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1. 1. The State of Live Facial Puppetry in Online Entertainment

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Medie- och Informationsteknik; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

   Author : Lisa Gren; Denny Lindberg; [2024]
   Keywords : Facial Puppetry; Face Tracking; Real-time Rendering; Motion Capture; Computer Vision; 3D Modeling; Virtual Avatars; Augmented Reality; Machine Learning; Game Development;

   Abstract : Avatars are used more and more in online communication, in both games and socialmedia. At the same time technology for facial puppetry, where expressions of the user aretransferred to the avatar, has developed rapidly. READ MORE

3. 2. LET’S LEVEL UP OUR COMMUNICATION A Study of Communication Challenges in Game Development Teams

   University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

   Author : Fina Blomberg; Louise Lind; [2023-02-01]
   Keywords : internal communication; multidisciplinary teams; game development; management;

   Abstract : Video games are growing fast in popularity, and while gaming has been primarily an entertainment medium, educators have also realized its benefits as a learning tool. However, little research is done on the complexity of communication in game development projects, though studies of challenges in game development often men-tion communication problems causing delays, stress, and inefficiency. READ MORE

4. 3. Politisk kommunikation och sociala medier: TikTok, en politisk arena där popcornätande och öldrickande vinner

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

   Author : Edvin Kenning; Hugo Östlin; [2023]
   Keywords : Political communication; rhetoric; personalization; populism; frontstage; backstage; third act; TikTok; Instagram; democracy; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The study aims to provide insights into political communication on social media, particularly the rise of right-wing populist parties among young voters and their connection to the theories of personification, populism, and dramaturgy. It focuses on how the Moderate Party adapts and structures its communication strategies on TikTok and Instagram in preparation for the 2022 election to engage followers. READ MORE

5. 4. “So many people in Uppsala use Facebook, and I also use it now.” : A qualitative study of female Ukrainian refugees’ media utilization, and social media as an asset for their integration in Uppsala.

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Charlotta Naesenius; [2023]
   Keywords : Ukrainian refugees; integration; media utilization; Uses and Gratification; social media;

   Abstract : In our digital society, media platforms have become an essential tool for refugees as they flee their home and arrive in new countries. The ongoing war in Ukraine has forced millions of civilians to seek protection and to negotiate and rebuild their lives in unfamiliar cities. READ MORE

6. 5. Personalisation and Performed Authenticity in Political Content on TikTok: A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis of Liberal Alliance's Campaign in the 2022 Danish General Election

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

   Author : Caroline Werenberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Political personalisation; personalisation of politics; mediatisation; mediatisation of politics; political communication; liberal alliance; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This research analyses the presence of political personalisation and its role in establishing performed authenticity in political content on TikTok. Despite TikTok being a platform created for entertainment purposes, TikTok has come to play a significant role in political discourse and engagement with politicians Employing a qualitative approach to Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis, this research has sought to analyse how the Danish political party Liberal Alliance and their party leader, Alex Vanopslagh, used political personalisation to establish performed authenticity during the Danish general election of 2022. READ MORE