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Boron, Alessandro. "Mobile Augmented Reality for Supporting Reflection." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for datateknikk og informasjonsvitenskap, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-13993.
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Reflecting on past experiences is crucial for learning from them and reconsider actions that have been taken in order to make better future choices. Different tools have been developed to support reflection both as an individual and collaborative activity. Aim of these tools is to provide individuals with information related to experience in order to make them reflect about it. However reflecting in a setting which is not the one where the object of reflection happened affects the reflective process due to the lack of the context in which the experience took place.This work aims at investigating how the usage of the Augmented Reality can be exploited in order to support reflection. In particular the main goal of the work is to study how Augmented Reality can trigger reflection on work practices that rely on deployment and management of resources in space.The outcome of this work is the analysis of a system that allows users to collect contextual information that has a strong spatial dimension and the design and implementation of an Augmented Reality application for tablet-device in order to visualize the information collected. A high level architecture of both the overall system and the prototype implemented is provided as well as storyboards for the solution proposal. The prototype implemented has been object of an experts evaluation in order to assess the potential usefulness of the application in real settings connected with the Italian Civil Defense. A workshop paper based on the work done in this thesis has been also written in concert with my supervisor Professor Monica Divitini and my co-advisor Simone Mora.
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Bryant, Lisa. "THE MIRRORED WALLS OF REALITY:A JOURNAL OF SHATTERED REFLECTION." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2006. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/3807.
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ABSTRACT Theatre in its most crude, poignant, and honest form exists as the unapologetic mirror of our world. It houses the piercing reflections of mankind's hope, fear, self-doubt, passion, joy, despair, brilliance, destitution, and desire. It becomes the image of all that man hopes to be, yearns to achieve, and knows he has destroyed. Theatrical performance is without equal in its ability to conjure visible truth from the reflection man sees everyday and hopelessly fails to recognize. Ultimately, theatre demands that man see himself without the masks of excuse, ignorance, or makeup. It is the vision of this journey to honor theatre's mask-less demand. Through the development of a multi-scene theatrical performance; the collection and analysis of relevant research material; and the cultivation of a comprehensive journal outlining the processes, the challenges, and the revelations that will travel the same road--from the cluttered moments of conception to the still air of an empty room after an exhausting final bow--only a mirror will remain. Each component--production, research, and journal--will function as equally essential elements. They will illuminate the evolution of fully realized theatre and detail the composition of a common theatrical message: Truth is both the seed of desperation and discovery.<br>M.F.A.<br>Department of Theatre<br>Arts and Humanities<br>Theatre
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Patel, Parag. "We live this shit rap as a reflection of reality for inner city youth." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2011. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4818.
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Rap is an extremely popular form of modern music that is notorious for incorporating themes of guns and violence into the lyrics. Early rap was mainly party or dance music until the mid-80s when structural shifts in social conditions brought feelings of hopelessness and frustration into black inner city communities and youth culture. These feelings now find expression in rap lyrics. This thesis uses rap lyrics as qualitative data to understand the plight of urban black youth. Rap music can be seen as a form of resistance for young African Americans who have historically never had such a medium to express their lived experiences and frustrations with society. The rap performance becomes a stage where the powerless become powerful by using the microphone as a symbolic AK-47 and words as weapons in the form of symbolic hollow point cartridges. This Thesis examines the contemporary African American experience, its reflection in the lyrics of rap music, and its fascination with guns, violence and death. A key theme is while rap lyrics sometimes seem radical and frightening to the mainstream, they often express lines of analysis and understanding that have been widely discussed in conventional sociological literature.<br>ID: 030646183; System requirements: World Wide Web browser and PDF reader.; Mode of access: World Wide Web.; Thesis (M.A.)--University of Central Florida, 2011.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-66).<br>M.A.<br>Masters<br>Sociology<br>Sciences<br>Applied Sociology
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Chesher, Douglas William. "Exploring the use of a web-based virtual patient to support learning through reflection." Connect to full text, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/645.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Sydney, 2005.<br>Title from title screen (viewed 19 May 2008). Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the Dept. of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine. Degree awarded 2005; thesis submitted 2004. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print form.
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Bucolo, Salvatore. "Revealing the nature of interaction between designers and physical and virtual artifacts to support design reflection and discovery." Queensland University of Technology, 2008. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/17035/.
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This thesis aims at developing a better understanding of the design process and the tools required to support it. Specifically it focuses on the early or conceptual stages of the industrial design process and the role of emerging technology based artifacts in supporting this activity. The starting point for this thesis is that industrial design focuses on discovery of new knowledge and that this process of discovery is reflective in nature. Further designers make use of artifacts throughout the design process to support them in this discovery and their reflection. To reveal the role of artifacts in this process, a study of the interaction between designers and their artifacts has been undertaken. To intensify these relationships this thesis has focused on design review activity undertaken in the early stages of industrial design process. Two ethnographic case studies were conducted which allowed for teams of final year industrial design students to be observed during a conceptual design review. The first case study focused on the student designers interacting with traditional artifacts such as sketches, form studies and illustrations as part of the design review session. In the second case study, the student designers made use of low fidelity digital models which were displayed in a highly immersive virtual reality environment to support the design review. Both case studies captured a time slice of a larger design project which the students were undertaking as part of their university studies. The design project focused on the redesign of a consumer product where the students were required to innovate on an existing design based on a number of technology and market constraints. The design review session which formed the basis of the case study was part of a weekly design critique which required the students to bring to the class all of their design development progress. Students were offered an additional review session which was held in a virtual reality facility to supplement their weekly design review session which formed the basis of the second case study. The objective of the review sessions were for the designers to discuss their progress, identify where they were having difficulty, be challenged on design decision and develop a shared understanding of their direction with the class. The case study approach has allowed for an authentic in situ account of how designers make use of artifacts within the early stages of an industrial design process. It has allowed for a comparison between traditional and technology based artifacts and has revealed how they impact on the nature of discovery and reflection. Through a detailed qualitative analysis of the video data which was captured from the case studies, this thesis makes a number of substantial contributions to the current knowledge gaps on the role of artifacts and to our understanding of this phase of design activity. It substantiates conceptual design activity as a reflective process allowing for new discoveries to be made by representing our existing knowledge and understandings in artifacts which can be reflected upon and extended to create new meaning and innovation. From this grounded perspective it has enabled further understandings into the role of the artifact in supporting the design activity. Artifacts are seen as critical in supporting early stage design activity. However it is the nature of the interaction between the designers and their artifacts within the different settings which have been revealed through this research which is of significance. The affordances of the different artifacts have been shown to alter how the students situate their activity and modify their actions within a design review. page 5 of 171 Further designers are required to make use of additional resources such as gestures and rich design language to supplement their design engagement; and they are required to adapt to the environment where the review is being undertaken to ensure that the objective of the design review can be achieved. This thesis makes its primary contribution in outlining the differences between the various types of artifacts and how they can be used to positively support early stage design activity. It is recommended that both traditional and virtual artifacts have a role in supporting activity, but future approaches should consider them as complimentary and consider ways in which they can be merged. The significance of the research is three fold. Firstly, from a pedagogical perspective, within an educational or practiced based setting, it provides a framework to consider the use of emerging technology based artifacts to support early stage design activity. Secondly, from a technology development perspective the grounded observation in authentic experience of design activity, it provides the foundation to inspire and develop new interfaces to support designer interactions with artifacts. Finally, it makes a substantial contribution to the growing body of design research substantiating and revealing new understanding between designers and their artifacts to support early stage design activity.
