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Controlling Randomness: Using Procedural Generation To Influence Player Uncertainty In Video Games, Travis Fort May 2015

Controlling Randomness: Using Procedural Generation To Influence Player Uncertainty In Video Games, Travis Fort

HIM 1990-2015

As video games increase in complexity and length, the use of automatic, or procedural, content generation has become a popular way to reduce the stress on game designers. However, the usage of procedural generation has certain consequences; in many instances, what the computer generates is uncertain to the designer. The intent of this thesis is to demonstrate how procedural generation can be used to intentionally affect the embedded randomness of a game system, enabling game designers to influence the level of uncertainty a player experiences in a nuanced way. This control affords game designers direct control over complex problems like …

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Angular Dependence Of The Emission From The Intrinsic Josephson Junction In Pie-Shaped Wedge Triangular Bscco Mesas, Manuel Morales May 2015

Angular Dependence Of The Emission From The Intrinsic Josephson Junction In Pie-Shaped Wedge Triangular Bscco Mesas, Manuel Morales

HIM 1990-2015

The purpose of this thesis is to determine the radiation patterns from an acute isosceles triangular superconducting mesa modeled by a pie-shaped geometry. The terahertz band lies between the microwave and infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. The terahertz radiation from atomic-scale layered superconducting mesas is caused by the tunneling of electron pairs in the ac-Josephson effect. To determine the terahertz power radiated per unit solid angle of an acute isosceles triangular superconducting mesa, a model was employed in which the shape of the mesa is approximated as a pie-shaped wedge. This model is shown to have an accuracy of …

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How Behavioral Factors Are Being Implemented Into Today's Financial Education Programs, Esperanza Perez May 2015

How Behavioral Factors Are Being Implemented Into Today's Financial Education Programs, Esperanza Perez

HIM 1990-2015

This research examined 50 financial education programs within the state of Florida. The purpose of the research was to survey financial education program providers to see how they are evolving to meet the sociological, psychological and behavioral factors that affect individual’s financial decision making. In constructing the survey I referenced articles, journals and publications regarding how certain factors can affect an individual and their ability to apply financial education to their daily life. This review of previous research showed that tailored education, to determine a participant’s means, ability and goals, is the best way to help participants achieve financial independence. …

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Dynamic Response Of A Multi-Span Curved Beam From Moving Transverse Point Loads, Amanda Alexander May 2015

Dynamic Response Of A Multi-Span Curved Beam From Moving Transverse Point Loads, Amanda Alexander

HIM 1990-2015

This thesis describes how to evaluate a first-order approximation of the vibration induced on a beam that is vertically curved and experiences a moving load of non-constant velocity. The curved beam is applicable in the example of a roller coaster. The present research in the field does not consider a curved beam nor can similar research be applied to such a beam. The complexity of the vibration of a curved beam lies primarily in the description of the variable magnitude of the moving load applied. Furthermore, this motion is also variable. This thesis will present how this beam will displace …

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Sparsification Of Social Networks Using Random Walks, Bryan Wilder May 2015

Sparsification Of Social Networks Using Random Walks, Bryan Wilder

HIM 1990-2015

Analysis of large network datasets has become increasingly important. Algorithms have been designed to find many kinds of structure, with numerous applications across the social and biological sciences. However, a tradeoff is always present between accuracy and scalability; otherwise promising techniques can be computationally infeasible when applied to networks with huge numbers of nodes and edges. One way of extending the reach of network analysis is to sparsify the graph by retaining only a subset of its edges. The reduced network could prove much more tractable. For this thesis, I propose a new sparsification algorithm that preserves the properties of …

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A Mechanics-Based Approach For Putt Distance Optimization, Pascual Santiago-Martinez May 2015

A Mechanics-Based Approach For Putt Distance Optimization, Pascual Santiago-Martinez

HIM 1990-2015

Quantifying the core mechanics of putting is imperative to developing a reliable model that predicts post-collision ball behavior. A preliminary model for the stroking motion of putting and putter-ball collision is developed alongside experiments, establishing an empirical model that supports the theory. The goal of the present study is to develop a correlation between the backstroke of a putt, or the pre-impact translation of the putter, and the post-impact displacement of the golf ball. This correlation is subsequently utilized to generate an algorithm that predicts the two-dimensional ball trajectory based on putt displacement and putting surface texture by means of …

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Design And Evaluation Of A Test Platform For Thermal Mechanical And Acoustical Loading, Abdi Jasmin May 2015

Design And Evaluation Of A Test Platform For Thermal Mechanical And Acoustical Loading, Abdi Jasmin

