Motion capture

Aphrodite of Melos (Venus Di Milo) Vera Feng AP Art History Thursday, October 2, 2014 Today, the famous Hellenistic sculpture of a goddess half-heartedly holding her garment over her hips sits in the Louvre. Although first thought to be carved by Praxiteles, the beloved Aphrodite of Melos (Venus Di Milo), dated ca. 150-125 BCE, is now understood to have been created by Alexandros of Antioch. This beautiful marble sculpture hails from Melos, Greece. Although a large part of this piece’s fame…

beautiful Sunday morning and I thought I would try writing with the computer. I have been engaging in this debate in my mind over the past few days: is it better to write longhand or type? Even as I type I find a different skill in motion as my fingers work to capture my thoughts. Its funny, how I am focused more on the method then on content right now. Doing something different is so novel that sometimes the novelty itself eclipses everything. Its strange watching my words appear on the screen…

was one of the main tension points in starting the revolution. That was her response when she was asked about the starving people in her own country. Marie was completely disconnected even while the revolution was happening, it wasn’t until her capture did she realize the state of France. While her husband, King Louis, was ignoring his political and foreign responsibilities. Ironically, he helped fund the American Revolution and was main factor in the British defeat. By funded the revolution he…

Task 1 Section 1 Hardware Graphics cards Graphic cards job is to handle the signals that are generated by the computer. The graphic card is responsible for generating all the text and pictures on the screen. The amount of memory needed to display graphics on the computer is very minimal but when doing 3d gaming for example it is very high so adding a graphics card can help Memory-Ram Ram is a storage place to hold data. Ram is faster that most other types of memory because the computer can…

subtle movement, occasionally attempting to approach Ziegler in a strong manner before being frightened off again. After this behavior continues for awhile, Ziegler manages to capture LaBeouf’s arm and keeps a grip on him while swinging their bodies in a circle, eventually throwing him against the outer edge of the set. The motion continues in the same manner as before until they begin doing partner work. When partnering, Ziegler is continuously on top of LaBeouf, as if she is a wild animal…

Seeley’s most famous image demonstrates how soft focus was often used in order to create a hazy and mysterious atmosphere, so as to make the mood of the images romantic. This can clearly be seen in the way Seeley has composed the photograph so as to capture the contrast between the reflection of light off of the vase and the headdress and the dimly lit surroundings. Combined with the expression of peacefulness depicted on the woman’s face creates an…

Homer once stated “what he greatly thought, he nobly dared”. These words eloquently written in Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey, capture how Odysseus’ personality traits and attributes positively affect the hero status he has earned. His courage, wisdom, and intelligence drive his quest to return home to be reunited with his wife Penelope, and son Telemachus. Over the span of twenty years, Odysseus, pushed to the limits physically through battle, uses his will and perseverance to come out a hero.…

Visual Prosthesis: Selling a Dream to Visually Impaired (A literature review of advancements in the field of Visual Prosthesis) Abstract Visual prosthesis is by far the best bet to restore vision in a patient suffering with visual loss. This paper provides a literature review of the various technological advancements made over time and how these advancements have proved noteworthy in fields of visual prosthesis. To develop a basic understanding about the visual prosthesis, the anatomy and…

My research views the different aspects of our thought process and how that correlates with our cognitive abilities to interpret and implement solutions in a strategic manner. Strategy is three-dimensional that is composed of the process, content and context, (Wit, & Meyer, 2010). Each dimension identifies different elements of strategy providing a circular structure that flows in a synergistic manner. Strategy process defines the who, where and when aspect of strategy which provides a…

evoke the mood and tone of a society in a particular era. However, there was a time when a number of historians and social scientists were hesitant about accepting this truism. By films, one means not merely documentaries, which obviously directly capture something of the reality of people’s lives and feelings, but also mainstream Hollywood commercial films. It is not only that these films sometimes convey and imitate the surfaces of day to day life, the way people talk, dress and consume-…