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Yilmaz, Zeliha Burcu. "How Does Consciousness Exist?a Comparative Inquiry On Classical Empiricism And William James." Master's thesis, METU, 2001. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12607646/index.pdf.
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William James denies consciousness as an entity and this rejection lies in the background of my thesis. I searched the main reasons for this rejection in his philosophy. Throughout this search, I perceived two modes of existence of consciousness, that is active and passive. As James improves his thoughts on consciousness over the main arguments of classical empiricists, I explained his radical empiricism and pragmatism in relation to them. It is difficult to answer whether we are completely active or passive in the ways of our thinking and behaving. However, although it includes some problems and inconsistencies, James&rsquo<br>s philosophy presents a more plausible explanation of our thinking than rationalism and empiricism, since it can appreciate the changes of our life in an unfinished world of pure experience. Therefore, my inquiry into the existence of consciousness in James depends on this plausibility of the main characteristics of radical empiricism in connection with the classical empiricists.
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Yilmaz, Zeliha burcu. "How does consciousness exist? a comparative inquiry on classical empiricism and william james." Master's thesis, METU, 2006. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12607658/index.pdf.
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William James denies consciousness as an entity and this rejection lies in the background of my thesis. I searched the main reasons for this rejection in his philosophy. Throughout this search, I perceived two modes of existence of consciousness, that active and passive. As James improves his thoughts on consciousness over the main arguments of classical empiricists, I explained his radical empiricism and pragmatism in relation to them. It is difficult to answer whether we are completely active or passive in the ways of our thinking and behaving. However, although it includes some problems and inconsistencies, James&<br>#8217<br>s philosophy presents a more plausible explanation of our thinking than rationalism and empiricism, since it can appreciate the changes of our life in an unfinished world of pure experience. Therefore, my inquiry into the existence of consciousness in James depends on this plausibility of the main characteristics of radical empiricism in connection with the classical empiricists.
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Шеверда, О. Р. "Фотографічний твір як об’єкт авторського права". Thesis, Сумський державний університет, 2018. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/66835.
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На сьогоднішній день фотографію можна вважати одним із
найактуальніших способів відображення реальності. Однією з переваг
є легковідтворюваність, але вона є й недоліком. Оскільки їх можна
передавати в електронному форматі без перешкод, що сприяє
незаконному відтворенню фотографій.
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Gaither, Marci L. "Considering counterfactuals in counseling : reflections on reality." Virtual Press, 2002. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1242145.
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Counterfactual thoughts involve the consideration of how events might have progressed differently. These conditional statements include an antecedent (e.g., "If only I were less impulsive") and a consequent (e.g., "I would not have been unfaithful") (Markman, Gavanski, Sherman, & McMullen, 1993). The statements allow an alternate ending to what actually occurred and they often occur spontaneously. Such statements have many variations and may evoke negative (e.g., Regret that my relationship might be over) and positive (e.g., Hope that I am learning from my mistakes) reactions.This study investigated the relationship between other-generated counterfactual statements and the recipient's emotional response to these statements. Vignettes were developed by the author and distributed to a college student population. The content of the vignettes involved an individual was involved in a romantic infidelity and then entered group therapy to deal with this issue. Another group member makes a counterfactual statement to this individual referencing this incident. Direction of the counterfactual statement, severity of the negative event and its potential repeatability were all considered in assessing this relationship.A 2 x 2 x 2 factorial design was used. Direction of the counterfactual statement (i.e., upward, downward), event repeatability (repeatable, nonrepeatable) and severity of infidelity (low, high) all served as between-subject factors. The two dependent variables were the Positive Affect and Negative Affect subscales of the Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS). Statistical analysis involved two analyses of variance (ANOVA), one for each dependent variable.No significant univariate interactions or main effects were found. In short, the results of the current study failed to support any of the author's hypotheses. The amounts of positive and negative affect that participants felt did not vary significantly as a function of counterfactual direction, severity of negative event or repeatability. It appears that the within group differences are larger than the between group differences. These results suggest that individuals' responses to other-generated counterfactual statements differ from their responses to self-generated counterfactual thoughts.<br>Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services
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Agüero, Miñano Maritza Yesenia. "From fiction to reality: reflections surrounding fictional characters." Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2015. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/115971.
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The growth and development of worldwide products and services containing fictional characters has been exponential due to development, among others, of technology. This article examines the protection of fictional characters through copyright and reflects on its legal treatment.<br>El crecimiento y desarrollo de productos y servicios a nivel mundial de obras que contienen personajes de ficción ha sido exponencial, debido al desarrollo, entre otros factores, de la tecnología. El presente artículo examina la protección de los personajes de ficción a través del derecho de autor y reflexiona sobre su tratamiento legal.
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Stevens, S. "Transformative realism : reflections of reality in political avant-garde and contemporary fine art film : Spanish Labyrinth, south from Granada." Thesis, University of Westminster, 2016. https://westminsterresearch.westminster.ac.uk/item/9x0q9/transformative-realism-reflections-of-reality-in-political-avant-garde-and-contemporary-fine-art-film-spanish-labyrinth-south-from-granada.
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A turn towards documentary modes of practice amongst contemporary fine art video and filmmakers towards the end of the 20th Century, led to moving image works that represent current social realities. This drew some comparisons of these forms of art to journalism and industrial documentary. The practical research is embodied in a single screen film that responds to recent political and ecological realities in Spain. These include the mass demonstrations that led to the occupation of Madrid’s Plaza del Sol and Spain’s in 2011 and largest recorded forest fires that spread through Andalusia in August of the following year. The film, titled Spanish Labyrinth, South from Granada, is a response to these events and also relates to political avant-garde film of the 1930’s by re-tracing a journey undertaken by three revolutionary filmmakers, Yves Allegret, René Naville and Eli Lotar, in 1931. The theoretical research for this project establishes an historical root of artists’ film that responds to current social realities, in contrast to news media, in the Soviet and European avant-garde movements of the 1920s and 1930s. The main aim of this method is to argue the status of the works that I identify, both avant-garde and contemporary, as a form of art that preceded a Griersonian definition of documentary film.
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Mendes, Luciana de Ávila. "A emoção e a crise identitária na trajetória das personagens femininas nos contos de Clarice Lispector." Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, 2011. http://tede.mackenzie.br/jspui/handle/tede/2111.
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Previous issue date: 2011-08-04<br>This essay investigates the relevance of emotional manifestation in the course of female characters from two short stories by Clarice Lispector. Furthermore, it surveys the unfolding of experiences permeated by emotions in the way each character conceives her surrounding reality and how she deals with this new viewpoint. It concludes that emotion may be an unleashing factor not only of a process of alienation when not challenged, but also of emancipation when it is not repressed but accepted. It also states in regard to the relevance of anxiety in juxtaposition with all other feelings.<br>Este trabalho analisa a relevância da manifestação emocional na trajetória de personagens femininas de dois contos de Clarice Lispector. Além disso, observa os desdobramentos das experiências permeadas pelas emoções no modo de cada personagem conceber a realidade circundante e como ela lida com esse novo olhar. Conclui que a emoção pode ser um fator desencadeante tanto de um processo de alienação quando não questionado, quanto de emancipação quando não reprimido, mas aceito. Também se pronuncia quanto à relevância da angústia em relação aos demais sentimentos.