HIM 1990-2015

Next generation hypersonic cruise vehicle components will be subjected to a collection of loads not achievable in contemporary mechanical test platform. The purpose of this thesis is to demonstrate the design of a unique test platform for combined extreme environment (P-CEEn) needed to replicate thermal, acoustic and mechanical loading to be imparted on hypersonic fuselage panels. The panels are typically subjected to super-imposed cycling from hypersonic shock/impingement and aerodynamic pressure from the usual ascent-cruise-decent motion of the aircrafts combined with mechanical vibration at acoustic frequencies; moreover, these slender components will undergo conventional mechanical fatigue with compressive mean stress due to …

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University Of Central Florida Graduate Catalog, 2015 - 2016, University Of Central Florida May 2015

University Of Central Florida Graduate Catalog, 2015 - 2016, University Of Central Florida

UCF Catalogs

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University Of Central Florida Undergraduate Catalog, 2015 - 2016, University Of Central Florida May 2015

University Of Central Florida Undergraduate Catalog, 2015 - 2016, University Of Central Florida

UCF Catalogs

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Exploring The Stigma Associated With Depression, Amanda Gold May 2015

Exploring The Stigma Associated With Depression, Amanda Gold

HIM 1990-2015

This study explored whether depression is stigmatized, and whether these perceptions of depression vary by gender, a person’s own experience with depression, or knowing other people with depression. These questions were examined through the use of an online survey, which included questions measuring demographics, personal history of depression, tolerance of depression, and stigma toward depression. Responses from 106 participants were analyzed using t-tests. The study found that depression is stigmatizing. There is also more stigma for a male with depression than a female with depression. In regards to personal history with depression and stigma, it was found that personally dealing …

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Collection Development Policy, Chemistry, Peter Spyers-Duran Apr 2015

Collection Development Policy, Chemistry, Peter Spyers-Duran

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Collection Development Policy, Optics, Patti Mccall Apr 2015

Collection Development Policy, Optics, Patti Mccall

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Collection Development Policy, Biology, Patti Mccall Apr 2015

Collection Development Policy, Biology, Patti Mccall

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Collection Development Policy, Statistics, Patti Mccall Apr 2015

Collection Development Policy, Statistics, Patti Mccall

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Collection Development Policy, Marketing, Missy Murphey Apr 2015

Collection Development Policy, Marketing, Missy Murphey

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Collection Development Policy, Math, Patti Mccall Apr 2015

Collection Development Policy, Math, Patti Mccall

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Collection Development Policy, Physics, Patti Mccall Apr 2015

Collection Development Policy, Physics, Patti Mccall

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Collection Development Policy, Education, Terrie Sypolt Apr 2015

Collection Development Policy, Education, Terrie Sypolt

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Method For Estimating Scan Parameters From Tomographic Data, Alexander Katsevich, Michael Silver, Alexander Zamyatin Apr 2015

Method For Estimating Scan Parameters From Tomographic Data, Alexander Katsevich, Michael Silver, Alexander Zamyatin

UCF Patents

In this paper we study local tomography (LT) in the motion contaminated case. It is shown that microlocally, away from some critical directions, LT is equivalent to a pseudo-differential operator of order one. LT also produces non-local artifacts that are of the same strength as useful singularities. If motion is not accurately known, singularities inside the object f being scanned spread in different directions. A single edge can become a double edge. In such a case the image of f looks cluttered. Based on this observation we propose an algorithm for motion estimation. We propose an empiric measure of image …

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Collection Development Policy, Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering, Ven Basco Apr 2015

Collection Development Policy, Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering, Ven Basco

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Collection Development Policy, Electrical Engineering And Computer Science, Ven Basco Apr 2015

Collection Development Policy, Electrical Engineering And Computer Science, Ven Basco

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Collection Development Policy, Economics, Peter Spyers-Duran Apr 2015

Collection Development Policy, Economics, Peter Spyers-Duran

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Do What You Love (And The Money Might Follow), Laurie Uttich Mar 2015

Do What You Love (And The Money Might Follow), Laurie Uttich

UCF Forum

When I was an undergrad in the middle of the Material Girl 80s, I don’t remember anyone — a professor, a parent or even a random guy on the street (or in the career counseling center) — ever telling me to “do what I love and the money will follow.” And while author Marsha Sinetar released her book with the same title in 1989, the year I graduated from college, it never showed up as a graduation gift

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The Discovery Ecosystem: Upgrading The User Experience, Rebecca Blakiston, Athena Hoeppner, Christopher Spalding, Kristian Serrano Feb 2015

The Discovery Ecosystem: Upgrading The User Experience, Rebecca Blakiston, Athena Hoeppner, Christopher Spalding, Kristian Serrano

