Essays about: "Empty"

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  1. 1. Repurposing cultural heritage: Design proposal for the Olympic Rowing stadium in Helsinki

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Jenna Hukkinen; [2024]
    Keywords : Adaptive reuse; Architecture; Transformation; Adaptive transformation; Adaptive strategies; Cultural heritage; Architectural heritage; Cultural property; Historic preservation; Sustainable development; Building conservation; Revitalization; Economic revitalization; Value assessment; Swimming pool; Simhall; Public architecture; Bath; Arkitektur; Adaptiv transformation; Kulturarv; Historiskt bevarande; Hållbar utveckling; Byggnadsvård; Värdebedömning; Olympic games; Olympiska spelen; Functionalism; Funktionalism; Modernism; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : A network of functionalist buildings and stadiums was originally designed for the 1940 Olympic games in Helsinki. Among these structures was the Rowing Stadium, which hosted the kayaking competition in 1952 after the games were postponed due to World War II. (Malmberg et al. READ MORE

  3. 2. Utilizing Hydra for Real-Time Reconstruction of Environments in Extended Reality

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ergonomi och aerosolteknologi

    Author : Edward Sjöblom; Hannes Rydén Sonesson; [2024]
    Keywords : extended reality; usability testing; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the use of Hydra for real-time reconstruction of environments in extended reality (XR). The development of the prototype was performed in an iterative manner. Three iterations were executed, each resulting in a prototype with improvements related to the takeaways from the preceding prototype. READ MORE

  4. 3. Transforming Chess: Investigating Decoder-Only Architecture for Generating Realistic Game-Like Positions

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : William Pettersson; [2024]
    Keywords : Transformer; Decoder; Decoder-only; AI; Artificial intelligence; Generating; generative model; Chess;

    Abstract : Chess is a deep and intricate game, the master of which depends on learning tens of thousands of the patterns that may occur on the board. At Noctie, their mission is to aid this learning process through humanlike chess AI. A prominent challenge lies in curating instructive chess positions for students. READ MORE

  5. 4. The suffocating enjoyment of the Other: An ideology critique of enjoyment in the mediatisation of the climate crisis

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Gabriel Bintley; [2024]
    Keywords : Enjoyment; Jouissance; the Other; Climate Crisis; Lacan; Žižek; Environmental Politics; Ideology Critique; Njutning; Jouissance; Den Andre; Klimatkrisen; Lacan; Žižek; Miljöpolitik; Ideologikritik;

    Abstract : This thesis explores how the Lacanian concept of ‘the enjoyment of the Other’ (la jouissance de l’Autre) can be applied to break open normative understandings of the political factors shaping the climate crisis deadlock. The principal aim is to investigate how ostensibly disconnected environmental debates may be regarded as linked by an economy of enjoyment, more precisely by the promise of enjoyment by which the subject is libidinally attached to an ideology. READ MORE

  6. 5. Working hard or hardly working. A critical discourse analysis of the quiet quitting phenomenon in the past decade.

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Julia Lundberg; Petter Winberg; [2024]
    Keywords : Quiet quitting; Discourse; Counterproductive work behavior; Empty labor; Meaning of work;

    Abstract : The concept of "quiet quitting," characterized by employees merely fulfilling minimum work requirements without going above and beyond, gained widespread attention on TikTok in 2022, however, the behavior existed before this. Surveys suggest that Sweden is one of the countries where quiet quitting is most prominent in the workforce. READ MORE