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Nelson, Jason A. "Realistic reflections for Marine environment in augmented reality training systems." Thesis, Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School, 2009. http://edocs.nps.edu/npspubs/scholarly/theses/2009/Sep/09Sep%5FNelson.pdf.
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Thesis (M.S. in Modeling, Virtual Environments, and Simulation (MOVES))--Naval Postgraduate School, September 2009.<br>Thesis Advisor(s): Kolsch, Mathias. "September 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on November 5, 2009. Author(s) subject terms: Augmented Reality, Fragment Shader, Water Reflection Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-62). Also available in print.
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McCartney, Evelyn Anne. "Reflections on reality : a study of the works of Francis Stuart." Thesis, University of Ulster, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.260548.
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Saracoglu, Semra. "Self-reflexivity In Postmodernist Texts: A Comparative Study Of The Works Of John Fowles And Orhan Pamuk." Phd thesis, METU, 2003. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/1104231/index.pdf.
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This dissertation makes a comparative analysis of the self-reflexivity
in the novels of one British and one Turkish writer - John Fowles and Orhan
Pamuk. The study restricts itself to three novels by each writer. In making
this analysis under the light of Robert Scholes&<br>#8217<br>s theory of reality, and
making use of Linda Hutcheon&<br>#8217<br>s classification of self-reflexivity, and
Jacque Lacan&<br>#8217<br>s The Mirror Stage, it is argued that both Fowles and Pamuk
create worlds within worlds which are similar to but different from each
other, namely the fictional world, the world of the implied author, and the
outer world, i.e. the world of the writer. Although these worlds reflect each
other, it is not a one-to-one reflection of outer reality, since art/fiction is
illusion. This dissertation argues that in accordance with their aims in both
life and literature, and their views on reality, Fowles and Pamuk make use
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of different self-reflexive devices. While Fowles prefers overt self-reflexive
devices, Pamuk chooses to employ both overt and covert ones<br>this may be
because Fowles aims to be didactic whereas Pamuk does not. While Fowles
believes in the existence of the external world, Pamuk rejects it. Whatever
techniques they use, it is shown that they both write self-reflexive texts
focusing on fictionality as their theme. The analysis of the six novels by
Fowles and Pamuk as the representatives of two different literatures
demonstrates that self-reflexivity is an indispensable characteristic of
postmodern fiction and that Pamuk is more postmodernist compared to
Fowles.
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Mukubvu, Luke. "Reflecting on a period of change in a governmental development agency : understanding management as the patterning of interaction and politics." Thesis, University of Hertfordshire, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2299/8968.
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Management was once described as the art of getting things done through the efforts of oneself and other people (Follett, 1941) and is functionalised through acts of planning, organising, leading and controlling tasks and people for pre-defined objectives. These four cardinal pillars of management are translated into various models, tools and techniques of best practice of how to manage. While acknowledging that the substance of the current management models, tools and techniques have for years broadly contributed to how organisations are run, my research sheds more light on the shortcomings underlying some of the assumptions and ways of thinking behind these models and tools. My research findings based on my experience in working for the Department for International Development suggests that management practice and organisational change occur in the context of human power relationships in which people constrain and enable each other on the basis of human attributes such as identities, attitudes, values, perceptions, emotions, fears, expectations, motives and interests. I argue that these human attributes, human power relations and the totality of human emotions arise in the social, and understanding the ways in which these attributes shape local interaction and daily human relating is critical in making sense of the reality of organisational change and management. I suggest that management practice occurs in the context of everyday politics of human relating. It is that type of politics that takes place within families, groups of people, organisations, communities, and indeed throughout all units of society around the distribution of power, wealth, resources, thoughts and ideas. This way of thinking has enormous implications for the way we conceptualise management theory and practice. I am suggesting that managers do not solely determine, nor do employees freely choose their identities, attitudes, values, perceptions, emotions, fears, expectations and motives. These human dimensions arise from social relationships and personal experiences. As such, it is simply not for a manager to decide or force other employees on which of these human attributes to influence their behaviour. I am arguing that the social nature of management practice and role of human agents is inherently complex and cannot, in the scientific sense, be adequately reduced to discrete, systematic, complete and predictive models, tools and techniques without losing some meaning of what we do in management.
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McGibbon, Smith Erin Nicole. "Reflections of reality in the manor court : Sutton-in-the-Isle, 1308-1391." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.613669.
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Green-Turner, Shawnee M. "Reflections of reality contradiction and veracity in the art of Tamara de Lempicka, 1921-1939 /." Cincinnati, Ohio University of Cincinnati, 2005. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?acc%5Fnum=ucin1116263466.
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GREEN-TURNER, SHAWNEE M. "REFLECTIONS OF REALITY: CONTRADICTION AND VERACITY IN THE ART OF TAMARA DE LEMPICKA, 1921-1939." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1116263466.
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Trefler, Caroline. "Dickens and food : realist reflections in a puddle of chicken grease." Thesis, McGill University, 1996. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=24107.
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Food has a near-ubiquitous role in the fiction of Charles Dickens. From the action that does and does not take place, to the appearance and essence of the characters, and to the language and style in which they were written, virtually every aspect of Dickens's novels and short stories is, to some extent and at one time or another, connected with food. This thesis explores the nature and implications of food in Dickens and, in addition to its introduction and conclusion, it has been divided into three chapters: (a) Language, Style, and Subject/theme; (b) Plot and Setting; and (c) Characterization. As well, the parallel between food's omni-presence in Dickens's fiction and its centrality in the so-called 'real world' has meant that the literary concept 'realism' is a recurrent concern.
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Maftei, Laura. "The use of immersive virtual reality technology in the design process : a reflective practice approach." Thesis, University of Reading, 2015. http://centaur.reading.ac.uk/77049/.
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Kessie, Priscilla A. "Reflections and enchantments: influences of myth, technology, identity and movement in Mirror, mirror perfected." Thesis, University of Iowa, 2019. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6972.
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This production journal acts as a public record of the journey to produce my MFA thesis film, Mirror, Mirror Perfected. Operating as a folktale, Mirror, Mirror Perfected is a hybrid speculative suspense film looking at our intersect with social media through the eyes of a young dancer in a near-future world. The journal includes notes from research during my time at the University of Iowa in New Media Studies, Sociology and Performance Studies. I explore how, for instance, the Narcissus myth attempts to influence my world through the liminality of instant gratification, technology, and the fragmentation of identity. The journal also accounts for the conceptual, personal, and practical considerations for the development of Mirror, Mirror Perfected since 2012.
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Ersoy, Ersev. "Social reality and mythic worlds : reflections on folk belief and the supernatural in James Macpherson's Ossian and Elias Lönnrot's Kalevala." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/7842.
