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A Functional Approach to Picture Manipulation
Author(s) -
Arya K
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
computer graphics forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1467-8659
pISSN - 0167-7055
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8659.1984.tb00087.x
Subject(s) - computer science , functional programming , animation , set (abstract data type) , functional approach , human–computer interaction , programming language , artificial intelligence , computer graphics (images) , theoretical computer science , cognitive science , psychology
A functional approach is used to investigate the creation and manipulation of pictures as hierarchical entities. A set of useful functions is designed and used in a series of illustrative examples written in the functional programming language HOPE. A functional animation system incorporating these ideas is then discussed.