Search for dissertations about: "gesture"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 48 swedish dissertations containing the word gesture.

  2. 1. 3D Gesture Recognition and Tracking for Next Generation of Smart Devices : Theories, Concepts, and Implementations

    Author : Shahrouz Yousefi; Haibo Li; Touradj Ebrahimi; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; 3D gestural interaction; gesture recognition; gesture tracking; 3D visualization; 3D motion analysis; augmented environments; Media Technology; Medieteknik;

    Abstract : The rapid development of mobile devices during the recent decade has been greatly driven by interaction and visualization technologies. Although touchscreens have signicantly enhanced the interaction technology, it is predictable that with the future mobile devices, e.g. READ MORE

  4. 2. Representing discourse referents in speech and gesture

    Author : Sandra Debreslioska; Språkinlärning; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; discourse; gestures; bimodal reference; narrative; German; cohesion; speech-gesture co-expressivity; speech-gesture relationship; language production; language perception; elicitation task; reaction time experiment; psycholinguistics;

    Abstract : The thesis examines the way that speech and gestures are used together to represent referents in discourse. The starting point is the generally acknowledged observation that gestures are a constitutive part of language (Kendon, 2004; McNeill, 1992). READ MORE

  5. 3. Children's Gestures from 18 to 30 Months

    Author : Mats Andrén; Allmän språkvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; children; gesture; development; communication; language; action; semiotics; social cognition;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns the nature of the gestures performed by five Swedish children. The children are followed from 18 to 30 months of age: an age range which is characterized by a rapid succession of developmental changes in children's abilities to communicate by means of both spoken language and gesture. READ MORE

  6. 4. The Choreography of Gender in Traditional Vietnamese Music

    Author : Thanh Thuy Nguyen; Lärare (Musikhögskolan); []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Gender; Gesture; Traditional music; Intercultural music; Choreography;

    Abstract : This Ph.D. project in artistic research is concerned with the function of gesture in traditional Vietnamese music. Building on gender analysis of musical performance in TV shows, and further on autoethnographic inquiry throughout the artistic projects, the artistic output articulates a critical understanding of these practices. READ MORE

  7. 5. Understanding virtual speakers

    Author : Jens Nirme; The Educational Technology Group; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Verbal Comprehension; Multimodality; Audiovisual integration; Gesture; Educational Technology;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses how verbal comprehension is affected by seeing the speaker and in particular when the speaker is an animated virtual speaker. Two people visually co-present – one talking and the other listening, trying to comprehend what is said – is a central and critical scenario whether one is interested in human cognition, communication or learning. READ MORE