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This thesis investigates the representation of social reality that can be reflected by folk belief and the supernatural within mythic worlds created in epic poetry. Although the society, itself, can be regarded as the creator of its own myth, it may still be subjected to the impact of the synthesized mythic world, and this study seeks to address the roles of the society in the shaping of such mythic worlds. The research is inspired by an innovative approach, using James Macpherson’s Ossian (1760-63) and Elias Lönnrot’s Kalevala (1835-49) as epic models that benefit from mythical traditions. Through the examination and the comparison of these two epic collections, both of which seem to have a close association with social reformation and restructuring, the study explores the universality of human nature. It also reveals the extent mythic worlds may exhibit the ‘realities’ of their source-societies and how mythical tradition may become a reflection of a society’s transforming past modes of thinking. Moreover, the study devotes special attention to the influence of mythic heritage on national awakening and the construction of national identities. The research treats Macpherson as the re-inventor of Gaelic oral tradition with his Ossian, where he portrays a Romanticized image of a gallant past according to the norms of the eighteenth century. Therefore, the mythic world of the epic can be seen as a combination of an ancient heroic past and the aesthetic refinement of a polished age. In this framework, as the product of a society going through a transition period from traditional to modern, Ossian seems to reflect the society’s changing world-view, both celebrating, and mourning for a culture on the verge of extinction. Focusing on the Kalevala, the study analyzes its portrayal of Finnish folk belief. The Kalevala, like Ossian, is an attempt to recover ancient tradition, which seems to revolve around supernatural and divine elements, with hopes to establish a common social reality. It is an expression of Finnish language, belief and culture, whose production was prompted by the looming Finnish nationalism. Therefore, the evolving mode of thought represented in the mythic world of Kalevalaic poems, is expected and favoured by the society, enabling the epic to encourage a social reformation.
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Matsubara, Keizo. "Stringed along or caught in a loop? : Philosophical reflections on modern quantum gravity research." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Avdelningen för teoretisk filosofi, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-185554.
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A number of philosophical questions, all connected to modern research in quantum gravity, are discussed in this dissertation. The goal of research in quantum gravity is to find a quantum theory for gravitation; the other fundamental forces are already understood in terms of quantum physics. Quantum gravity is studied within a number of different research programmes. The most popular are string theory and loop quantum gravity; besides these a number of other approaches are pursued. Due to the lack of empirical support, it is relevant to assess the scientific status of this research. This is done from four different points of view, namely the ones held by: logical positivists, Popper, Kuhn and Lakatos. It is then argued that research in quantum gravity may be considered scientific, conditional on scientists being open with the tentative and speculative nature of their pursuits. Given the lack of empirical progress, in all approaches to quantum gravity, a pluralistic strategy is advised. In string theory there are different theoretical formulations, or dualities, which are physically equivalent. This is relevant for the problem of underdetermination of theories by data, and the debate on scientific realism. Different views on the dualities are possible. It is argued that a more empiricist view on the semantics of theories, than what has been popular lately, ought to be adopted. This is of importance for our understanding of what the theories tell us about space and time. In physics and philosophy, the idea that there are worlds or universes other than our own, has appeared in different contexts. It is discussed how we should understand these different suggestions; how they are similar and how they are different. A discussion on, how and when theoretical multiverse scenarios can be empirically testable, is also given. The reliability of thought experiments in physics in general and in quantum gravity in particular is evaluated. Thought experiments can be important for heuristic purposes, but in the case of quantum gravity, conclusions based on thoght experiments are not very reliable.
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Dalton, Christopher Charles. "The nature of reflection : an application of Batesonian epistemology to critical realist research in personal development in post-experience management education." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.697552.
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Uppström, Elin. "Designing, Theorizing, and Reflecting on Information Systems Artifacts and Value Co-Creation in e-Government." Doctoral thesis, Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-142564.
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E-government services in the form of information systems (IS) artifacts create a new arena for co-creation that governments aim to leverage. Design of and knowledge about IS artifacts in value co-creation in e-government can thereby be considered valuable for the future development of e-government. How IS artifacts are used in value co-creation and co-destruction and how the artifacts are developed is however not well understood. This thesis addresses the problem of how to design for and understand value co-creation in e-government. To address the problem stated, three research questions are posed. (i) How can IS artifacts be designed to enable value co-creation in e-government and what aspects can inhibit value being co-created through the designed artifacts? (ii) How can boundary object theory facilitate the understanding of IS artifacts used in value co-creation and co-destruction in e-government? (iii) How can retrospectives in design science contribute to research on value co-creation in e-government? Two artifacts in the form of instantiations are designed and evaluated. Design science research methodology is used in two different projects at Swedish municipalities. Secondary analysis is used to identify aspects that inhibit value being co-created through the designed IS artifacts. From these inhibitors, core aspects for public value co-creation are derived. Thereafter, this thesis delves further into how IS artifacts are used in collaborations between citizens, private businesses, and government agencies in order to co-create value. Two case studies are carried out at Swedish government agencies and sociomaterial boundary object theory is used to enhance understanding. The thesis research process ends with a retrospective evaluation of the performed research, using critical realism as its philosophical foundation and guidance. The result includes one configurable process model that enables value co-creation by facilitating shared understanding between collaborating parties; one mobile service that enables value co-creation through citizen sourcing; aspects that inhibit the realization of co-created value; and four core aspects that need to be considered when designing artifacts for value co-creation. That IS artifacts can be regarded as boundary objects when you aim to study and understand value co-creation and co-destruction between communities in e-government. Descriptions of how IS artifacts, viewed as sociomaterial boundary objects, are used in value co-creation processes between governments, citizens, and businesses and outcomes in terms of value co-creation and co-destruction. The benefit of performing critical realism-guided retrospectives in design science in order to complement prescriptive knowledge with explanatory and critical knowledge is motivated. It is showed that the design of artifacts generates knowledge through the design efforts, regardless of whether they also yield utility. This thesis contributes to e-government research and practice with knowledge on how to design artifacts that enable value co-creation. Establishes sociomaterial boundary object theory as a theoretical lens that offers a tool to evaluate and design IS artifacts that enable value co-creation and with knowledge on how IS artifacts are used in value co-creation. The thesis also motivates the usefulness of retrospective evaluation in design science. Suggestions for future research include further developing design science retrospectives.<br><p>At the time of the doctoral defense, the following paper was unpublished and had a status as follows: Paper 6: Manuscript.</p>
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Erken, Emily Alane. "Constructing the Russian Moral Project through the Classics: Reflections of Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin, 1833-2014." The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1449191980.
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Butler, Jayna D. ""You've Got to Be Carefully Taught": Reflections on War, Imperialism and Patriotism in America's South Pacific." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2013. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/3812.
