scholarly journals Cellular Non-Linear Networks as a New Paradigm for Evolutionary Robotics

10.5772/5449 ◽  
2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleonora Bilotta ◽  
Pietro Pantano
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary Robotics ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Linear Networks ◽  
Non Linear

Issues on Acting in Digital Dramas

2011 ◽  
pp. 188-199
Author(s):  
Thomas Schmieder ◽  
Robert J. Wierzbicki
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Computer Games ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Interaction Pattern ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Digital Environments ◽  
Virtual Actors ◽  
Game Players

With advanced technology there are new possibilities to interact in virtual environments. Game players are being given more and more new opportunities to intervene as avatars in what is happening in the game, take on roles, and alter the flow of the stories. Through the interaction of many users new storylines and plot constructs are developed, which demonstrate many typical characteristics of modern dramas which are performed in real theatres – the plot is, for example, non-linear and attention is no longer paid to uniting time, place, and plot. These digital “performances” differ greatly from plays performed on real stages, however they are programmed as computer games with the result that the plot must fit into a pre-defined interaction pattern. The players are not casted like real actors. They step out onto the virtual stage as non-trained avatar actors and apart from the usual help options there is initially no director to instruct them. Also, the actions of the virtual actors are not foreseeable and the stories told have no distinct dramatic composition. One of the challenging problems of tomorrow’s iTV is how to generate a digital drama that looks like a real movie but which emerges out of the interaction of many users. The problem of actors’ credibility has been widely discussed in the relevant literature, however only in the context of the traditional theatre play. This chapter describes the concept of a future digital drama and investigates some fundamental aspects of acting in digital environments. The focus is put on the “competitive acting”, a new paradigm for digital stage plays of the future which combine drama with interaction-driven dialogue and action elements in converged media.

Decoding and Equalization with Analog Non-linear Networks

1999 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 659-680 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joachim Hagenauer ◽  
Elke Offer ◽  
Cyril Méasson ◽  
Matthias Mörz
Keyword(s):  
Linear Networks ◽  
Non Linear

Chaos Theory: A New Paradigm for Psychotherapy?

1991 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 548-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isla Lonie
Keyword(s):  
Information Theory ◽  
Chaos Theory ◽  
Basic Unit ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Complex Events ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Mature Science

Thomas Kuhn's concept of paradigm as central to the functioning of a mature science is linked with Johnson-Abercrombie's recognition that perception itself is shaped by the schemata available to the subject. The rapidly advancing field of non-linear mathematics, in offering conceptual forms to represent complex events, may provide a useful framework in which to place various psychodynamic formulations about the development of the personality, and suggests the possibility of a new approach to research concerning the efficacy of psychotherapy. Dan Stern's latest concept of “moments” as the basic unit in structuring the personality, leading to the complex representational patterns and feed-back loops he terms “RIGS” may be viewed in this context. The paradigm may be extended to include such concepts as Peterfreund's linkage of psychodynamic theorising with aspects of information theory generated by the study of computers, and with Sullivan's concepts of repetitive patterns of behaviour recognisable, and changing, throughout the course of a therapy.

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