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Games with a Purpose (GWAPS)
Mathieu Lafourcade
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Description for Games with a Purpose (GWAPS)
Hardback. Human brains can be seen as knowledge processors in a distributed system. Each of them can achieve, conscious or not, a small part of a treatment too important to be done by one. These are also "hunter / gatherers" of knowledge. Num Pages: 158 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; UDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
Human brains can be seen as knowledge processors in a distributed system. Each of them can achieve, conscious or not, a small part of a treatment too important to be done by one. These are also hunter / gatherers of knowledge. Provided that the number of contributors is large enough, the results are usually better quality than if they were the result of the activity of a single person, even if it is a domain expert. This type of activity is done via online games.
Human brains can be seen as knowledge processors in a distributed system. Each of them can achieve, conscious or not, a small part of a treatment too important to be done by one. These are also hunter / gatherers of knowledge. Provided that the number of contributors is large enough, the results are usually better quality than if they were the result of the activity of a single person, even if it is a domain expert. This type of activity is done via online games.
Product Details
Publisher
ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
158
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848218031
SKU
V9781848218031
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Mathieu Lafourcade
Mathieu LAFOURCADE, LIRMM, Universit Montpellier 2, France. Alain JOUBERT, LIRMM, Universit Montpellier 2, France. Nathalie LE BRUN, Imagin@T, Fraance.
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