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Underneath the romance, comedy and exoticism, South Pacific is a story that questioned core American values, exploring issues of race and power at a time when these topics were intensely relevant-the original opened just four years post WWII, on the heels of Roosevelt's aggressive expansionist response to domestic instabilities. Much has been written about the depiction of war and racial prejudice in South Pacific. However, examining such topics in the context of their cultural and political moment (both in 1949 and 2008) and through the lens of Terry Eagleton's unique take on morality, is not only a fascinating study, but an intensely relevant and unchartered endeavor. This work concerns the evolution of an American code of ethics as it has been reflected and constructed in both Broadway productions of Roger and Hammerstein's South Pacific (c.1949, 2008). Specifically, it examines the depiction of WWII, America's imperialistic foreign policy, and the function of American patriotism in light of Terry Eagleton's theories surrounding an evolving code of ethics in 20th/21st century America. By so doing, this thesis uncovers answers to the following questions: What were the cultural and political forces at work at the time South Pacific was created (both in 1949 and 2008), and how did these forces influence the contrasting depictions of war, imperialism and patriotism in each version of the musical? In what ways were these productions reflective of a code of ethics that evolved from what Eagleton would classify as moral realism (prescriptive of behavior) to moral nihilism (reflective of behavior)? How did the use of this increasingly reflexive moral code make this politically controversial musical more palatable, and therefore commercially viable during the contrasting political climates of WWII and the recent war on Iraq? Determining answers to questions such as these enables us as a society to look back on our history-on our mistakes and triumphs-and recognize our tendency to find pragmatic justification for our actions rather than acknowledging the possibility of the existence of objective truth, which remains unchanged through time and circumstance.
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Dahlin, Alexander. "Improving Ray Tracing Performance with Variable Rate Shading." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för datavetenskap, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-21945.
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Background. Hardware-accelerated ray tracing has enabled ray traced reflections for real-time applications such as games. However, the number of rays traced each frame must be kept low to achieve expected frame rates. Therefore, techniques such as rendering the reflections at quarter resolution are used to limit the number of rays traced each frame. The new hardware features inline ray tracing, and hardware variable rate shading (VRS) could be combined to limit the rays even further. Objectives. The first goal is to use hardware VRS to limit the number of rays even further than rendering the reflections at quarter resolution, while maintaining the visual quality in the final rendered image. The second goal is to determine if inline ray tracing provides better performance than using ray generation shaders. Methods. Experiments are performed on a ray traced reflections pipeline using different techniques to generate rays. The techniques use inline ray tracing, inline ray tracing combined with VRS, and ray generation shaders. These are compared and evaluated using performance tests and the image evaluator \FLIP. Results. The results show that limiting the number of rays with hardware VRS result in a performance increase. The difference in visual quality between using inline ray tracing with VRS and previous techniques remain comparable. The performance tests show that inline ray tracing performs worse than ray generation shaders with increased scene complexity. Conclusions. The conclusion is that hardware VRS can be used to limit the number of rays and achieve better performance while visual quality remain comparable to previous techniques. Inline ray tracing does not perform better than ray generation shaders for workloads similar to ray traced reflections.<br>Bakgrund. Hårdvaruaccelererad strålspårning har möjliggjort strålspårade reflektioner för realtidsapplikationer såsom spel. Däremot måste antalet strålar som spåras hållas lågt för att förväntade bildfrekvenser ska uppnås. Därför används renderings-tekniker som att rendera reflektioner i en fjärdedels upplösning för att begränsa mängden strålar. De nya teknikerna inline strålspårning och hårdvarubaserad variable rate shading (VRS) kan användas för att minska antalet strålar ytterliggare. Syfte. Det första målet är att använda hårdvarubaserad VRS för att minska antalet strålar ytterligare jämfört med att rendera reflektioner i en fjärdedels upplösning, men samtidigt upprätthålla den visuella kvalitén. Det andra målet är att avgöra om inline strålspårning ger bättre prestanda än att använda strålgenererings shaders för reflektioner. Metod. För att svara på forskningsfrågorna ufördes experiment på en strålspårad reflektionspipeline med olika tekniker för att generera strålar. Teknikerna som testas är inline strålspårning, inline strålspårning kombinerat med VRS, samt strålgenererings shaders. Dessa jämförs och evalueras med prestandatester och bild-evaulatorn \FLIP. Resultat. Resultaten visar att minska mängden strålar med hårdvarubaserad VRS resulterar i en prestandaökning. Skillnaden i visuell kvalité mellan inline strålspårning kombinerat med VRS och tidigare tekniker är jämförbara. Prestandatesterna visar att inline strålspårning presterar värre än strålgenererings shaders vid ökad scenkomplexitet. Slutsatser. Slutsatsen är att hårdvarubaserad VRS kan användas för att minska antalet strålar och resultera i bättre prestanda, medan den visuella kvalitén är jämförbar med tidigare tekniker. Inline strålspårning ger inte bättre prestanda än strålgenererings shaders vid strålspårade reflektioner och liknande arbetsbelastning.
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Pimentel, A. Rose. "'The divine voice within us' : the reflective tradition in the novels of Jane Austen and George Eliot." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/2583.
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This thesis argues that a ‘tradition of moral analysis’ between Jane Austen and George Eliot — a common ground which has been identified by critics from F.R. Leavis to Gillian Beer, but never fully explored — can be illuminated by turning to what this thesis calls ‘the reflective tradition’. In the eighteenth century, ideas about reflection provided a new and influential way of thinking about the human mind; about how we come to know ourselves and the world around us through the mind. The belief in the individual to act as his/her own guide through the cultivation of a reflective mind and attentiveness to a reflective voice emerges across a wide range of discourses. This thesis begins with an examination of reflection in the philosophy, children’s literature, novels, poetry, educational tracts and sermons that would have been known to Austen. It then defines Austen’s development of reflective dynamics by looking at her six major novels; finally, it analyzes Middlemarch to define Eliot’s proximity to this aspect of Austen’s art. The thesis documents Eliot’s reading of Austen through the criticism of G. H. Lewes to support a reading of Eliot’s assimilation of an Austenian attention to mental processes in her novels. Reflection is at the heart of moral life and growth for both novelists. This thesis corrects a tendency in Austen’s reception to focus on the mimetic aspect of her art, thereby overlooking the introspective sense of reflection. It offers new insights into Austen’s and Eliot’s work, and it contributes to an understanding of the development of the realist novel and the ethical dimension in the role of the novel reader.
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Falgàs, Margarida. "L'ensenyament-aprenentatge de la lectura a l'educació infantil: replantejament a la formació inicial de mestres a partir de l'aprenentage realista-reflexiu." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Girona, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/667400.
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This PhD dissertation represents the building, rebuilding and transformation of the didactic knowledge in reading. The purpose is to observe the changes in didactic models done by the students when entering in the reading didactics proposal using teaching strategies in the realistic learning - reflexive practice.
The theory, as a history of life, outlines the didactic knowledge and personal process to redefine and transform myself as a teacher, in two subjects: the reading of the didactics during and the reflection The results show that the training process based on realistic-reflexive practice strategies helps students to acquire more comprehensive reading didactic models which are closer to the appropriation reading models from children.
The reflexive practice, using guided and oriented research, is a good model for trained intervention, particularly in the teachers training, that breaks beliefs and lived experiences, deconstructing these integration model to build new ones with adapting scaffolds<br>La tesi ressegueix el procés d’interiorització i reconstrucció de la didàctica de la lectura a educació infantil. Planteja la formació inicial de mestres des de la intervenció basada en la pràctica realista-reflexiva.
S’observa el procés de canvi que realitzen les estudiants, a partir d’un portafolis individual, en entrar en contacte amb la didàctica de la lectura des d’una perspectiva socioconstructivista i alfabetitzadora.
La part teòrica, com història de vida, esbossa el coneixement didàctic i el procés personal de redefinició i transformació docent en didàctica de la lectura i en Pràctica Reflexiva com a estratègia formadora.
