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Chapter 3
Interface Support for Creativity, Productivity, and Expression in Computer Graphics
icon represents a thing or refers to something by resembling or imitating it; thus a picture, a photograph, a mathematical expression, or an old-style telephone may be regarded as iconic objects. Thus, an iconic object has some qualities common with things it represents, by looking, sounding, feeling, tasting, or smelling alike.
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Creating Characters for Various Interfaces
Anna Ursyn (University of Northern Colorado, USA)
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 33
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7371-5.ch003
Abstract
This chapter is focused on the theme of creating characters for visual storytelling discussed in practical, theoretical, and historical terms. The description includes a discussion of artistic forms acting as characters for telling stories, various meanings conveyed by characters in semiotic terms, the creating of characters by drawing, and then a set of learning projects follows, on creating characters for various interfaces.
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Chapter 42
Geographic Visual Query Languages and Ambiguities Treatment
Small pictures that represent commands, files, objects or windows.
Published in Chapter: Geographic Visual Query Languages and Ambiguities Treatment; From: Handbook of Research on Geoinformatics
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Chapter 20
Visualization of Big Data Sets Using Computer Graphics
It represents a thing or refers to something by resembling or imitating it; thus a picture, a photograph, a mathematical expression, or an old-style telephone may be regarded as iconic objects. Thus, an iconic object has some qualities common with things it represents, by looking, sounding, feeling, tasting, or smelling alike.
Published in Chapter: Visualization of Big Data Sets Using Computer Graphics; From: Handbook of Research on Big Data Storage and Visualization Techniques
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Chapter 1
Cognitive Learning with Electronic Media and Social Networking
Icon represents a thing or refers to something by resembling or imitating it; thus a picture, a photograph, a mathematical expression, or an old-style telephone may be regarded as iconic objects. Thus, an iconic object has some qualities common with things it represents, by looking, sounding, feeling, tasting, or smelling alike.
Published in Chapter: Cognitive Learning with Electronic Media and Social Networking; From: Handbook of Research on Maximizing Cognitive Learning through Knowledge Visualization
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Chapter 226
Symbol Grounding Problem
A sign that represents its object by means of similarity or resemblance.
Published in Chapter: Symbol Grounding Problem; From: Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence
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Chapter 4
Visual Storytelling for Various Interfaces
Icon represents a thing or refers to something by resembling or imitating it; thus, a picture, a photograph, a mathematical expression, or an old-style telephone may be regarded as iconic objects. Thus, an iconic object has some qualities common with things it represents, by looking, sounding, feeling, tasting, or smelling alike.
Published in Chapter: Visual Storytelling for Various Interfaces; From: Interface Support for Creativity, Productivity, and Expression in Computer Graphics
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