Essays about: "ubiquitous technology"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 162 essays containing the words ubiquitous technology.

1. 1. FACEBOOK IS NOW META. Meta's corporate sociotechnical imaginary and the discursive construction of the Metaverse as the social platform of the future

   University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

   Author : Marc Castell; [2023-11-22]
   Keywords : corporate sociotechnical imaginary; corporate communication; future narratives; Metaverse; platform capitalism; strategic narratives; Sociology of Knowledge Approach to Discourse;

   Abstract : The interpretive discourse-analytic framework of the Sociology of Knowledge Approach to Discourse is used to analyze how Meta's senior executives discursively frame the use of augmented reality and virtual reality in order to position the Metaverse as the next social platform during Connect 2021. The findings suggest five interpretive schemas that characterize the Metaverse as a social platform of the future: (a) the Metaverse as the next version of the Internet; (b) the Metaverse as a facilitator of presence and a connector of people; (c) the Metaverse as a marketplace in the Metaverse economy; (d) the Metaverse as a ubiquitous place in our daily lives; and (e) the Metaverse as a space designed in a responsible manner. READ MORE

3. 2. Reflections on One’s Own Body : An Approach to the Potential of Self-Image in HCI

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Rebeca Blanco Cardozo; [2023]
   Keywords : soma design; first-person perspective; self-image; embodied interaction; self-fashioning technologies; soma design; förstapersonsperspektiv; självbild; förkroppsligad interaktion; self-fashioning teknik;

   Abstract : Self-image and the way we present ourselves to the world are highly relevant in today’s society, fostered to some extent by the ubiquitous use of technology. For example, the idealized body image that is disseminated in the media and on social networks can affect the relationship we have with ourselves. READ MORE

4. 3. Online Education and Digital Competence : A Comparative Study of Teachers’ Perception Based on Their Experience During COVID-19 Pandemic

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

   Author : Georgia Keramidari; Olubusayo Esther Adebayo; [2023]
   Keywords : Online education; E-learning; Capabilities; Teachers’ experience; Secondary school education; Pandemic; COVID-19; Online teaching; Distance learning; Educational affordance;

   Abstract : Digitalization through the use of Information and Communication Technologies is a phenomenon which has a great influence on our way of living. Organizations and society at large are not left behind. READ MORE

5. 4. Classifying Motion Patterns of Bikes using Machine Learning

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för reglerteknik

   Author : Filip Larsson; Pontus Hallqvist; [2023]
   Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Electric bikes have become ubiquitous in traffic, and with a growing user base and expensive prices, a demand for bike protection is increasing. Bike protection applications could include detecting and notifying the owner if their bike has been stolen or fallen over. READ MORE

6. 5. Humans in the loop - Mapping the current critical debate on AI in the Information Systems discipline

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Wibke Hannah Du Rietz; [2023]
   Keywords : AI; algorithm; ethics; epistemology; metatheory; IS research; sociotechnical perspective; research paradigm; critical research; literature review; content analysis; thematic analysis; abduction; abductive approach; socioanalysis; Bourdieu;

   Abstract : AI is a phenomenon that does not only manifest itself as a disruptive technology, but also entails a paradigmatic shift with conceivably unprecedented and unforeseeable consequences for society and the human condition. This technology with its components Big Data and Machine Learning/algorithms has evoked critical reactions because of ethical concerns that follow on the backwash of its ubiquitous and ever more expanding use. READ MORE