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    • An Open Model for Hypermedia and Its Application to Geographical Information Systems 

      Hall, W.; Simmons, D. (Blackwell Science Ltd and the Eurographics Association, 1992)
      This paper describes the design and implementation of a multimedia information management environment that is based on an open model for hypermedia. The model, known as Microcosm, is currently implemented in Microsoft ...

    • SX/Tools - An Open Design Environment for Adaptable Multimedia User Interfaces 

      Kuhme, Thomas; Schneider-Hufschmidt, Matthias (Blackwell Science Ltd and the Eurographics Association, 1992)
      In this paper a brief review of user interface management systems (UIMSs) and their advantages is given. Shortcomings of current UIMSs and open requirements imposed by industrial application areas are outlined. Among the ...

    • Computing Dynamic Changes to BSP Trees 

      Chrysanthou, Y.; Slater, M. (Blackwell Science Ltd and the Eurographics Association, 1992)
      This paper investigates a new method for dynamically changing Binary Space Partition (BSP) trees. A BSP tree representation of a 3D polygonal scene provides an ideal data structure for rapidly performing the hidden surface ...

    • A Development Environment for Constructing Graph-Based Editing Tools 

      Chen, M.; Townsend, P.; Wang, C.Y. (Blackwell Science Ltd and the Eurographics Association, 1992)
      Scientists and engineers use numerous kinds of graph notations to model various objects in the real world and their relationships in an abstract pictorial form. However, developing a specific graph editing tool for each ...

    • Modeling with Time and Events in Computer Animation 

      Kalra, Devendra; Barr, Alan H. (Blackwell Science Ltd and the Eurographics Association, 1992)
      In this paper, we present a general, systematic and consistent treatment of time and events for computer animation. We first formalize the concepts of events and create a time primitive called an event unit. We then present ...

    • Fractals and Solid Modeling 

      Groller, Eduard (Blackwell Science Ltd and the Eurographics Association, 1992)
      Trying to combine fractal geometry and solid modeling seems to be a contradiction in itself, In this paper a new type of 3D objects is presented that accomplishes this combination in a specific way. Objects with a fractal ...

    • Composing Hierarchically Structured Images 

      Patterson, John W.; Cockton, Gilbert (Blackwell Science Ltd and the Eurographics Association, 1992)
      This paper begins by examining the classical raster-based composition model, establishing its weakness, and developing a new composition algebra based on line drawing. It then examines the role of composition in the ...

    • A Functional Approach to the Visual Simulation of Gaseous Turbulence 

      Sakas, Georgios; Westermann, Rudiger (Blackwell Science Ltd and the Eurographics Association, 1992)
      This paper presents a functional method for the visual simulation of 2-D or 3-D turbulent gaseous motion by using time-varying fractals. The used function incorporates results from the"spectral theory of turbulence", thereby ...

    • A Unified Approach for Physical and Geometric Modeling for Graphics and Animation 

      Essa, Irfan A.; Sclaroff, Stan; Pentland, Alex (Blackwell Science Ltd and the Eurographics Association, 1992)
      We present a unified approach for geometric and physical modeling using implicit functions, for application to graphics and animation. This method extends previously proposed techniques, and allows the standard finite ...

    • Realistic Generation and Real Time Animation of Images of the Human Colon 

      Haritsis, Angelo; Gillies, Duncan; Williams, Christopher (Blackwell Science Ltd and the Eurographics Association, 1992)
      A simulator has been built to teach doctors the skill of handling a flexible endoscope for gastrointestinal investigations. Trainees use a dummy endoscope in which the control actions are transduced into voltages and sensed ...

    • An Object-Oriented View of the User Interface 

      Zhou, Tom Z.-Y.; Kubitz, William J. (Blackwell Science Ltd and the Eurographics Association, 1992)
      The object-oriented view of the user interface presented here is a model of object responsibilities-sharing and cooperation for a typical user interface. The model regards the user interface as a three-layer architecture, ...

    • Modelling the Texture of Paint 

      Cockshott, Tunde; Patterson, John; England, David (Blackwell Science Ltd and the Eurographics Association, 1992)

    • Normal orientation methods for 3D offset curves, sweep surfaces and skinning 

      Siltanen, Pekka; Woodward, Charles (Blackwell Science Ltd and the Eurographics Association, 1992)
      Computing an offset curve to a 3D curve involves the basic problem of normal orientation in space. The same thing is encountered when interpolating surfaces with 3D sweep or skinning methods. Different methods for normal ...

    • Reference, Synthesis and Constraint Satisfaction* 

      Pineda, Luis A. (Blackwell Science Ltd and the Eurographics Association, 1992)
      In this paper we discuss two kinds of constraint satisfaction problems that arise in the context of geometric modelling, In particular in the modification of 2-D wire-frame diagrams that are subject to an arbitrary number ...

    • The Graphical Translation of English Text into Signed English in the Hand Sign Translator System 

      Holden, E.J.; Roy, G.G. (Blackwell Science Ltd and the Eurographics Association, 1992)
      Signed English is a manual interpretation of English using fingerspelling and signs. A prototype of the Hand Sign Translator (HST) system was developed to graphically translate English into Signed English, using two-handed ...

    • Interactive Shape Control of Interpolating B-splines 

      Krokos, M. A.; Slater, M. (Blackwell Science Ltd and the Eurographics Association, 1992)
      This paper presents a new methodfor providing interactive shape control of interpolating B-splines. The CAD designer can directly interact with geometric entities defined on the B-spline at any interpolated data point- ...

    • Equidistant Smoothing of Polyhedra with Arbitrary Topologies 

      Ma, Lizhuang; Liang, Youdong; Peng, Qunsheng (Blackwell Science Ltd and the Eurographics Association, 1992)
      Smoothing of polyhedron with arbitrary topology is an important issue in CAGD and CAD/CAM, but so far it is deemed to be difficult to smooth the complex corners of a polyhedron. In this paper, the concept of distance ...

    • Visual Composition and Multimedia 

      de Mey, Vicki; Breiteneder, Christian; Dami, Laurent; Gibbs, Simon and Tsichritzis, Dennis (Blackwell Science Ltd and the Eurographics Association, 1992)
      Multimedia applications can be seen as sets of autonomous parts, independent yet capable of working together. This assumption allows for the construction of multimedia applications in a"connectionist" fashion. In this paper ...

    • A line clipping algorithm and its analysis 

      Krammer, Gergely (Blackwell Science Ltd and the Eurographics Association, 1992)
      One of the classical problems of Computer Graphics: line clipping against a rectangle is revisited. Coordinate raster refinement and some unusual forms of the parametric equation of the line are used to develop formulae ...

    • Rendering NURB Regions For 2D Animation 

      Willis, Philip; Oddy, Robert (Blackwell Science Ltd and the Eurographics Association, 1992)
      We describe an accurate method of rendering by scan-conversion of closed regions bounded by NURBs, with particular comments on its application to computer-based 2D animation. It is shown that the method is fast, analytically ...