Essays about: "virtual communities"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 74 essays containing the words virtual communities.

1. 21. The Dilemmal Socialization on Social Media Platforms : A Qualitative Study on the Experience of Online Socialization and the Infrastructure of Social Media Platforms

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Nour Fahed; [2021]
   Keywords : Front stage backstage; algorithm; mediatization; social identity; cyberbullying; social Habitus; phatic communication; adolescence;

   Abstract : Social media effects may affect self-perception and the way media users live their offline lives. The purpose of this essay was to examine the phenomenon of social media saturation in order to understand the possible risks to the development of human identity during the adolescent period. READ MORE

3. 22. Techno-economic feasibility for residential Local Energy Communities: Case study of Italy

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Linda Colarullo; [2021]
   Keywords : Local Energy Community; Energy Sharing; Italy; Virtual Regulation Model; Distributed Renewable Energy Resources; Self-consumption maximization; Demand Side Management;

   Abstract : The use of renewable energy has proven to be essential for the decarbonisation of the energy system, bringing changes on both the production and consumption side, with an increase of renewable energy in the mix and a change in the role of consumers. From passive actors, Consumers are becoming Prosumers (producers and consumers) of self-generated energy, with the potential of becoming the pillar of the energy sector transition. READ MORE

4. 23. Scaling the Simulation Core of Modifiable Virtual Environments with Serverless Computing

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

   Author : Javier Ron Arteaga; [2021]
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   Abstract : Modifiable Virtual Environments (MVEs) are widely popular, especially in the video game industry. An example application of MVEs is the game Minecraft, which has a player count reaching into the hundreds of millions. But despite the huge number of users, MVE applications have significant limitations regarding scalability. READ MORE

5. 24. The Political Economy of Deforestation of the Northwestern Colombian Amazon

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning (BIG); Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Paula Andrea Sanchez Garcia; [2021]
   Keywords : Amazon; Colombia; power dynamics; political economy; hegemony;

   Abstract : The Amazon has experienced rapid forest loss in the past decades due to the growing colonization, infrastructure development and commercial agriculture expansion. Understanding the underlying social, political and economic drivers of deforestation is key to curb deforestation of the Amazon basin. READ MORE

6. 25. "We can build this dream together." : Building a positive and engaging community on a peer-to-peer online mental health platform

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

   Author : Naomi Strandberg; [2021]
   Keywords : online virtual community; peer-to-peer online platform; chronic mental conditions; interaction design;

   Abstract : This project explores the building of a positive and engaging online virtual community on a mobile platform to better support experiencers of chronic mental conditions such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and learning disabilities. The research aims to answer two questions: how to build such a community and whether different conditions require different communities and have different needs in peer-to-peer online health platforms. READ MORE