Browsing Research Output by Author "10187820 - Jordaan, Dawid Benjamin"

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    • The advent of GPU ray tracers 

      Kroeze, J C W; Jordaan, D B; Pretorius, P (IBIMA, 2010)
      Ever since it's introduction in 1980 the ray tracing algorithm has been a tricky puzzle. On the one hand it offers photo-realistic rendering superior to the more common rasterization algorithm, but on the other it's much ...

    • The application of water poverty mapping in water management 

      Jordaan, Dawid Benjamin; Van der Vyver, Charles (2012)

    • Benchmarking for ray tracing performance measurement 

      Kroeze, J C W; Jordaan, D B; Pretorius, P (IBIMA, 2010)
      During the past thirty years, researchers have greatly sped up the naïve ray tracing algorithm. However, the methods used to measure and compare their diverse algorithms have remained ad-hoc. This makes it difficult to ...

    • Goal line technology in soccer: are referees ready for technology in decision making 

      Surujlal, J.; Jordaan, D.B. (LAM Publications; AJOL; Sabinet, 2013)
      The announcement that goal line technology will be used in the 2014 FIFA World Cup to be hosted by Brazil has sparked renewed interest and debate regarding its accuracy and reliability, its influence on the fluidity and ...

    • Lessons learned from gamification of a learning experience : a case study 

      Botha-Ravyse, Chrisna; Lennox, Anita; Jordaan, Dawid (NWU, 2018)
      The use of gamification principles can be valuable to motivate students and enhance their learning experience. A gamification initiative making use of a mobile app to prepare students for their summative assessment was ...

    • Social effects of mobile technology on Generation Y Students 

      Jordaan, D.B.; Surujlal, J. (Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER), 2013)
      The past decade has witnessed a dramatic invasion of mobile technology into the lives of people. Among those who appear to be most affected by this invasion are university students who are the most ‘connected’ generation. ...

    • Ten Heuristics to evaluate the user experience of serious games 

      Fitchat, L.; Jordaan, D.B. (The Social Sciences Research Society, 2016)
      The potential of serious games to promote effective learning has been established in the literature. However, designing effective serious games that strike a balance between being entertaining and at the same time ...

    • Water poverty mapping and its management applications 

      Van der Vyver, Charles; Jordaan, Dawid B (IBIMA, 2010)
      In recent years it has been widely recognized that water was managed with little regard to efficiency in its utilization and with no or very little effective pollution control. The amount of freshwater on earth will continue ...