Essays about: "Stefan Karlsson"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words Stefan Karlsson.

1. 1. A Norm Creative Perspective : Understanding users through norm creative theories

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för informatik

   Author : Stefan Karlsson; [2018]
   Keywords : Human-computer interaction; Interaction-design; User experience design; User research; Norm criticality; Norm creative methods; Social norm;

   Abstract : There is a saying that we should not attempt to fix what is not broken, but we cannot afford to stick tothat mindset if we want to be able to design products and services that matter to the user. We shouldbroaden our views, explore new things and see what we can learn from them and use that knowledge toexpand on our existing methods. READ MORE

3. 2. 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

4. 3. 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

5. 4. 3D-effects in total stability evaluations

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Geoteknik; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för byggvetenskaper

   Author : Stefan Jarl Wellershaus; Anton Karlsson; [2014]
   Keywords : GEOTECHNICS; TOTAL STABILITY; SLOPE; SLOPE STABILITY; PLAXIS; PLAXIS 2D; PLAXIS 3D; GEOTECHNICAL EINGENEERING; 3D-EFFECTS; FACTOR OF SAFETY; SAFETY CALCULATIONS; SLOPE W; EXCAVATION; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : This master’s dissertation has been performed in cooperation with Tyréns and the Dept. of Construction Sciences, LTH. READ MORE

6. 5. A Reductive Reading of the Tractatus

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

   Author : Stefan Karlsson; [2014]
   Keywords : Nonsense; Tractatus; reductive;

   Abstract : Modern readings of the Tractatus focus on the concept of nonsense instead of the meta-physics presented in the book. In fact a resolute reading sees the body of the system as mere nonsense and calls it a “ladder that should be thrown away”[1]. READ MORE