Essays about: "Wayfinding"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 27 essays containing the word Wayfinding.

  1. 11. Walt Disney’s Moana, “We are Polynesia” : A CDA of Disney’s representation of the Polynesian culture inside Moana

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Melanie Nauta; [2018]
    Keywords : Disney; Moana; Culture; Disneyfication; Americanisation; Cultural appropriation; Critical Discourse Analysis; Polynesia;

    Abstract : Disney is known for their family animation movies with a non-western or indigenous cultural background. Nevertheless, Disney is basically very influential for the perception of cultures by a global audience. Many studies have proven that Disney’s depiction of a certain represented culture has not always been that clean. READ MORE

  3. 12. Wayfinding with ambiguous instructions in unfamiliar environments

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Christian Johansson; Emma Sundberg; [2018]
    Keywords : Wayfinding; ambiguous instructions; individual differences; Big five; Santa Barbara sense of direction;

    Abstract : The present study aims to predict which individual factors may influence strategy-choices in wayfinding situations, specifically when participants are faced with ambiguous instructions in unfamiliar environments. Individual differences were measured with self-report forms of the Big Five personality traits and the Santa Barbara sense of direction scale (SBSOD). READ MORE

  4. 13. Analysis, Survey, and Development Proposal for Runmarö

    University essay from KTH/Samhällsplanering och miljö

    Author : L'Aune Gergely; [2018]
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    Abstract : The thesis was created with a special aim to propose a possible urban development plan for Runmarö, one of the core islands in the Stockholm archipelago. Therefore, a historical and spatial analysis, a survey, and a proposal for further development of Runmarö were also conducted as part of this thesis. READ MORE

  5. 14. Automatic Reference Resolution for Pedestrian Wayfinding Systems

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

    Author : Dmytro Kalpakchi; [2018]
    Keywords : Reference Resolution; Pedestrian Wayfinding Systems; Natural Language Processing;

    Abstract : Imagine that you are in the new city and want to explore it. Trying to navigate with maps leads to the unnecessary confusion about street names and prevents you from a enjoying a wonderful walk. READ MORE

  6. 15. Icon based Indoor Navigation : Is icon based navigation a good method for indoor wayfinding?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Karlsson Kristoffer; Horned Arvid; [2017]
    Keywords : kognitionsvetenskap; navigation; ikoner;

    Abstract : Humans today rely heavily on navigational aids on their smartphones to find their way. These aids have shown to be decreasing our ability to learn routes since the interaction with the environment is minimal. READ MORE