Books
We've found 388 books relevant to the field of humanlike conversational artificial intelligence.
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The Innovator's Guide |
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Sybex
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2007 |
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http://www.amazon.com/Maya-Vis... |
Summary: Create positively dazzling effects with the unique insights and practical advice in this innovative guide from a working professional Maya artist. Need to create plasmatic energy by lunch? Animate a field of sprouting daisies before tomorrow’s meeting? Fashion a force field by Friday? With Maya’s...
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by Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson and Ronald L. Rivest |
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The MIT Press
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2001 |
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http://www.amazon.com/Introduc... |
Summary: There are books on algorithms that are rigorous but incomplete and others that cover masses of material but lack rigor. Introduction to Algorithms combines rigor and comprehensiveness. The book covers a broad range of algorithms in depth, yet makes their design and analysis accessible to...
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Sybex
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2007 |
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http://www.amazon.com/Maya-Pro... |
Summary: Designed for busy Maya users like you, this guide offers dozens of how-tos, workarounds, and shortcuts culled from years of experience in a fast-paced, deadline-driven production pipeline. You’ll discover tricks and timesavers on texturing particles, customizing Paint Effects brushes, modeling polygon faces, creating facial rigs...
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How We Make Decisions |
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Plume
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2007 |
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http://www.amazon.com/Your-Bra... |
Summary: “A fascinating introduction” (Steven Pinker) to the science of decision-making
One of the leading thinkers in the computational neuroscience revolution offers a brilliant new perspective on the mind’s decision-making process. Why do we make the choices we make? How can science explain free will? If our...
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Prentice Hall
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1997 |
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http://www.amazon.com/Essence-... |
Summary: This is a practical, highly-accessible introduction to the state-of-the-art in artificial intelligence.This book demystifies artificial intelligence, making it concrete and transparent. It covers knowledge representation, inference, expert systems, natural language processing, machine learning, neural networks, agents, robots, and more. The book includes extensive self-test questions,...
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A Guided Tour Through Alan Turing's Historic Paper on Computability and the Turing Machine |
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Wiley
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2008 |
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http://www.amazon.com/Annotate... |
Summary: Programming Legend Charles Petzold unlocks the secrets of the extraordinary and prescient 1936 paper by Alan M. Turing
Mathematician Alan Turing invented an imaginary computer known as the Turing Machine; in an age before computers, he explored the concept of what it meant to be computable,...
Summary: In this update to his best-selling character modeling book, professional modeler and animator Paul Steed shares a number of tips, tricks, and techniques that have made him one of the industry s most recognized 3D artists. Modeling a Character in 3ds max, Second Edition provides...
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New Riders
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2006 |
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http://www.amazon.com/Digital-... |
Summary: Crafting a perfect rendering in 3D software means nailing all the details. And no matter what software you use, your success in creating realistic-looking illumination, shadows and textures depends on your professional lighting and rendering techniques. In this lavishly illustrated new edition, Pixar’s Jeremy Birn...
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Facial Modeling and Animation Done Right |
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Sybex
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2007 |
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http://www.amazon.com/Stop-Sta... |
Summary: Lips, brows, frown lines—they’re all in motion in an expressive face. Stop Staring analyzes facial structures and movements and shows animators how to enliven the faces of their characters. The author, whose own handsome head (in modeled form) graces the cover, is an experienced animator.
He...
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A Complete Guide to Performance Animation |
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Heinemann Drama
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2003 |
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http://www.amazon.com/Acting-A... |
Summary: This book sorts out the acting theory that animators need, presenting it in a form and with references that are more relevant to the animators world.
