Essays about: "speculate"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 69 essays containing the word speculate.

  1. 16. Trans Play : Imagining the future of trans games and research from an insider's perspective

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Felix Enekvist Redig; [2021]
    Keywords : LGBT Representation; Trans identity; Anthropology; Ethics; Game development; Sociology;

    Abstract : The discussion of LGBT, and specifically, trans identity and its place in games is oneflourishing with more and more research from scholars. Though a glaring issue stillseems to haunt the field, as the voice of LGBT creators and gamers seems to be missingfrom the video game industry and research alike, which is counterproductive to theultimate goal of bettering the environment of games for LGBT gamers and creators. READ MORE

  3. 17. Seeing feelingly through the Feet : A Design Space for Microopportunities

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

    Author : Karolin Valaszkai; [2021]
    Keywords : Author Keywords feet; body awareness; autobiographical design; soma design; micro-opportunities; rituals;

    Abstract : The thesis consists of autobiographical soma research-oriented design for bringing somatic attention to the feet by the concept of micro-opportunities embedded in external artifacts to defamiliarize experiences. There is a growing body of work within the HCI community reporting on pressure-sensitive prototypes for raising bodily awareness alongside heat as a positive embodied response. READ MORE

  4. 18. Influencing identity through objects in ‘constructed realities’ : The role of a ‘diegetic prototype’ in influencing a person's sense of identity in relation to nature

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Maskinkonstruktion

    Author : Mia Shu; [2020]
    Keywords : identity; environmental identity; human-nature connection; speculative design; design fiction; diegetic prototype; transition design; food; home;

    Abstract : Human-nature connection is recognized for its importance for our well-being, development of our environmental identity, and potentially leading to pro-environmental behaviour due to the support of an individual’s intrinsic values. However, the fostering of this connection is not supported and being implemented within society at large. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Unexplored Earth : Inspiring the future of mineral exploration

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Alexandre De Bastiani; [2020]
    Keywords : design; concept; epiroc; mineral exploration;

    Abstract : Very much like the great navigations in the 14th century or the space programs, exploring remote parts of our planet is a dangerous, challenging, and unknown endeavor that drives human beings. We not only do it to find resources but also for the sake of science, looking for shreds of evidence of a past that we only speculate. READ MORE

  6. 20. Occurrence of a recently described and validated subchondral defect in the distal tarsus of Icelandic horses

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Simon Wester; [2020]
    Keywords : Osteoarthritis; radiography; subchondral defect; Icelandic horses; distal tarsal joints;

    Abstract : This study sought to retrospectively investigate the presence of a subchondral bone defect and its relation to lesions associated with osteoarthritis (OA) in the distal tarsal joints of Icelandic horses. The subchondral bone defect has earlier been described and validated in this breed, and is a potential biomarker for early signs of OA. READ MORE