Intelligent Agents for Mobile and Virtual Media [Paperback]

As the Internet and World Wide Web continue to influence corporate and private activities, systems are needed that mimic human-to-human interface, to simplify the human-to-computer interface. Intelligent Agents are likely to play a significant role in the design of such interfaces, and this book explores how they could influence media-based systems. Throughout, the text maps out the considerable advances that have already been made, paving the way toward a future where computers will be truly described as an intelligent aid to our personal and business lives.As the Internet and the WWW impact on corporate and private activities, the human-computer interface is becoming a central issue for the designers of these systems. Such interfaces will decide the success or failure of future technologies, which will have to provide users with easy-to-use 'intelligent' problem solving tools.
'Intelligent Agents' are likely to play a significant role in the design of these interfaces, and this book explores how they are starting to influence media-based systems.
As you read Intelligent Agents for Mobile and Virtual Media, you will discover the considerable advances that have already been made on the long journey towards a day when computers will be truly described as an intelligent aid to our personal and business lives.1 Convergence, Software Agents and Information Ecosystems.- 2 Interface Issues for Wearable and Mobile Computer Users.- 3 Visual Data Navigators (Collaboratories):True Interactive Visualisation for the Web.- 4 The Future of Convergent Computer and Telecommunications Technology.- 5 Towards Autonomous Characters for Interactive Media.- 6 Towards an XML and Agent-based Framework for the Distributed Management and Analysis of Multi-spectral Data.- 7 Learning by ExperienceAutonomous Virtual Character Behavioural Animation.- 8 The Development of an Intelligent Virtual Environment for Training.- 9 An Experimental Study of the Effect of Presence in Col“K