Examination of how the utopian promises of technological society have proven false and how Indian societies are still resisting the promise.
"The Age of Spiritual Machines is no mere list of predictions but a prophetic blueprint for the future. Kurzweil guides us through the inexorable advances that will result in computers exceeding the memory capacity and computational ability of the human brain. According to Kurzw…
"This book is a guide through the contemporary field of automatically detecting speaker states/traits in speech via acoustic and linguistic properties. The authors will first introduce the general topic covering definitions, usability and application, and then discuss the psycho…
Participatory Design: Principles and Practices
"The voices in this collection are primarily those of researchers and developers concerned with bringing knowledge of technological possibilities to bear on informed and effective system design. Their efforts are distinguished from many previous writings on system development by…
Digital artifacts from iPads to databases pervade our lives, and the design decisions that shape them affect how we think, act, communicate, and understand the world. But the pace of change has been so rapid that technical innovation is outstripping design. Interactors are often…
Ce livre a pour objectif de répondre aux questions des concepteurs et développeurs Web sur l'accessibilité : qu'est-ce que l'accessibilité, à quoi et à qui sert-elle, comment créer un site Web accessible, comment trouver, interpréter et utiliser les ressources de manière efficac…
Comprises 14 papers. Considers the increase in disability, the efforts towards prevention and rehabilitation, and the need to reconcile the provision of benefits with economic sustainability.