L’estudi conclou que el model formatiu que parteix de la pràctica reflexiva ajuda a reconsiderar patrons didàctics de lectura per plantejar enfocaments diferents. La pràctica realista-reflexiva és un bon model d’intervenció, en la formació de mestres, perquè ajuda a trencar creences i models per reconstruir-ne, amb la interacció, i establir bastides d’adaptació i transformació didàctica
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Salas, Leslie. "Mirrors and Vanities." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2013. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/5697.
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Mirrors and Vanities is a multi-modal collection which showcases the diversity of working in long and short storytelling forms. Featured in this thesis are fiction, nonfiction, graphic narrative, and screenplay. Using unconventional approaches to storytelling in order to achieve emotional resonance with the audience while maintaining high standards for craft, these stories and essays explore the costs inherent to the subtle nuances of interpersonal relationships. The fiction focuses on the complications of characters keeping secrets. A husband discovers the truth behind his wife's miscarriage. A girl visits her fiance in purgatory. A boy crosses a line and loses his best friend. Meanwhile, the nonfiction centers on self-discovery and gender roles associated with power struggles. A schizophrenic threatens to ruin my mother's wedding. I rediscover my relationship with my father through food writing. Sword-work teaches me to fail and succeed at making martial art. The title work of the thesis is a collaged story highlighting the tribulations of a physicist fixated on recovering his lost love by manipulating the multiverse. The multi-modal format implicates the nebulosity of physics theories and how different aspects of the narrative can be presented in various formats to best suit the nature of the storytelling. Through the interactions of characters in mundane and extraordinary circumstances, the works in this thesis examine the consequences of choice, the contrast between reality and expectation, coming of age, and the Truth of narrative.<br>M.F.A.<br>Masters<br>English<br>Arts and Humanities<br>Creative Writing
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Huang, Yuan-En, and 黃元恩. "Force Reflection of Walker by Applying Virtual Reality." Thesis, 2008. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/94462462622823878359.
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碩士<br>義守大學<br>電機工程學系碩士班<br>96<br>With technology of the robot is becoming riper, there are many applications with the robot. Robot research is focused on improving the quality of life, and there are many researches of the service robot. The robots are used to assist the elderly in their daily activities that let the elderly avoid get hurt while walking, which have some feasibility.
In this thesis, we apply a 2-DOF force-feedback manipulator, and establish a virtual reality (VR) of actual life and a virtual walker, and a 2-DOF force-feedback manipulator can improve much reality and real-time interaction. Besides, we design the intelligent control system of guidance, and set up threes kind of situations that elder while walking, as well as change the damping coefficient of the walker. We observe the information of force feedback on walker during moving. The Walker has high correlation between the machine and user, with the analysis of the result of studying, which can approach the stability and safety. It will offer the important information of design the well walker in the future.
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Wu, Yi-Jie, and 吳宜桔. "Invisible Reality: The Reflection between Daoist Fieldwork and Self Writing." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/ww92sw.
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Chen, Wei-Yu, and 陳威諭. "The Reflection of Art Works Based on Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/7824ka.
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碩士<br>國立臺北藝術大學<br>新媒體藝術學系碩士班<br>107<br>In this thesis, we discuss the essence of technology which have both content and artistic perspective. In author’s thought, technology is not only a media but also a subject. However, technology gradually becomes a part of the universal value of human in today’s society, and human's comprehension of technology will be much deeper. Hence, complying with this trend, how to make technology evoke art? The following three artworks is used to discuss the essence of technology by producing “Artificial Stupidity”.
First work is named “Body Transformation” , its concept come from the essence of virtual reality. How to return to the essence of virtual concept is the topic of concern in this work. Body transformation normally exist in virtual image, like comic or movie. To some extent, experiencing it is closer to the discussion of virtual reality’s essence.
Second work is named “I’m evolving into a box”. Try to merge a machine learning algorithm into a simple daily object. NEAT algorithm is a biological neural network algorithm which is used, its concept come from human’s neural structure and organic evolution. Try to put some questions to the contradiction of the progressive process of technology.
The third work named “Error Machine”, The basis of this work come from “Computer Room Argument”, trying to discuss the non-intelligence in artificial intelligence. However, produce ERROR MASSAGE through algorithms which have casual power. Design a system to explain machine.
Combine the above three works, author hope to discuss the contradictory phenomenon in contemporary technology by utilizing the understanding of technology.
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Shu, Wei-lun, and 徐偉綸. "Painting imagination of spread,mess,and fullness-The reflection between painting and reality." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/ss9s6m.
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碩士<br>國立臺南藝術大學<br>造形藝術研究所<br>102<br>From 2012 to 2014, I expressed my feeling toward people, view, and every object in daily life by Oil Painting. This artistry is produced by the gap between painting and reality. Here I clarity my thoughts of creativity by writing this article.
The content of this article is as the following. Chapter one: Life inspiration. In this chapter, it describes how my background and daily life influences the expression of painting (spread, mess, and fullness). Then, I will explain the progress and bases of thoughts toward creativity of painting by time frame in the following two chapters. Chapter two: The view and objects from Heart. I think what an artist expresses is not only from the things themselves. There is a gap between painting and reality. An artist should express the feeling beyond what he looks from reality by painting and presents a picture of imagination to the viewers. To let the viewers feel the power from the creativity of painting. Chapter three: About Sketch in scene. In the beginning of 2014, I faced the plight of creativity, thinking the complex relationship between painting, reality and myself. I looked for a way to keep creating in my daily life. Finally, I decided to face the objects by sketching in scene. In the progress of sketch, I accepted the objects in reality without trying to change them. And, I tried to present a free visual sense from the picture. The viewer can have a physical feeling like what I saw in the sketch scene.
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Stenner, Jack Eric. "Critical reflection in a digital media artwork - Playas: homeland mirage." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1893.
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The introduction of digital media into the working practice of artists has produced challenges previously unknown to the field of art. This inquiry follows an atypical model of artist-driven research derived from disciplines such as social science and education. Here, an artwork functions as a model that is self-reflective, integrating methodologies in a form that benefits art and science. Using Naturalistic Inquiry, including semi-structured interviews of fifteen participants, the work illustrates a process of creation, analysis and evaluation that places the values of the artist on equal footing with the needs of science. Recently, artists have begun using video game engines as a tool to produce 3D navigable spaces. Using the hybrid video game/installation Playas: Homeland Mirage as a case study, this research examines the impact of technology on the artwork and identifies a number of key issues related to the function of critical reflection in this environment. Rules-of-play were a fundamental pre-requisite to the stimulation of critically reflective experience. The human interface with software and hardware was also a primary factor in reflective experience. Based on participant evaluation and observation, the interface was altered in response to its effect on critical reflection, illustrating how choices in this area impact aesthetic experience. Those with experience in visual art were more likely to engage the work in a critically reflective manner than seasoned video game players who tended to be more interested in scoring and winning. These findings and others inform our understanding of the stimulation of critical reflection in immersive environments and show how we can sensitively integrate technology with meaningful evaluative methods. By repurposing a video game in this manner, we learn about the nature of the video game and the nature of art. This research enables artists to gain a better understanding of the medium to more fully integrate technology within a meaningful practice. Conversely, other fields will benefit from a better understanding of the stimulation of meaning in immersive spaces and gain a comprehensive view of a work that strives to contribute to our culture on a deeper level than as simple entertainment. Ultimately, more fully understanding critical reflection in virtual environments will enable us to create enriched experiences that transcend space to create “real” or “virtual” place.
