Search for dissertations about: "gaming effects"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words gaming effects.

2. 1. Adolescent Gaming and Gambling in Relation to Negative Social Consequences and Health

   Author : Charlotta Hellström; Cecilia Åslund; Kent Nilsson; Jerzy Leppert; Per Binde; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Adolescents; Depression; Gambling; Gaming; Health; Musculoskeletal symptoms; Negative social consequences; Psychosomatic Symptoms.; Family Medicine; Allmänmedicin;

   Abstract : The aims of the thesis were to study relationships between the effects of online gaming and gambling and negative social consequences and ill health among adolescents and to determine whether gaming and gambling activities occur together.The papers in this thesis used epidemiological methods to obtain self-report information from Swedish adolescents aged 13–18 years. READ MORE

4. 2. Knowledge at play. Studies of games as members’ matters : Kunskap genom spelande. Studier av digitala spel och spelande som kunskapsdomän

   Author : Ulrika Bennerstedt; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; digital games; collaborative gaming; gameplay; learning; skill; transfer; coordinated action; professionalization; game education; assessment; institutionalization; gaming literacy; ethnomethodology;

   Abstract : On a general level, this thesis seeks some answers to the broad question of what one can learn from digital games. With an analytical approach informed by ethnomethodology, the main thrust of the work is an exploration of members’ matters in the area of games and gaming. READ MORE

5. 3. Defending the university? : Academics’ reactions to managerialism in Norwegian higher education

   Author : Jo Ese; Ann Bergman; Helge Ramsdal; Ivar Bleiklie; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; CUDOS; higher education; managerialism; academic resistance; academic gaming; Working Life Science; Arbetsvetenskap;

   Abstract : The thesis contributes to the knowledge on academic work in the 21st century, with a special emphasis on how members of faculty react to contemporary developments in the management of universities. The approach is qualitative and consists of 25 in-depth interviews with academics at two higher education institutions in Norway. READ MORE

6. 4. Responsible provision of online gambling : Effects, usability and gamblers’ experiences of protective measures implemented in online gambling environments

   Author : Ekaterina Ivanova; Per Carlbring; Philip Lindner; Mark D. Griffiths; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Problem gambling; responsible gambling; responsible provision of gambling; deposit limit; prediction of gambling problems; experiences of responsible gambling tools; attitudes towards responsible gambling tools; online gambling; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : Problem gambling is considered a public health problem in many countries and is associated with serious financial and health-related harms for both problem gamblers and significant others. It is possible to create gambling environments that would promote sustainable gambling behaviors and prevent excessive gambling. READ MORE

7. 5. Is it all about the money? The effects of low and high cost simulator training scenarios in surgical training

   Author : Ninos Oussi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: The learning process is complex and dependent on several factors such as for instance, the environment to learn, prior knowledge and distinct abilities, motivation, goal-orientation as well as the effects of instructor feedback. Medical education, in particular within surgical domains is imperative due to its influence on patient safety. READ MORE