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A Digital Photography Framework Enabling Affective Awareness in Home Communication

by Olivier Liechti, Tadao Ichikawa - In Proceedings of the International Workshop on Handheld and Ubiquitous Computing HUC ’99 , 2000
"... By transforming the personal computer into a communication appliance, the Internet has initiated the true home computing revolution. As a result, Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) technologies are increasingly used in domestic settings, and are changing the way people keep in touch with their re ..."
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implicit interaction between users, in more natural and effortless ways, is then argued for. The idea of affective awareness is introduced as a general sense of being in touch with one's family and friends. Finally, the KAN-G framework, which enables affective awareness through the exchange of digital

Indicators for Social and Economic Coping Capacity - Moving Toward a Working Definition of Adaptive Capacity”, Wesleyan-CMU Working Paper.

by Gary Yohe , Richard S J Tol , Gary Yohe , 2001
"... Abstract This paper offers a practically motivated method for evaluating systems' abilities to handle external stress. The method is designed to assess the potential contributions of various adaptation options to improving systems' coping capacities by focusing attention directly on the u ..."
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to local custom alone. The stock of human capital (Determinant 4) could be a local characteristic, as well, but its local manifestation would likely be driven in large measure by macro-scale forces such as national support of local education. The stock of social capital (Determinant 5) and efficacy of risk

A Social-Cognitive Framework for Pedagogical Agents as Learning Companions

by Yanghee Kim, Amy L. Baylor
"... Teaching and learning are highly social activities. Seminal psychologists such as Vygotsky, Piaget, and Bandura have theorized that social interaction is a key mechanism in the process of learning and development. In particular, the benefits of peer interaction for learning and motivation in classr ..."
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in classrooms have been broadly demonstrated through empirical studies. Hence, it would be valuable if computer-based environments could support a mechanism for a peer-interaction. Though no claim of peer equivalence is made, pedagogical agents as learning companions (PALs)-- animated digital characters

Materials for an exploratory theory of the network society.

by Manuel Castells , Anthony Giddens , Alain Touraine , Anthony Smith , Benjamin Barber , Peter Hall , Roger-Pol Droit , Sophie Watson , Frank Webster , Krishan Kumar , David Lyon , Craig Calhoun , Jeffrey Henderson , Ramon Ramos , Jose E Rodrigues-Ibanez , Jose F Tezanos , Mary Kaldor , Stephen Jones , Christopher Freeman - The British Journal of Sociology , 2000
"... ABSTRACT This article aims at proposing some elements for a grounded theor y of the network society. The network society is the social structure characteristic of the Information Age, as tentatively identi ed by empirical, cross-cultural investigation. It permeates most societies in the world, in v ..."
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in this paper: they rely on data and sources presented in the updated version of my trilogy (Castells 2000a). For the sake of clarity, I will rst present the conceptual framework I use in my analysis of social structure. I will then proceed to enumerate the main transformations taking place in social structures

The unseen and unacceptable face of digital libraries

by Anne Adams, Ann Blandford - JOURNAL OF DIGITAL LIBRARIES. SPRINGER-VERLAG, HEIDELBERG , 2004
"... The social and organizational aspects of digital libraries are often overlooked but this paper reviews how they can affect users ’ awareness and acceptance of digital libraries. An analysis of research conducted within two contrasting domains (Clinical and Academic) is presented which highlights is ..."
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The social and organizational aspects of digital libraries are often overlooked but this paper reviews how they can affect users ’ awareness and acceptance of digital libraries. An analysis of research conducted within two contrasting domains (Clinical and Academic) is presented which highlights

1 Supporting Subtlety with Deceptive Devices and Illusory Interactions

by unknown authors
"... Figure 1: Examples of subtle interactions achieved through the use of the presented gimmicks. From left to right: reading text messages, composing an email, and checking the time. Mobile devices offer constant connectivity to the world, which can negatively affect in-person interaction. Current appr ..."
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approaches to minimizing the social disruption and improving the subtlety of interactions tend to focus on the development of inconspicuous devices that provide basic input or output. This paper presents a more general approach to subtle interaction and demonstrates how a number of principles from magic can

Do You See That I See? Effects of Perceived Visibility on Awareness Checking Behavior

by Jeremy Birnholtz, Nanyi Bi, Susan Fussell
"... Informal interactions are a key element of group work, and many theoretical frameworks and systems have been developed to understand and support these conversations in distributed workgroups. In particular, systems used in several recent experiments provided information about others ’ current activi ..."
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Informal interactions are a key element of group work, and many theoretical frameworks and systems have been developed to understand and support these conversations in distributed workgroups. In particular, systems used in several recent experiments provided information about others ’ current

Cultural Biases in Economic Exchange",

by Luigi Guiso , Paola Sapienza , Luigi Zingales , Franklin Allen , Marianne Baxter , Patricia Ledesma , Mitchell Petersen , Andrei Shleifer , Rene Stulz , Samuel Thompson , 2004
"... Abstract How much do cultural biases affect economic exchange? We try to answer this question by using the relative trust European citizens have for citizens of other countries. First, we document that this trust is affected not only by objective characteristics of the country being trusted, but al ..."
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and the Stigler Center at the University of Chicago. We always have been, we are, and I hope that we always shall be detested in France. Duke of Wellington The Webster dictionary defines culture as "the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group

A nursing theory of person system empathy: Interpreting a conceptualization of empathy in King’s interacting systems

by Martha R. Alligood, Rn Phd, Barbara A. May, Rn Phd - Nursing Science Quarterly , 2000
"... This article presents a theory of empathy discovered through rational hermeneutic interpretation within King’s per-sonal system. Personal system concepts from King’s general systems framework include perception, self, growth and development, body image, space, time, and learning. Propositions for ea ..."
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for each concept in the personal system were explicated and a theory of nursing empathy was developed. This nursing theory proposes that empathy organizes perceptions; facilitates awareness of self and others; increases sensitivity; promotes shared respect, mutual goals, and social awareness; cultivates

LumiNet An Organic Interactive Illumination Network Diploma Thesis at the Media Computing Group

by Prof Dr, Jan Borchers, René Bohne, René Bohne V
"... I hereby declare that I have created this work completely on my own and used no other sources or tools than the ones listed, and that I have marked any citations accordingly. Hiermit versichere ich, dass ich die vorliegende Arbeit selbständig verfasst und keine anderen als die angegebenen Quellen un ..."
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I hereby declare that I have created this work completely on my own and used no other sources or tools than the ones listed, and that I have marked any citations accordingly. Hiermit versichere ich, dass ich die vorliegende Arbeit selbständig verfasst und keine anderen als die angegebenen Quellen und Hilfsmittel benutzt sowie Zitate kenntlich gemacht habe.
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