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Because of advances in micro-electro-mechanical sensor technologies, animation studios are adopting body sensor networks to reconstruct human movements. This paper introduces a novel software environment designed to create and customize body sensor networks by interfacing with heterogeneous sensor devices. Customizability is achieved through a new file format consisting of sensor definitions, configuration and connectivity semantics in conjunction with traditional motion data. Body sensor networks require ample transfer speeds and synchronization protocols to ensure that angular readings are computed accurately. Those concepts are highlighted through two contrasting case studies of software and hardware-centric motion processing. In the first study, several wireless sensor modules are integrated using Bluetooth. In the second study, a prototype motion capture suit, featuring a motion processing multiplexer, is integrated to form a comparison. Refereed/Peer-reviewed

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has made significant impact on our society and education in general. Malaysia, as a developing country, has implemented a plan that integrates ICT into classroom, which will produce a highly skilled workforce in technology by the year 2020. The successful implementation of this plan will require teachers in Malaysia to acquire the requisite skills and knowledge in integrating ICT in their teaching. This study investigated the attitudes and the use of ICT among pre-service Visual Art Education students at the Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. A Teacher Technology Survey was administered to measure four factors related to the integration ICT in classroom (general and specific uses of ICT, attitudes toward ICT and areas of improvement). The findings indicated that the Visual Art Education pre-service students used ICT moderately in conducting instruction in visual art classrooms. Even though they were aware of the benefits of integrating ICT into their daily instruction, their level of proficiency was reported only at moderate level. Owing to related professional development, training and support from the school administrator in term of time flexibility, facilities and Internet connection access, the teachers' beliefs that their levels of ICT integration in the art classroom will be increased. It is envisaged that the findings of this study will contribute towards the understanding of the important of ICT integration in the Visual Art Education subject area. It's also hoped that this study will act as a guide for school organization, Malaysian Teachers Training Colleges, Universities and the Malaysian Ministry of Education toward establishing a standard of successful ICT integration. Refereed/Peer-reviewed