Credits for ScapeToad development

Developers

Dominique Andrieu (Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, Université François-Rabelais, Tours): conceptualization, tests, documentation.

Christian Kaiser (361DEGRES, Lausanne): conceptualization, Java implementation.

André Ourednik (Chôros Laboratory, EPFL-ENAC-INTER): production coordination & supervision, conceptualization, documentation, logo, website.

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Project

The ScapeToad project has been developed as part of the project "Our Inhabited Space", under the direction of Prof. Jacques Lévy, Chôros Laboratory, EPFL-ENAC-INTER. The project gratefully acknowledges the support of the SNF NRP54 research grant.

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