Egypt's Wearable Heritage

Egypt's Wearable Heritage
Author: Jolanda Bos
Publisher: Blikvelduitgevers Publishers
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2016-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9789080774445

Egypt's Wearable Heritage combines different subjects of crafts and arts from Egypt and the West-Asian and North African region. It is a richly illustrated and colourful book on different aspects of 'wearable heritage', such as jewellery, costume, amulets, but also hairstyles and even weaponry. Egypt's Wearable Heritage contains aspects of beliefs, economy and socio-cultural phenomena and contemporary culture.

Advances in Human Factors in Wearable Technologies and Game Design

Advances in Human Factors in Wearable Technologies and Game Design
Author: Tareq Ahram
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 438
Release: 2019-06-13
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3030204766

This book focuses on the human aspects of wearable technologies and game design, which are often neglected. It shows how user-centered practices can optimize the wearable experience, thus improving user acceptance, satisfaction and engagement with novel wearable gadgets. It addresses both research and best practices in the applications of human factors and ergonomics to sensors, wearable technologies and game design innovations, as well as new findings on the integration of wearability principles with regard to: aesthetics, affordance, comfort, contextual awareness, customization, ease of use, ergonomics, information overload, intuitiveness, obtrusiveness, privacy, reliability, responsiveness, satisfaction, subtlety, user-friendliness and wearability. Gathering the outcomes of both the AHFE 2019 Conference on Human Factors and Wearable Technologies and the AHFE 2019 Conference on Human Factors in Game Design and Virtual Environments, held on July 24–28, 2019 in Washington, DC, USA, the book addresses the needs of professionals, researchers, and students whose work involves the human aspects of wearable, smart and/or interactive technologies and game design research.

Visual Heritage: Digital Approaches in Heritage Science

Visual Heritage: Digital Approaches in Heritage Science
Author: Eugene Ch'ng
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 545
Release: 2022-04-05
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3030770281

How we understand our shared and individual heritage, interpret and disseminate that knowledge is increasingly central to contemporary society. The emerging context for such development is the field of heritage science. Inherently interdisciplinary, and involving both the Arts and Humanities, engineering, conservation and the digital sciences, the development of heritage science is a driver for change; socially, economically and technically. This book has gathered contributions from leading researchers from across the world and provides a series of themed contributions demonstrating the theoretical, ethical, methodological and technical methods which lie at the heart of heritage science. Archaeology, conservation, museology, the arts, forensic sciences, and heritage management are represented through collaborative research with specialists in applied technologies including object and terrestrial laser scanning, multi-spectral imaging, visualisation, GIS and 3D-printing. Together, the chapters present important case studies to demonstrate the recent advances and best practise within the discipline, highlighting the value of digital transformation across the heritage community that includes objects, monuments, sites and landscapes spanning two million years of natural and cultural history from all over the world. Visual Heritage: Digital Approaches in Heritage Science is aimed at a broad academic and practice-led readership, which extends across many disciplines and will be of considerable value to scholars, practitioners, and students working within heritage and computer science at all levels. The content, which applies heritage science across two million years of cultural history will be appreciated by a general audience, as well as those wishing simply to explore the vast range of potential technical applications across all the disciplines represented in the book.

Art of Ancient Egypt

Art of Ancient Egypt
Author: Edith Whitney Watts
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages: 185
Release: 1998
Genre: Art, Ancient
ISBN: 0870998536

"[A] comprehensive resource, which contains texts, posters, slides, and other materials about outstanding works of Egyptian art from the Museum's collection"--Welcome (preliminary page).

