This anthology comprises written versions as well as extended case studies of talks from the international two-day workshop “Architectonics of Game Worlds—On Aesthetics and Mechanics, Spaces and Places, Rhythms and Philosophies” at the University of Cologne in March 2019. The contributors do not only come from across Europe but also cover diverse research disciplines thro…
Wireless communication systems come in different shapes and sizes: from radiofrequency (RF) systems we use in everyday life, to underwater acoustic communi-cations (UAC) used where RF attenuation prevents use of radio communications.These two examples are of interest to this case study, as we explored the poten-tial role of reversible computation in improving modern wireless communicationsin th…
In this chapter, we shall present an overview of computer architecture from an academic standpoint, and explain the major principles behind today’s computers. We shall observe that there are two perspectives in computer architecture. We can look at computer architecture from the point of view of software applications. This point of view is sometimes referred to as architecture in literature. …