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Liu, Ting Hao, and 劉庭豪. "Beyond “Modern” and “Inside Reality” －－Further Reflections on Shi Zhicun’s Novels." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/x3353u.
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碩士<br>國立清華大學<br>中國文學系<br>104<br>This thesis will discuss the complication during the formation of “the Neo-Sensualism” in Shanghai during 1930s, and mainly focuses on the uniqueness of Shi Zhicun’s literary works. With the advent of Capitalism, this essay will elaborate how Shi Zhicun depicts the people’s inner world in his fictions based on the reality, the author’s perspective on literature, and the atmosphere of the era. It also emphasizes the variety of themes which are “beyond Modern” in his fictions, including the suffering of the poor people, the conflict between one’s sexuality and reality, the abnormality in one’s mind, and the tension of rewriting history stories. In the meantime, I will explore how Shi Zhicun builds up people’s inner world by means of adopting different technique of narration, and the combination of the elements about tradition and modernity in his novels. Additionally, Shi Zhicun’s writings are affected by his attitude towards the limitation of “politics” and the freedom of “literary”; as a result, discussing the relationship between the political ideology and literary writing is a crucial part in this research. In a nutshell, this thesis will further reflections in Shi Zhicun’s literary works and embody his irreplaceable position in modern Chinese fiction history.
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Yu, Ting-Yi, and 余亭儀. "Self‐reflection: re‐thinking what citizenship really means." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/72271611960109692526.
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碩士<br>東吳大學<br>社會工作學系<br>101<br>This thesis starts from the disjuncture between theory and practical experiences of social work. As a graduate student, I had opportunities to participate in the reformative education program (The Program Practicum Package, P.P.P.)1 of the social work department, in which I engaged in bridging the disjuncture concerning previous mentioned questions through the action of observations, dialogues, readings and introspections, using the concept of “citizenship” as a frame.
As the first curriculum came to an end, the teaching momentum and development representing a breakthrough in traditional education structure, gave me with hope to anticipate the future curriculum in planning period could combine autonomy and cooperation into an uniform concept, inducing students to experience the linkage between personal life, living and the Taiwan culture and development of democracy; recognizing that there is a relationship between individual and society. Finally the social work education can interweave with Taiwan society, and cultivate some specialists with citizenship in mind.
However when I expressed my expectation to entrust my hope about “pursuing more
reasonable relationship of individual self and public” to the teachers and curriculum,hiding myself behind the thought of “finding my own way” actually ignored the subjectivity of human being was the real starting point of pursuit!
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LEE, YA-WEN, and 李雅雯. "Virtuality and Reality of Mirror Images – Reflections on Self Creations from Aesthetic Interpretations." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/8582g7.
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碩士<br>吳鳳科技大學<br>應用數位媒體研究所<br>107<br>Mirror images refers to virtual images that are reflected and refracted in varieties of physical states. The reality and the illusion overlap in parallel to form a subtle phenomenon.
The self-structural theory model of this study is based on the "mirror stage" theory proposed by a French psychoanalyst, Jacques Lacan. Mirrored subjects within the vision scope are nature, people and objects around people which are illuminated by the lights and different media. Owing to the nature of the material state itself, mirror images create extension of the independent spaces after reflecting. Exploring the virtuality and reality of mirror images, it constructs the existing existence of the inner imaginary world. The style of the image itself is not only the objective object reflecting itself but also a phenomenon produced by human consciousness. Therefore, this research will focus on the directly perceived through the senses, perception and description for my mirror photograph creation.
Virtuality and reality of mirror images are the main research direction in this creation. Through the aesthetic concepts of light, color and composition. Exploring the visual perception and response of images, inspiring human perception and consciousness and guide the viewer into the context of real emotions.
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Horbas, Cathy. "Policy or reality? : teacher perceptions of reflective practice in Seven Oaks School Division." 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1993/20739.
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Lee, Tsung-Ta, and 李宗達. "Scattering Property and Transparency of Reflective See-Through Projection Screen for Augmented Reality Application." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/y7mnze.
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碩士<br>國立交通大學<br>光電工程研究所<br>106<br>A concept of see-through projection film has been proposed, in which the film has only a part of the area being made diffusive and the majority of the area left clearly transparent as the see-through area. For being used with ultra-short throw projector, a micro prism structure is required to make the majority of the diffusively reflected light propagate toward the viewers and separate the glare reflected from the transparent area of the film away from the major viewing direction. The diffusive surface on the micro prism is made with laser processing to resolve the glare effect, which is a bright line orthogonal to the prism direction. In this paper, the bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) is used as the index for characterizing the scattering property of the film and glare effect. The evaluation of spatial frequency response (SFR) of digital camera is based on the above slanted-edge method, which suits to MTF calculations for spatially sampled capture devices. This paper investigates the relationship between the transparency of the system and different structure of the films based on the SFR.
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Šulcová, Eva. "Role pisatele ve vybraných autotematických románech." Master's thesis, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-328833.
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The role of a writer in selected metafictional novels Bc. Eva Šulcová Abstract This diploma thesis deals with the genre of metafictional novel. The aim of the diploma thesis is to identify various internal motivations for the usage of metafiction technique in literature and to describe the role of a writer. The first part summarizes the theoretical background of the genre and formulates some characteristic features of metafictional novel (emphasized vicariousness of the narrative, reflection of the creative act, personality of the writer, or the problematized relationship between reality and fiction), which were all illustrated by the analysis of André Gide's novel The Counterfeiters. The second part consists of interpretations of three metafictional novels. The interpretations aim at a complex analysis of the author and at a description of various functions of the metafiction technique as a constituent of the work's meaning. Gide uses metafiction to display the discrepancy between reality and illusion, thus uncovering hypocrisies of society and passing judgement on it. To Čapek, metafiction is a tool for applying multiperspectivity to his storyline, thus creating a metaphor of varying epistemic principles. Metafictional genre was further utilized by Řezáč in his novel Rozhraní to illustrate the polarity...
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Mazalanová, Eliška. "Art Spectator and his/her Reflection in Theory and Artistic practice in Czechoslovakia in 1950s and 1960s." Doctoral thesis, 2019. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-405559.
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Názov práce: Art Spectator and his/her Reflection in Theory and Artistic practice in Czechoslovakia in 1950s and 1960s PhD Candidate: Eliška Mazalanová Department of Arthistory Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Marie Rakušanová, PhD. 2019 The dissertation thesis aims to analyze the issue of the viewer or the audience of Czechoslovak visual arts of the 1950s and 1960s. It focuses on the period when a directive method of political and social engagement of art in the form of socialist realism has been applied and on the subsequnet period when the Czechoslovak art scene has been re- establishing its previous developments. The thesis focuses primarily on the latter period, in which new trends in the visual arts were adopted and authentically developed. Their specificity lies in the increased interest in the art spectator, also characterized by a changed relationship of art and its audience, which I also call as a turn to the spectator. The thesis is interested in the historical frameworks and characteristics of the social function of art, in the various forms of art's social commitment, its political or ideological function. The artist's approach to the recipient of his or her works was also significantly determined by the official cultural policy; these new trends were also defined or somehow related to them. Therefore,...