Applying Innovative Technologies in Heritage Science

Applying Innovative Technologies in Heritage Science
Author: Pavlidis, George
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2020-01-03
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1799828727

Heritage science, a cross-disciplinary field of study that emphasizes research on cultural interpretation and management, has seen significant development in recent years. Modern technology has opened new innovations and possibilities for scientific cooperation that produces several benefits that affect multiple aspects of this scientific field. Applying Innovative Technologies in Heritage Science is a collection of progressive studies on the methods and applications of the technological implications and scientific advancements within heritage and cultural research to bridge the once unbridgeable gap between science and humanities. While highlighting topics including digital archives, cultural data, and chemical documentation, this book is ideally designed for archaeologists, museologists, conservationists, preservationists, librarians, researchers, educators, cultural heritage professionals, academicians, and students.

Beads

Beads
Author: Stefany Tomalin
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2016-09-15
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1445658666

Explores the fascinating world of British beads.

Paint It, Black

Paint It, Black
Author: Jolanda Bos
Publisher: Blikvelduitgevers Publishers
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2019-09-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9789492940070

'Paint it, Black' covers the remarkable history of kohl containers from the Early Bronze Age to the present day, including ancient Egypt, ancient Persia, the culture of the Early Islamic Period and the present-day cultures of North Africa and West Asia. For thousands of years, people from all over the world have used body paint and kohl, a black powdery substance, has been universally used by both men and women throughout history. The book also incorporates a catalogue of a unique collection of kohl containers kept in the Wearable Heritage collection.

Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology

Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology
Author: Jane McCann
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
Total Pages: 628
Release: 2022-09-16
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128205776

Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology, Second Edition focuses on the design process, material selection, garment construction, and new production techniques for smart clothing. Building on the success of the previous edition, this book brings wearable technologies ever closer to market with its design-led approach to the integration of technologies into textiles. This design-led, cross-disciplinary approach to the development of hybrid processes ensures that results are both attractive and usable to wider audiences. The book will also help designers adapt their product development processes in response to novel textile and garment manufacturing technologies. Case studies showing best practices and warning of pitfalls help the reader develop applications and products in the real world. The differences between testing and design for smart and traditional clothes are also discussed. - Features new chapters on textile processes including knit, weave, print and embroidery for specialist Smart Clothing and footwear applications, as well as for personal protection - Provides an update on current applications and investigates possible future developments in the integration of technology into clothing - Raises important issues around end-of-life and disposal of smart clothing and wearable technologies

HCI International 2018 – Posters' Extended Abstracts

HCI International 2018 – Posters' Extended Abstracts
Author: Constantine Stephanidis
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 537
Release: 2018-07-08
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3319922858

The three-volume set CCIS 850, CCIS 851, and CCIS 852 contains the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 20th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2018, which took place in Las Vegas, Nevada, in July 2018. The total of 1171 papers and 160 posters included in the 30 HCII 2018 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 4346 submissions. The 207 papers presented in these three volumes are organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: interaction and information; images and visualizations; design, usability and user experience; psychological, cognitive and neurocognitive issues in HCI; social media and analytics. Part II: design for all, assistive and rehabilitation technologies; aging and HCI; virtual and augmented reality; emotions, anxiety, stress and well-being. Part III: learning and interaction; interacting with cultural heritage; HCI in commerce and business; interacting and driving; smart cities and smart environments.

Technological and Modern Irrigation Environment in Egypt

Technological and Modern Irrigation Environment in Egypt
Author: El-Sayed E. Omran
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2020-03-26
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3030303756

This book gathers contributions on modern irrigation environments in Egypt from an environmental and agricultural perspective. Written by leading experts in the field, it discusses a wide variety of modern irrigation problems. In the context of water resources management in Egypt, one fundamental problem is the gap between growing water demand and limited supply. As such, improving irrigation systems and providing farmers with better control over water are crucial to increasing productivity. The book presents state-of-the-art technologies and techniques that can be effectively used to address a range of problems in modern irrigation, as well as the latest research advances. Focusing on water sensing and information technologies, automated irrigation technologies, and improved irrigation efficiency. It brings together a team of experts who share their personal experiences, describe the various applications, present recent advances, and discuss possibilities for interdisciplinary collaboration and implementing the techniques covered