Essays about: "disorientation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the word disorientation.

  1. 1. African Women and Storytelling : Unveiling the Power of Narrative to Shape Collective Imaginary

    University essay from

    Author : Clelia Vegezzi; [2023]
    Keywords : African Women; Women; Black Women; Storytelling; stories; Collective Imaginaries; Characters; Novels; INGOs; Noviolet Bulawayo; Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie;

    Abstract : During my eight years of work in the communication department of an NGO based in Kampala I have undetaken several workshops organized by istitutional donors, such as USAID, on how to write what the aid sector calls stories of change.  Puzzled by the information and skills obtained in such context and the stories I have encounter and wrote during my job from one side, and on the other side acknowledging how novels helped me to navigate my feeling of disorientation while living and experiencing the Ugandan context; I have decided to embark in this research to better understand where the stories produced by INGOs and the contemporary literature differentiate. READ MORE

  3. 2. Cybersickness in a Virtual and Mixed Reality Flight Simulator With a Video See-Through Head-Mounted Display

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

    Author : Christian K. K. Lindberg; [2023]
    Keywords : cybersickness; virtual reality; mixed reality; flight simulator; military; cybersjuka; virtuell verklighet; blandad verklighet; flygsimulator; militär;

    Abstract : The Swedish Air Force Combat Simulation Centre (FLSC) is investigating how immersive technologies can be used with flight simulators. Cybersickness is sickness-like effects experienced when immersed in virtual environments using head-mounted displays. READ MORE

  4. 3. Reverse Culture Shock : An Insight Into Returning Student Sojourners at Malmö University and Their Experience Of reverse Culture Shock

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Emilia Jacobsson; [2023]
    Keywords : reverse culture shock; culture shock; reentry process; study abroad;

    Abstract : As opposed to culture shock, where one experience difficulties going to a new country andculture, reverse culture shock is the difficulties one experiences when returning home.Reverse culture shock describes the phenomenon of the disorientation and negative feelingsoften experienced when an individual becomes a returning sojourner. READ MORE

  5. 4. Stepwise Teleportation as an Alternative to Continuous Motion in Virtual Reality

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Medie- och Informationsteknik; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

    Author : Anna Wästling; [2023]
    Keywords : Virtual reality; Locomotion; Cybersickness; Disorientation; Continuous movement; Stepwise teleportation;

    Abstract : In the locomotion design space, artificial locomotion is most commonly used when navigating virtual spaces larger than the physical space provided. Some significant challenges to the use of artificial locomotion are however cybersickness and disorientation. READ MORE

  6. 5. EXAMINING TRANSFORMATIONAL LEARNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN EDUCATION - AN AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling

    Author : Promise Fornjum; Kayode John Oyedele; Adeola Oluwakunmi Azu; [2023]
    Keywords : Essential Components; Transformational Learning; Education for Sustainable Development;

    Abstract : Considering the rise in global sustainability challenges and most especially in a continent like Africa, these challenges could pose a grave danger to the population owing to the limited commitment towards sustainability. This requires a proactive and systematic approach in order to propagate Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) on the continent. READ MORE