Search for dissertations about: "being-human"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the word being-human.

2. 1. Being-human in the world of digital artifacts: holistic rethinking of design practices

   Author : Nathan Lakew; Katarina L. Gidlund; Karin Hedström; Ojelanki Ngwenyama; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Aligned existentiality; the design role; belonginess; novelty; being-human; holism; dualism; digital technologies;

   Abstract : This  thesis  conducts  a  philosophical,  theoretical, and  practical  exploration  of digital technology design to examine how digital technologies can fulfill our two-facet of existentiality – identified in the thesis as belonginess and novelty. By belonginess, I identify human’s innate need for a feeling of connectedness and harmony with the self, others, and the natural world. READ MORE

4. 2. Existential design : revisiting the "dark side" of design thinking

   Author : Anne Britt Torkildsby; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Textiles and fashion; Textiles and Fashion General ; Textil och mode generell ;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to discuss ways of opening up the design brief when designing for extreme environments such as intensive care units and remand prisons. Focusing on “designials” (fundamental forms of design being), the methodology intends to illustrate the fact that objects may directly impinge upon certain “existentials” (fundamental forms of human being). READ MORE

5. 3. Existential design : the "dark side" of design thinking

   Author : Anne Britt Torkildsby; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Textiles and Fashion General ; Textil och mode generell ;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to discuss ways to open up the brief in designing for extreme environments, such as intensive care units and remand prison. Focusing on „designials‟ (fundamental forms of design being), the methodology intends to illustrate that things; objects may directly impinge on certain „existentials‟ (fundamental forms of human being). READ MORE

6. 4. Cognitive Workload and the Driver : Understanding the Effects of Cognitive Workload on Driving from a Human Information Processing Perspective

   Author : Christopher J.D. Patten; Ola Svenson; Håkan Alm; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Cognitive workload; human information processing; driver distraction; human error; performance shaping factors PSF ; intelligent transport systems ITS ; peripheral detection task PDT ; Psychology; Psykologi; psykologi; Psychology;

   Abstract : This doctoral dissertation in psychology focuses on present day transport research issues. Society is affected by the way that our transport system works. In one way or another, the use of the transport system involves different levels of human involvement and control. READ MORE

7. 5. Being-with Information Technology : Critical explorations beyond use and design

   Author : Anna Croon Fors; Erik Stolterman; Peter Wright; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Informatik; Informatics; Informatik;

   Abstract : In the thesis a theoretical exploration concerning the significance of information technology in everyday life is conducted. The main question advanced is how the reflexive nature of information technology can be envisioned. By this question attention is directed to transformative, experiential and dynamic qualities of information technology,i.e. READ MORE