Essays about: "Embodied simulation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Embodied simulation.
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1. Fiat lux: An analysis of light art through objecthood and embodied simulation, reflecting on the conceptuality and corporeality of the artistic medium
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studierAbstract : Though established as a movement and recognised as artistic form, light art remains elusive and somewhat enigmatic in its definitions and categorisations. This thesis aims to contribute to the current discourse on light art by exploring the application of objecthood and embodied simulation whilst acknowledging the contextual, three-dimensional, spectacular, and anti-art qualities of the art form. READ MORE
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2. Hurtful Augenblick: Affect’s Doing in a Series of Instagram Stories of Resistance
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studierAbstract : This thesis explores the affective qualities in a set of Instagram stories juxtaposing photos of the pre- and after 1979 Iranian revolution protests. It poses the central question: ‘How can the power of photographic images in an era of social media be elucidated based on theories of affect?’ By asking this, another subsequent question arises: ‘How is an affective reading of a type of material of mixed and complex nature formulated?’ These two questions shape the structure of this thesis. READ MORE
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3. Aesthetic experiences and their theoretical and neuroaesthetic context: An integrate literature review of the theoretical concept of Einfühlung and its relation to neuroaesthetics
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studierAbstract : How we as viewers emotionally connect and interact with art and other aesthetic experiences is a widely debated topic in the art historical discourse. Following German aesthetician and philosopher Robert Vischer’s theorisation of the concept of Einfühlung during the 1870s, the empathic discourse has intrigued and engaged thinkers throughout centuries. READ MORE
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4. Energy Performance Simulation of Different Ventilation Systems in Sweden and Corresponding Compliance in the LEED Residential Rating System
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/EnergiteknikAbstract : The importance of energy efficiency in the operation of the built environment is becoming increasingly important. Energy use in the building sector has exceeded both transportation and industry, while within buildings heating, ventilation, and air conditioning has the greatest share. READ MORE
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5. A comparative study of embodied and operational environmental impact of a multifamily building with different framework materials
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronikAbstract : The different life cycle phases of a building account for different amounts of environmental impact. During the past years the operational energy use in the building and construction sector has been reduced whilst relative and absolute embodied impact has increased. READ MORE