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Foretová, Michaela. "Mezi realitou a fikcí: U Dona Juana Antonia Callada." Master's thesis, 2020. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-436320.
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This thesis deals with the twentieth century Brazilian writer Antônio Callado and his novels written during the Brazilian dictatorship. The aim of this work is to bring the author's literary work, which has not been translated into Czech yet, closer to the Czech reader. Based on the historical context of the Brazilian military dictatorship in 1964-1985, we deal with the urban and rural left-wing resistance, which was quickly suppressed. Further, we focus on how dictatorship and censorship have influenced artistic creation. Subsequently, we concentrate on the author's life and the analysis of three selected works written and published during the dictatorship. The analysis seeks to find out how Callado represented the Brazilian leftist movements in these three novels: Kuarup (Quarup, 1967), Reflections of the Ball (Reflexos do Baile, 1976), Don Juan's Bar (Bar Don Juan, 1971).
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Smith, Theo George. "Ondersoek na die betekenis van goddelike openbaringskennis en werklikheidsbeelde vir die begeleiding van die mens." Thesis, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16073.
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Text in Afrikaans<br>Hierdie navorsing belig en evalueer die ontwikkeling van die belangrikste wereldbeskouinge binne die Westerse kultuur deur op noodsaaklike interaksies tussen die filosofie, religie, wetenskap en geskiedenis te konsentreer. 'n Samehangende weergawe van die veranderende werklikheid is slegs moontlik wanneer die mens op historiese gebied goed onderle is. In die antieke wereld het Vorrne en Idees tydlose waarde gehad. Begrippe as skeppinge van die mens is as uitdrukkinge van die meer fundamentele idees of diepste werklikheid beskou. Hierdie
Idees het die outentieke werklikheid en hoe die mens behoort te !ewe onverborge gemaak. 'n Fundamentele epogale verandering ('n Kopernikaanse omwenteling) in die perspektief en beeld van die modeme wereldbeskouing het met Descartes ingetree en sou by Kant 'n hoogtepunt bereik. Met die agteruitgang van die Christendom het die wetenskap meteens sy aanspraak op 'n nugtere benadering van die konkrete werklikheid versterk en as die bevryder van die mensdom na vore getree. Die mens is op radikale wyse uit die middelpunt van die Totale Werklikheid (Syn) verplaas. Hierdie verplasing is deur Darwin se relativisme versterk, soda! die wereld sonder geestelike doel en sin gelaat is. Die postmodeme intellektuele era toon 'n besondere kompleksiteit, besluiteloosheid en gebrek aan konsensus oor die wese van die werklikheid en die ongeslotenheid daarvan. Dit bied egter ongeewenaarde moontlikhede en perspektiewe sodat sake van die dag deurskou kan word en
probleme opgelos kan word. Eietydse geskiedenis toon 'n universele neiging tot destruksie, maar ook 'n strewe na politieke, sosiale en fi!osofiese hemuwing. Dit wil voorkom of dit die regte tydstip is vir 'n metamorfose ('n periagoge') van fundamentele beginsels en simbole. Die Westerse denke behoort met die grondslae van sy bestaan of die Totale Werklikheid (Syn) te skakel om 'n groter eenheid te verkry en menslike ontheemding te transendeer. Die besinnende ofmetaparadigmatiese benadering kan 'n balans tussen berekende en besinnende denke bring en openheid vir 'n outentieke postmoderne denkmodel skep. Vertroue en geloof is nodig om die drumpel na die mees basiese werklikbeidstruktuur oor te steek.<br>This research elucidates and evaluates the development of the major worldviews of the Western
culture by focusing on the crucial sphere of interaction between philosophy, religion, science and
history. A coherent account of the changing conception of reality seems to be possible only to
the extent to which one is historically informed. In the ancient world Forms and Ideas were timeless. Conceptual abstractions as creations of the human mind were expressions of the more fundamental ideas or deepest reality. These ideas unveiled authentic reality and how one should conduct life. A fundamental epochal shift (a Copernican revolution) in the perspective and fundamental metaphor of the entire modem worldview began with Descartes and culminated in Kant. Christianity was undermined and science suddenly stood forth as mankind's liberation appealing to common sense and concrete reality. The radical displacement of the human being from the
centre of Total Reality (Being) was reinforced by Darwin's relativism of the human being,
leading to a world devoid of spiritual purpose and intrinsic meaning. The postmodern intellectual era is profoundly complex, without consensus of the nature of reality, it is open-ended, but blessed with an unprecedented wealth of perspectives to engage the issues confronting it and to solve problems. Contemporary history reflects a universal mood of destruction but also a longing for political, social and philosophical renewal. It seems to be the right moment for a metamorphosis (a periagoge') of fundamental principles and symbols. The deepest passion of the Western mind should be to reunite with the ground of its being, to reconnect with Total Reality (Being),
embrace a larger unity and transcend human alienation. The reflective or metaparadigmatic approach seems to create a balance between calculative and reflective thinking and create the necessary openness for an authentic postmodern model of thought. A threshold needs to be crossed demanding trust and faith to bring about the most basic structure of reality.<br>Educational Studies<br>D. Ed. (Filosofie van Opvoedkunde)
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Nevanti, Kirsi. "In Real Life (Or Elsewhere) : om kreativa processer och parallella verkligheter i dokumentärfilm." Doctoral thesis, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uniarts:diva-262.
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Reality isn’t what it appears to be. Contexts are not always clear and visible. People don’t always say what they really mean. And they don’t always mean what they say. When life is your stage manager, anything can happen. I often say, life is hard, my head is harder. Making documentaries is not for the faint-hearted.This PhD project explores creative processes and parallel realities in documentary film, and discusses and conceptualizes the artistic practice of documentary filmmaking. The project consists in part of artistic works and essays that are critical reflections on the creative process and how that process can be conceptualized. The cinematic centerpiece of the thesis is entitled Images and the Worlds of Being (2011–2016). Previous subprojects are A Shift Between Worlds (2013–2015) and an essay book entitled In Real Life (or Elsewhere) (2013). Between 2013 and 2017, more essays were written, some of them translated to English. All the Swedish essays are available in PDF format. All of the works in the PhD project explore creative processes and parallel realities in two different ways: A Shift Between Worlds (2013–2015) explores identity and parallel realities in the gendered world. These works are based on two workshops led by Diane Torr, “Man for a Day” and “Woman for a Day.” They resulted in several component works, including two video essays, two audio works and two large-format photographic works, the latter in collaboration with photographer Johan Bergmark, as well as a short commentary film entitled Diane Speaks Out (2016). Images and the Worlds of Being (2011–2016) – a VR Classic Style film – explores what happens when documentary images are shown on four screens forming the walls of a room. This work also focuses on the view through the camera lens through which the filmmaker meets the world, in a hypnotic tapestry of parallel realities in a tenderly portrayed, runaway present. A sort of logical reasoning about the illogic of our era, in search of elusive reality (to paraphrase Jean Baudrillard) – the presence in the act of seeing. An experiment in the forms of visual knowledge, outside the traditional display windows. Shooting location: The World.