P innovation is the key revenue driver in the motion picture industry. Because major studios typically launch fewer than 20 movies per year, the financial performance of a single release can have a major effect on the studio’s profitability. In this paper we study how single movie releases impact the investor valuation of the studio. We analyze the change in postlaunch stock price and predict t...

This project, initiated in collaboration with the animation studio DreamWall, studies the use of motion capture as a tool for cartoon animators. We implemented an algorithm for the automatic extraction of “keyframes" from the captured motion, and tackled several technical issues concerning the use of motion capture for the project goal.

The GPS units are presented as a powerful technology enabling students to learn basic ideas of motion, along with concepts of physical geography. The use of GPS technology in this way is a form of studio based education (close-to-life collaborative construction contexts). Such a context enables students to construct and analyze their own data, thus providing an opportunity to develop critical g...