Essays about: "non verbal communication"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 69 essays containing the words non verbal communication.

  1. 1. Human and Robot Narrator: How Gestures Affect Comprehension and Recollection

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kognitionsvetenskap

    Author : Johannes Rosenfrost; [2023]
    Keywords : Cognitive Science; Cognition; Embodiment; Humanoid Robots; Social Robots; HRI; Human-Robot-Interaction; Social Interaction; Robotics; Linguistics; Communication; Multimodality; Non-verbal; Gestures; Narration; Comprehension; Recollection; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis investigated if a human or a robot narrator affected listeners’ comprehension and memory recollection similarly in a narrative story. 103 participants (MeanAge = 35) were recruited to an online experiment to investigate if gestures affected the participants’ narrative comprehension and recollection more than a narrator that did not produce gestures. READ MORE

  3. 2. Psychosocial Support Around Death, Dying, and Grief for Children with Intellectual Disabilities in Pediatric Palliative Care : An Empirical Study

    University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, CHILD

    Author : Maria Bonin; [2023]
    Keywords : pediatric palliative care; psychosocial support; children with intellectual disabilities; death;

    Abstract : Many children with life-limiting health conditions in pediatric palliative care have cognitive impairments or intellectual disabilities (ID). They are confronted with their own death and need adapted psychosocial support. The assumption that children with ID might not understand death and dying can lead to limited support. READ MORE

  4. 3. Professional’s support to parents having children with complex communication needs. : A study from low socio-economic background in India

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Jiya Raj; [2023]
    Keywords : caregivers; professionals; low socio-economic background; children with complex communication needs;

    Abstract : Caregivers of children with Complex Communication Needs from low socio-economic  backgrounds are deprived of facilities for communication training. As a result, they struggle to communicate with their children even for activities of daily living. READ MORE

  5. 4. Designing nonverbal utterances by nonhuman characters : How clearly can emotions and characteristics be conveyed?

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Author : Tove Bondeson Siwe; [2023]
    Keywords : voice design; nonverbal communication; non-human characters; nonverbal utterances; emotional utterances; synthezied voice; sound design; character design; design;

    Abstract : This research seeks to explore the concept of voice design, specifically voice design for non-human characters that do not communicate using words. The idea was to mimic the vocal contours of human non-verbal vocal expression with a synthesizer to achieve emotional clarity, as well as make it sound less like a machine and more like a fleshed-out character. READ MORE

  6. 5. Wearable Emergency Alerting System With Enhanced Inclusivity with interactive Acknowledgment and SOS Distress Signal

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för matematik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Jotheesh Reddy Kummathi; Venkata Tejeswar Savithri; [2023]
    Keywords : AdafruitIO; Alerting system; Emergency situations; Feeds; Vibrations.; Adafruit IO; varningssystem; nödsituationer; foder; vibrationer.;

    Abstract : This abstract introduces the wearable-based alerting system for emergency situations for both disabled and non-disabled individuals. The system sends advanced technology to detect various emergencies like fire alerts, flood alerts, outside air contamination etc, for the emergency services and it gives a signal in the form of vibration for the user. READ MORE