Essays about: "Embodied experience"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 99 essays containing the words Embodied experience.

1. 21. Exploring the Potential of Virtual Reality to Promote Sustainable Behaviours: A Mixed-Methods Approach

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för teknik och naturvetenskap; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

   Author : Kutman Bekiroglu; [2023]
   Keywords : VR; immersion; semi structured interviews; digital material exploration; carbon emissions; behavioural change; embodied sketching.;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to explore the potential of virtual reality (VR) to promote sustainable behaviours. The literature review draws from various fields that discuss the advantages and limitations of VR in design experiences (Scurati, et al. READ MORE

3. 22. Learning with fire, water and sun: A post-qualitative inquiry into Swedish friluftsliv education

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk profession

   Author : Karin Isaksson; [2022-06-30]
   Keywords : Swedish friluftsliv education; new materialism; material-discursive entanglements; sustainability education; embodied learning; post-qualitative inquiry;

   Abstract : Aim: The aim of this study was to empirically investigate the emerging material-discursive entanglements between humans and more-than-humans within Swedish friluftsliv education, and argue for the ways in which these create didactical and pedagogical opportunities for teachers and students to contribute to a more sustainable world. Theory: The research was theoretically framed within a new materialist ontology focusing on the entanglement between matter and meaning and the configuration of phenomena as material-discursive (Barad, 2007). READ MORE

4. 23. Improving active listening behaviours of embodied conversational agents (ECA) from a UX perspective

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

   Author : Bharat Narayanan; [2022]
   Keywords : Embodied Conversational Avatar; Virtual Humans; User Experience; Active Listening Behaviour; Characteristics; Expressions.;

   Abstract : Active listening is a communication technique where the listener listens to the speaker carefully and attentively by confirming or asking for more details about what they heard during a conversation. Active listening has proven to be a very useful technique in learning and extracting insightful information from the conversation and poses many challenges when emulating such behaviours in a virtual character. READ MORE

5. 24. “If we don’t, then who will?” : A qualitative study about Black Afro-Swedish women’s embodied identity experiences in working life

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Leila Axelsson; Emma Rangdal; [2022]
   Keywords : Afro-Swedish women; embodied identity; identity work; intersectionality; Black feminism; embodied research; collective identity;

   Abstract : Sweden has been celebrated in public discourse for being a major proponent of social justice and anti-racist policies, but the country’s ambiguous history with racism has been replaced by colour-evasive discourses permeating contemporary organisations today. Management and organisation studies have focused on the individual identity work of employees, without further attention to the intersecting social positionings of Black Afro-Swedish women. READ MORE

6. 25. Closer to the walker : Improving seniors’ mobility in an urban environment

   University essay from Konstfack/Industridesign

   Author : Annelie Hultman; [2022]
   Keywords : human centered design; design; industrial design; product design; walker; rollator; product aid; need finding; needs; embodied experience; workshop;

   Abstract : Closer to the walker is a project exploring different needs connected to the walker. Based on a human-centered design approach it includes methods such as observation, embodied experiences, workshops, interviews with users and stakeholders. READ MORE