Essays about: "playful"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 141 essays containing the word playful.

  1. 6. Work hard, play hard : A qualitative study about how playful office design affects employees' well-being

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)

    Author : Jacob Sardal; Linnéa Eneberg; [2023]
    Keywords : playfulness; servicescape; office design; employee well-being; Lekfullhet; servicescape; kontorsdesign; anställdas välmående;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to add to the understanding of how employees’ well-being isaffected by playful offices. The thesis is presenting theories and previous research, forinstance within the area of servicescape, office design, and employee well-being, and isanalyzing eventual connections to the empirical data collected. READ MORE

  3. 7. The realistic idea to be a dreamer : using utopias in landscape architecture to enable hope for a different future

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Beatrice Palmquist; [2023]
    Keywords : utopian landscape architecture; hope; speculation; future; utopia; storytelling;

    Abstract : This paper investigates whether utopia can be a lens in landscape architecture to open the imagination toward possible outcomes of the future. The springboard for the subject is a call for hope as it is the main ingredient driving change in our society. While hope is a vital resource for progression, it also demands certain conditions to thrive. READ MORE

  4. 8. Mother-Daughter Conflict Talk : Communication processes ignited by accusations

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Lakshmi Christine Freier; [2023]
    Keywords : family argument; family talk; argumentative talk; argument talk; mother daughter conversation styles;

    Abstract : The relationship between mothers and daughter is known to be characterized by a high degree of both connection and conflict. This is reflected in their communication style, as previous studies have found that accusations, metamessages and misinterpretations are common elements in mother-daughter conversations. READ MORE

  5. 9. Prototyping and user testing a new sound toy: Gamelike interactions with FM synthesis

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Author : Viktor Jers; [2023]
    Keywords : audio technology; sound toys; user experience; fm synthesis;

    Abstract : Sound toys are game-like technologies that can be described as playful sonic interactions where the users are given unusual ways to creatively explore and transform synthetic sound. This study investigated the prototyping and evaluation of a new sound toy. READ MORE

  6. 10. Human-Animal Interactions in the Early Life of Dairy Calves : effect of brushing on behavior and health

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Patricia Bilsland; [2023]
    Keywords : dairy calf; tactile stimulation; brushing; human-animal interaction; anthrozoology; health; individual housing; behavior;

    Abstract : This study was conducted to investigate the influence of positive human-animal interactions and tactile stimulation on the behavior and health of young dairy calves. 16 individually housed calves were divided into two groups: One group received tactile stimulation by manual brushing for 30 minutes twice daily for 10 days, and the control group was housed in the same settings but was not brushed. READ MORE