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

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System And Method Of Variable Filter Length Local Tomography, Alexander Katsevich, Michael Frenkel Jan 2015

System And Method Of Variable Filter Length Local Tomography, Alexander Katsevich, Michael Frenkel

UCF Patents

In Computed Tomography (CT) the goal is to reconstruct the distribution µ of the x-ray attenuation coefficient inside the object being scanned. Local Tomography (LT) computes not µ, but Bµ, where B is some operator that enhances singularities. Suppose one is interested in reconstructing a region of interest (ROI) inside a patient. For example, the ROI could be the cardiac region. Conventional (also known as global) reconstruction requires that the entire cross-section of the patient be irradiated. This means that during the scan one has to transmit x-rays through parts of the patient located far from the ROI. The main …

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Academic Performance Among Homeless Students: Exploring Relationships Of Socio-Economic And Demographic Variables, Miriam Moore Jan 2015

Academic Performance Among Homeless Students: Exploring Relationships Of Socio-Economic And Demographic Variables, Miriam Moore

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study examines homeless student academic performance, types of temporary housing used among the homeless, degree of stability or instability for families with school-aged children, child needs for academic success, the importance of parental involvement in a child's academic growth, and other known factors in relations to child student academic performance, with a focus on grade level and racial differences. A multiple linear regression model is used to test the hypotheses while controlling confounding variables. Statistically significant relationships are reported between race and academic performance, and grade level and academic performance. Practical and policy implications are discussed, as well as …

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Observations, Thermochemical Calculations, And Modeling Of Exoplanetary Atmospheres, Jasmina Blecic Jan 2015

Observations, Thermochemical Calculations, And Modeling Of Exoplanetary Atmospheres, Jasmina Blecic

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation as a whole aims to provide the means to better understand hot-Jupiter planets through observing, performing thermochemical calculations, and modeling their atmospheres. We used Spitzer multi-wavelength secondary-eclipse observations to characterize planetary atmospheres. We chose targets with high signal-to-noise ratios, as their deep eclipses allow us to detect signatures of spectral features and assess planetary atmospheric structure and composition with greater certainty. Chapter 1 gives a short introduction. Chapter 2 presents the Spitzer secondary-eclipse analysis and atmospheric characterization of WASP-14b. The decrease in flux when a planet passes behind its host star reveals the planet dayside thermal emission, which, …

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Density-Functional Theory+Dynamical Mean-Field Theory Study Of The Magnetic Properties Of Transition-Metal Nanostructures, Alamgir Kabir Jan 2015

Density-Functional Theory+Dynamical Mean-Field Theory Study Of The Magnetic Properties Of Transition-Metal Nanostructures, Alamgir Kabir

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In this thesis, Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Dynamical Mean-Field Theory (DMFT) approaches are applied to study the magnetic properties of transition metal nanosystems of different sizes and compositions. In particular, in order to take into account dynamical electron correlation effects (time-resolved local charge interactions), we have adopted the DFT+DMFT formalism and made it suitable for application to nanostructures. Preliminary application of this DFT+DMFT approach, using available codes, to study the magnetic properties of small (2 to 5-atom) Fe and FePt clusters provide meaningful results: dynamical effects lead to a reduction of the cluster magnetic moment as compared to that …

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Microscopic Theory Of The Knight Shift, Bianca Hall Jan 2015

Microscopic Theory Of The Knight Shift, Bianca Hall

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation is the beginning of the development of a microscopic theory of the Knight shift. The Knight shift experiment has been used in superconductivity research throughout history, however, a complete understanding of the Knight shift in conventional as well as unconventional superconductors does not yet exist. Motivated by the results of a literature review, which discusses Knight shift anomalies in multiple superconducting materials, this research studies a new model of the Knight shift, which involves the processes involved in nuclear magnetic resonance measurements in metals. The result of this study is a microscopic model of nuclear magnetic resonance in …

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Synthesis And Characterization Of New Probes For Use In Fluorescence And X-Ray Ct Bioimaging, Simon Tang Jan 2015

Synthesis And Characterization Of New Probes For Use In Fluorescence And X-Ray Ct Bioimaging, Simon Tang

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The pursuit of more suitable drugs intended for possible biological applications are a continuously growing topic of research within the scientific community. One of these suitable qualities includes the need for hydrophilicity and or some appropriate delivery system for the drug to enter into biological systems. A system of analyzing and following these compounds would then, however, be necessary to conduct any kind of mechanistic or interaction studies for he said drug within the biological system. Just to name a few, fluorescence and X-ray computed tomography (CT) methods allow for imaging of biological systems but require the need of compounds …

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