Essays about: "dialogue"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 988 essays containing the word dialogue.

  1. 16. Losing personality : Exploring with a focus on formal speech how the register of Nakata Satoru in Murakami Haruki’s Umibe no Kafuka is affected when translated into English and Swedish

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : Anna-Klara Josefsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Japanese; Murakami Haruki; Kafka on the Shore; formality; translation; Nakata Satoru; Equivalence;

    Abstract : When reading a translated book or a dubbed movie, one might come to wonder if the translation conveys the characters’ personality traits identically to that of the original, and while ‘identical’ may not be achievable, ‘equivalent’ rather may be within the scope of a translator’s capability. Translation between languages as vastly different as Swedish and Japanese, or English and Japanese are bound to face greater difficulties than for example Swedish and English. READ MORE

  3. 17. Uncanny details : Exploration how the uncanny valley appears within the movements of virtual characters

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Mikael Ytterstedt; [2023]
    Keywords : Virtual body language; Uncanny Valley; game user experience; animation; game development; motion capture; immersion;

    Abstract : This study has examined what in virtual characters movement invokes negative sensations associated with the Uncanny Valley. This was done through a study involving semi-structured interviews, open-ended surveys and eye tracking during which the 10 participants observed gameplay and dialogue clips from three different games. READ MORE

  4. 18. Waste Trade and The Role of NGOs

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Elif Öztürk; [2023]
    Keywords : European Union Policies; Global Environmental Governance; Non-Governmental Organizations; Non-State Actors; Waste Trade;

    Abstract : This study seeks to understand the role of non-state actors, particularly NGOs, in global environmental governance by spotlighting the EU’s policies on waste trade. To understand the role of NGOs in waste trade, the study traces the waste trade problematisation of the EU and discovers NGOs' strategies and frames to influence the policies of the EU on waste trade. READ MORE

  5. 19. Social sustainability within property management and development : Developing a framework for systematic validation of social sustainability aspects within management and development of commercial properties in northern Sweden

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, design och hållbar utveckling (2023-)

    Author : Carolina Wiklund; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; Social sustainability framework; Commercial properties; Building assessment tool; Property development; Property management;

    Abstract : Social sustainability is one of the three foundations in the definition of sustainable development. Despite this, there is no common overarching definition of social sustainability. Climate and environmental issues are defined and complemented by global and national agreements. READ MORE

  6. 20. Non-playable characters' peripheral effect in relation to narrative and worldbuilding in video games

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medieteknik

    Author : Yamaan Kashif; [2023]
    Keywords : Non-playable character; NPC; RPG; Video Games; Worldbuilding; Narrative; Dialogue;

    Abstract : The goal of this thesis is to find out how non-playable characters (NPC) in their own peripheral way, contribute to the narrative and worldbuilding of a video game. A prototype of a role-playing video game (RPG) was created for this particular study, in order to investigate and measure the effect of NPCs on worldbuilding and narrative in video games. READ MORE