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SYSTEME VISUALISATION [4 records]

Record 1 1993-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Continuing Education
CONT

... a computer-based microworld, called the Envisioning Machine, presents graphical models of velocity and acceleration (see Roschelle, 1987). ... The Envisioning Machine is a computer program designed to teach students about velocity and acceleration. It is a microworld-based system with two windows. The bottom window depicts the "Observable World". In this window, different motions of a ball are modeled. The top window depicts the "Newtonian World" which can contain two particles. These particles are graphical representations of properties of motion. ... The students' task is to watch a ball in the Observable World and then set the position, velocity, and acceleration of a particle in the Newtonian World so as to model the motion of the ball.

CONT

The envisioning machine by Jeremy Roschelle at Xerox (Roschelle, 1987) ... presents a visualisation of concepts that have been very difficult to learn in the past.

OBS

The trademark is "The Envisioning Machine".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Éducation permanente

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Simulators (Aeroindustry)
CONT

A flight simulator consists basically of a flight deck, a motion system, a visual system and a processing unit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Simulateurs de vol (Constructions aéronautiques)
CONT

Un simulateur de vol est essentiellement constitué d'un poste de pilotage, d'un système de mouvement, d'un système de visualisation et d'un ensemble de calcul.

Spanish

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Record 3 1985-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Display Technology
  • Operating Systems (Software)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'affichage (Ordinateurs)
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
OBS

Source: TR - Communications

Spanish

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Record 4 1985-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
DEF

The total system, combining hardware and software, needed to achieve a visible representation of information in a data-processing system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique

Spanish

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