Essays about: "Thompson"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 73 essays containing the word Thompson.

  1. 1. Dungeons without Dragons : Using Tabletop Roleplaying Games for Public Archaeology

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Jess Thompson Spence; [2024]
    Keywords : Public Archaeology; Heritage; RPG; TTRPGs; Game Studies; Videogames; Virtual Worlds; Arkeologi; Kulturarv; Archaeogaming; ROG; Rollspel; Spel studier; Dataspel; Virtuella världar;

    Abstract : Among the many shifts within public archaeology and heritage during recent years is an endeavour to find new methods of engagement which has been broadly undertaken within the field. This thesis suggests one such method could be found in the use of Tabletop Roleplaying Games (TTRPGs). READ MORE

  3. 2. Aesthetic Character of Landscape : A Cognitive Account

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionen

    Author : Loki Anne Thompson; [2023]
    Keywords : Environmental aesthetics; landscape; applied aesthetics;

    Abstract : In this paper, I present a cognitive account of aesthetic character of landscape. I develop this in response to Emily Brady, who coined the term to refer to the aesthetic individuality of a landscape, which she argues we ought to conserve. READ MORE

  4. 3. Exploration-Exploitation Trade-off Approaches in Multi-Armed Bandit

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Duc Huy Le; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Multi-armed bandit, a popular framework for sequential decision-making problems, has recently gained significant attention due to numerous applications. In Multi-armed Bandit, an agent faces the central challenge of choosing exploitation of its belief to hopefully gain a high reward and exploration to improve its knowledge of the environment, and any good strategy has to efficiently balance between the two actions. READ MORE

  5. 4. Forecasting monthly LME Copper returns

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Nils Lervik; Philip Thorsell; [2022-06-29]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : We evaluate if monthly LOCADY returns on the London Metal Exchange can be accurately predicted one, two and three months ahead. In total ten models are constructed using time-varying parameters and bandwidth optimization. READ MORE

  6. 5. Fake News in the Polish Information Sphere Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in February 2022

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

    Author : Sara Thompson; [2022]
    Keywords : fake news; Poland; Ukraine; Russia; framing; content analysis;

    Abstract : This thesis presents a qualitative study of fake news disseminated in Poland as a result of the outbreak of the war between Russia and Ukraine in February 2022. It aims to contribute to the public knowledge about the most prominent themes of the Polish fake news and the topics prone to be used as disinformation and as a weapon of war in a conflict setting. READ MORE