complex, often changing, graphical objects. These graphical objects must be modeled both visually and behaviorly. An application independent method for describing graphical objects is essential for rapid prototyping and development. This paper presents a simp...

We take our world to be an objective reality, but is it? The assumption that the physical world exists in and of itself has struggled to assimilate the findings of modern physics for some time now. For example, an objective space and time would just "be", but by relativity, our space can contract and our time can dilate. Likewise objective "things" should just inherently exist, but the entities...

Evidence has been accumulating for some time regarding the reduced life-expectancy experienced by people living with a mental illness. In developed world settings this can involve a two-decade reduction in life expectancy, whilst in the developing world the gap may be as high as thirty years. Whilst genetic risk factors and suicide contribute to this ‘scandal of premature mortality’...