This collection presents a diverse overview of where the development of artificial minds is as the twenty-first century begins. Examined from nearly all viewpoints, this book includes perspectives from philosophy, psychology, cognitive science, social studies and artificial intelligence. The...

"This book compiles progressive research in the emerging and groundbreaking fields of artificial emotions, affective computing, and sociable robotics that allow humans to begin the once seemingly impossible task of interacting with robots, systems, devices, and agent"--Provided by publisher.

Section I: Cognition and Learning: Chapter I. Individual Differences and Web-Based Learning / Michael Grimley, Richard Riding -- Chapter II. Personalizing Style in Learning: Activating a Differential Pedagogy / Steve Rayner -- Chapter III. Can Cognitive Style Predict How Individuals Use...

Section 1. Recognizing Emotions -- 1. Emotional Modeling in an Interactive Robotic Head -- 2. Automatic Detection of Emotion in Music: Interaction with Emotionally Sensitive Machines -- 3. Facial Expression Analysis, Modeling and Synthesis: Overcoming the Limitations of Artificial Intelligence...

1. The Myers-Briggs personality types -- 2. Enneagram personalities -- 3. Cognition, creativity and learning -- 4. The deepest inner self : a foundation for "emotional intelligence" -- 5. Areas of IT application -- 6. The emotionally intelligent IT organization -- 7. A call to action

"This book provides the latest information on enabling educators and leaders across industries to monitor the emotions of others as well as their own in order to interact effectively with others by offering best practices and methods for training those in education and leadership...

This book addresses the computer recognition of music notation, its interpretation and use within various application contexts. It includes research in the field of image processing and pen-based computing, representation languages and web-based applications, and consolidates the successes,...

This book takes and interdisciplinary approach toward systems design in the online environment by providing an understanding of how consumers behave while shopping online and how certain system design elements may impact consumers' perceptions, attitude, intentions, and actual behavior. This...

"This book bridges the gap between professional and academic perceptions of advertising in new media environments, defining the evolution of consumerism within the context of media change and establishing the practical issues related to consumer power shifts from supplier to user"--Provided by...

"This book explores essential questions related to the cost, benefit, individual and social impact, and security risks associated with the rapid consumption of mobile technology, covering the current state of mobile technologies and their use in various domains including education, healthcare,...