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  • Das virtual capital : an economic perspective on playing online games : Fantastic scarcity and Real-market trades

    Creator:
    Dodson, Eric
    Abstract:
    Massively multiplayer role-playing games (MMORPG) are becoming a popular leisure activity world-wide. MMORPG players have created a new kind of market, one for virtual possessions. Some players will buy and sell virtual goods for real-world money. Many game developers oppose this real-market trade because it threatens the control of their...
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    Eric Dodson Submitted to Oregon State University University Honors College

  • Perceptual thresholds for foot slipping in animated characters

    Creator:
    Strawn, Jordan J.
    Abstract:
    The computer game industry continues to progress toward realistic-looking character motion. However, even in state-of-the-art games, the use of motion capture data in character animation may result in errors such as “foot slipping,” where the feet do not match up with the floor properly during translation. Various algorithms have been...
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    Slipping in Animated Characters by Jordan J. Strawn A PROJECT submitted to Oregon State University

  • Believable automotive flocking model

    Creator:
    McGregor, Jessica L.
    Abstract:
    The high cost of manually producing background characters creates a demand for a way to automatically generate plausible behaviors. These background extras need to behave in a manner that is believable such that they do not distract the focus of the audience from the primary action occurring in the scene....
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    Automotive Flocking Model By Jessica L. McGregor A PROJECT Submitted to Oregon State

  • Achievement Unlocked : Increasing Social Justice Awareness in Middle School Students Through Board Games

    Creator:
    Nguyen-Van, Tiffany T.
    Abstract:
    “An undeniably vast portion of American history is attributed to people of color. But these stories of discoveries and researches, resilience and liberation all seemed like missing pieces to the puzzle that is America.” (Vo-Nguyen). This speaks to the experience of how the stories, lives, and contributions of their communities...
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    A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University Honors College

  • Comparative Look at Spectator Identification in Films and Video Games

    Creator:
    Reiner, Taylor
    Abstract:
    Often, characters of entertainment works, such as movies, books, or video games, display traits that people find relatable. In certain cases, a spectator of a work will develop such a strong psychological bond with a character that they identify with them. Identification with fictional characters is usually a subconscious act...
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    by Taylor Reiner A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University University Honors College in

  • A Study on Graphics Quality in Smartphone Games

    Creator:
    Glenn, Shady E.
    Abstract:
    As of February 2012, approximately 46% of American adults own a smartphone. The graphics quality of these devices gets better each year. However, they still have many more limitations in graphics processing and storage space than desktop computers. This means that applications on these devices should focus on optimizing their...
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    Games by Shady E. Glenn A PROJECT submitted to Oregon State University

  • Assessment of the LSAMP Program at Oregon State University

    Creator:
    Duvall, Andrew Kenichi
    Abstract:
    The population of minority groups is on the rise in the US, yet still minorities are not proportionally represented in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Of these minorities there are 4 races/ethnicities that are vastly under represented: Blacks, Hispanics, American Indians/Native Alaskans, and Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders. For the US to...
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    Assessment of the LSAMP Program at Oregon State University

  • The China Connection : A Glimpse of Collaborative Research Between China and Oregon State University

    Creator:
    Kenny, Kimberly
    Abstract:
    China’s global influence in the realm of science and technology (S&T) has increased dramatically in recent times. China and the United States are now each other’s main partner in scientific collaboration. As a major research university, OSU is one of the institutions with a large stake in this international collaboration....
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    Connection: A Glimpse of Collaborative Research Between China and Oregon State University by Kimberly

  • Distortion of Agent States for Improved Coordination

    Creator:
    Yates, Connor L
    Abstract:
    Many real world problems have partial solutions or intermediary steps which can lead toward solving the problem. When assembling robotic teams to solve these problems, we have intuition about which intermediary steps are more useful than others. We examine methods to identify and apply our designer intuition onto tightly coupled...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Connor Yates A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University University Honors College in

  • Science performance of United States youth on international exams : A cross-cultural meta-synthesis

    Creator:
    Huss, Christiana H.
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this meta-synthesis was to investigate why students from the U.S. receive the scores they do on the international TIMSS and PISA science exams. This work sought to shed light on the perceived disparity between science performance of U.S. students and students from other countries. To do so,...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    THESIS submitted to Oregon State University Honors College in partial