Essays about: "Stefan Hansson"

Found 4 essays containing the words Stefan Hansson.

  1. 1. A Matter of Perspective : A Qualitative study of Player-presence in First-person Video Games

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för informatik

    Author : Mikael Hansson; Stefan Karlsson; [2016]
    Keywords : first-person; video games; identification; identity; self; self-perception; perception; immersion; narrative; user-study; charakter; fictional; role-playing; narratology; ludology; ludonarrative; ludonarrative dissonance; walking simulator; crafting survival; Dear Esther; Minecraft; player presence; role;

    Abstract : In this study we aimed to investigate the process through which players of video games situate, and form an understanding of their presence within the virtual game environment. This study specifically investigates this process in games played through a first person perspective with the intention of minimising the amount of visual information provided the participants. READ MORE

  3. 2. Dynamic Load Generator: Synthesising dynamic hardware load characteristics

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Inbyggda system

    Author : Stefan Karlsson; Erik Hansson; [2015]
    Keywords : Performance evaluation; Synthetic hardware load; characteristics measurement; cache; instructions per cycle; simulation; performance monitoring; performance monitor counters;

    Abstract : In this thesis we proposed and tested a new method for creating synthetic workloads. Our method takes the dynamic behaviour into consideration, whereas previous studies only consider the static behaviour. This was done by recording performance monitor counters (PMC) events from a reference application. READ MORE

  4. 3. Lossless Message Compression

    University essay from Akademin för innovation, design och teknik

    Author : Erik Hansson; Stefan Karlsson; [2013]
    Keywords : Compression; Message compression; Lossless compression; LINX; IPC; LZO; LZFX; LZW; LZMA; bzip2; LZ4; Effective throughput; Goodput;

    Abstract : In this thesis we investigated whether using compression when sending inter-process communication (IPC) messages can be beneficial or not. A literature study on lossless compression resulted in a compilation of algorithms and techniques. READ MORE

  5. 4. Managerial Incentives in the Internal Capital Market: The Effect of Capital Scarcity and Integration on Incentives

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Stefan Hansson; [2008]
    Keywords : incentive; resource constraint; internal capital market; asymmetric information; integration;

    Abstract : Access to capital and the number of divisions competing for firm capital are factors which shape the competitive climate in an internal capital market. In this paper I analyze these factors’ impact on a division manager’s incentives to put high effort into creating profitable investment opportunities and his incentives to reveal the quality of the projects resulting from those opportunities. READ MORE