Search for dissertations about: "sports media"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words sports media.

  2. 1. Bending mainstream definitions of sport, gender and ability : Representations of wheelchair racers

    Author : Kim Wickman; Eva Olofsson; Ulla Johansson; Jorid Hovden; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; able-ism; disability; discourse; gender; identity; representation; sports media; Paralympics; wheelchair racing; Sports; Idrott;

    Abstract : Inspired by feminist post-structural thinking and with a discourse analytic approach, this study’s main theme is gendered identity, disability and sport. It consists of four separate, but interrelated, empirical studies and focuses on two research questions. READ MORE

  4. 2. Beyond Gadgetry: Reflections on Tech- and User-Driven Research in Human-Computer Interaction

    Author : Pawel Wozniak; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; multi-device environments; spatial awareness; design-based research; designing for motivation; HCI as a field; big data; HCI for sports; mobile interaction;

    Abstract : This compilation thesis builds on a number of research projects within the domain of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Firstly, the thesis includes papers in the area of multi-device spatially-aware interactions. Prototypes of future interaction environments were built and evaluated in anticipation of technical developments in mobile sensing. READ MORE

  5. 3. Complex activity recognition and context validation within social interaction tools

    Author : Saguna Saguna; Christian Becker; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; context awareness; activity recognition; social networks; situation awareness; HCI; complex activity recognition; sensors; Prototype evaluation; SACAAR; OAT4CDAT; online activity toolkit; context driven activity theory; wearable computing; smart homes; presence; machine learning; Markov chains; Pervasive Mobile Computing; Distribuerade datorsystem;

    Abstract : Human activity recognition using sensing technology is crucial in achieving pervasive and ubiquitous computing paradigms. It can be applied in many domains such as health-care, aged-care, personal-informatics, industry, sports and military. READ MORE

  6. 4. Risk, language and discourse

    Author : Max Boholm; Sven Ove Hansson; Niklas Möller; Terje Aven; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; risk; safety; concept; meaning; definiton; discourse; langauge; risk communication; corpus linguistics; content analysis; nanotechnology; nanoparticle; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis; risk; safety; concept; meaning; definiton; discourse; langauge; risk communication; corpus linguistics; content analysis; nanotechnology; nanoparticle;

    Abstract : This doctoral thesis analyses the concept of risk and how it functions as an organizing principle of discourse, paying close attention to actual linguistic practice.          Article 1 analyses the concepts of risk, safety and security and their relations based on corpus data (the Corpus of Contemporary American English). READ MORE

  7. 5. Traces of Movement : Exploring physical activity in societal settings

    Author : Helena Tobiasson; Jan Gulliksen; Yngve Sundblad; Anders Hedman; Åke Walldius; Dag Svanæs; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Physical activity; physical literacy; everyday activities; research through design; participatory design and user experience; Människa-datorinteraktion; Human-computer Interaction;

    Abstract : How are we moving, or how much physical activities are present in societal settingssuch as eldercare units, schools, universities and offices? This general question was explored using different design-oriented approaches in four cases, with children,elderly, students and office workers. The results unveil a complexity of the problemarea that initially seemed quite straightforward. READ MORE