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Mike Levin
"As textbooks and other instructional material get converted to web deliverable HTML pages,
many of them retain their static nature not taking advantage of the interactive capabilities
computers offer. One of the most interesting applications of Java is interactive diagrams
- taking diagrams that illustrate a concept and adding simple input.
These are small applets with very simple input. In many cases we simply take
an existing diagram that illustrates a concept and add a couple of sliders
to let the student modify the diagram.
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"This document explains the algorithms used to create the anaglyph
graphics displayed in the 3D Cartesian coordinates demo and the molecules applets.
Anaglyph images are graphics that utilize the red/blue glasses to appear 3 dimensional,
similar to cheesy 1950's horror flicks. One image is created for one eye and colored
red while a slightly different image of the same object is colored blue for the other eye.
When the brain combines the two images they appear 3D.
This is useful in educational programs for 2 reasons...
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