Collaboration

The Age of Em ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Hanson
Keyword(s):  
Human Activities ◽  
Focus Of Attention ◽  
Social Situations ◽  
Body Movements ◽  
Sports Teams ◽  
Emotional Energy ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Community Values ◽  
Social Transitions ◽  
Business Meetings

How do rituals differ in an em world? Today, we use rituals such as graduations, marriages, retirement parties, and funerals to jointly and overtly affirm community values at key social transitions. However, if we use a broader sense of the term “ritual,” most social interactions and many apparently non-social processes are also rituals, wherein emotional energy becomes amplified as participants achieve a common focus of attention and act in ways that are finely synchronized and coordinated with each other ( Collins 2004 ). during rituals, synchronized feelings and body movements of people who are adjacent to one other become especially potent. Such group synchronization shows participants that they feel similarly to others in the group, and know each other well. people, things, and beliefs that are the mutual focus of attention in such rituals acquire added importance and emotional energy, and become able to increase the passion of subsequent rituals. The emotional energy that comes from a common focus of attention on synchronized actions has long influenced the frequency and structure of many forms of synchronized human activities, in dances, plays, movies, concerts, lectures, protests, freeways, business meetings, group recitations in schools, consumption of advertised products, and group songs that coordinate work in hunting, farming, sailing, armies, and factories. We expect ems to continue to show this tendency to prefer social situations where vivid awareness of finely synchronized actions can assure them of shared capacities and values. For example, similar to people today we expect ems to say hello and goodbye as they join and leave meetings, and to find reasons for frequent face-to-face meetings at work. Some examples of common overt rituals today are when the police stop a driver, when a waiter takes an order, when two sports teams battle in front of a crowd, and when an audience watches a movie together. In the industrial era, we have a substantially lower rate of such rituals than did our forager and farmer ancestors. For our ancestors, in contrast, it was more like having Christmas or Thanksgiving happen several times a month, with many smaller ceremonies happening several times a day (Collins 2004).

Producing and learning to produce utterances in social interaction

2003 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 207-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich Dausendschön-Gay
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Conversation Analysis ◽  
Speech Production ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Body Movements ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Discourse Production ◽  
Pragmatic Aspects

Developmental research on first and second language acquisition is mainly concerned with cognitive, linguistic or pragmatic aspects of individual speech production treated separately and based on the tenets of separate disciplines or approaches (psycholinguistics, psychology of language, constructivism, conversation analysis). However, some studies try to integrate questions of language acquisition into the much broader context of social interaction in general. This paper argues in favour of such integration, taking a conversationalist perspective on speech and discourse production in social — face-to-face — interaction. In particular, it argues for the systematic integration of all kinds of body movements (traditionally called gestures) and prosody into the analysis of empirical data as a fundamental basis for the development of an interactional grammar and its study in an acquisitional research framework.

Towards an Articulation-Based Developmental Robotics Approach for Word Processing in Face-to-Face Communication

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernd J. Kröger ◽  
Peter Birkholz ◽  
Christiane Neuschaefer-Rube
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Acquisition ◽  
Facial Expressions ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Word Processing ◽  
Humanoid Robots ◽  
Developmental Robotics ◽  
Speech Acquisition ◽  
Body Movements ◽  
Basic Scenario ◽  
Face To Face

AbstractWhile we are capable of modeling the shape, e.g. face, arms, etc. of humanoid robots in a nearly natural or human-like way, it is much more difficult to generate human-like facial or body movements and human-like behavior like e.g. speaking and co-speech gesturing. In this paper it will be argued for a developmental robotics approach for learning to speak. On the basis of current literature a blueprint of a brain model will be outlined for this kind of robots and preliminary scenarios for knowledge acquisition will be described. Furthermore it will be illustrated that natural speech acquisition mainly results from learning during face-to-face communication and it will be argued that learning to speak should be based on human-robot face-to-face communication. Here the human acts like a caretaker or teacher and the robot acts like a speech-acquiring toddler. This is a fruitful basic scenario not only for learning to speak, but also for learning to communicate in general, including to produce co-verbal manual gestures and to produce co-verbal facial expressions.

scholarly journals Keterampilan Interpersonal Dalam Berkomunikasi Tatap Muka

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-58
Author(s):  
Muhammad AL Fazri ◽  
Indry Anggraini Putri ◽  
Suhairi Suhairi
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Eye Contact ◽  
Verbal Communication ◽  
Communication Patterns ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Social Situations ◽  
Body Movements ◽  
Hand Gestures

Interpersonal communication can be defined as the ability to connect between humans as a form of verbal communication. Interpersonal communication can also be used to help build relationships with other people in different situations. Attitudes such as eye contact, body movements and hand gestures are also part of interpersonal communication. Interpersonal communication involves eye-to-eye communication in an appropriate and purposeful manner. The language used in the interpersonal communication process can describe communication patterns, management, personality and actions. Therefore, expertise in the use of language and interpersonal communication can help a person to better understand social situations and act and solve problems in accordance with existing environmental conditions.

scholarly journals TOWARDS PEACE, HEALING AND RECONCILIATION IN ZIM-BABWE: THEATRICALISING POLITICAL VIOLENCE THROUGH RITUALS (2011)

Imbizo ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Urther Rwafa ◽  
Washington Mushore ◽  
Ephraim Vhutuza
Keyword(s):  
Political Violence ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Peace Building ◽  
Upper Class ◽  
The Political ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Community Values ◽  
Political Drama ◽  
Political Differences ◽  
Culture Of Violence

This paper explores the reconciliatory possibilities of the theatrical piece Rituals (2011) penned by Stephen Chifunyise and directed and produced by Daves Guzha. The Rituals’ theatrical piece memorialises as well as condemns a culture of violence demonstrated during the 2008 harmonised elections in Zimbabwe. Through “ritualized” performance, a community embarks on a metaphysical journey focused on exorcising the ghosts of political violence still haunting individuals, communities, politicians, and the nation as a whole. These day-to-day modes of healing and reconciliation, dramatised through Rituals, suggest that communities can create platforms for peace, cultivate tolerance and permit dialogue to prevail if victims are brought face-to-face with perpetrators of violence with the hope of ironing out political differences. It is going to be argued in this paper that although the political drama in Rituals, centralises politicians as major culprits that fomented violence, its failure to go beyond political meta-narratives constricts its capacity to explore the complexities of violence in Zimbabwe. These complexities are informed by factors such as lack of voter education, existence of age-old grudges, and fragmentation of community values, among others. Another critical strand to be explored in this article is one that interrogates Rituals’ potential to reach out to the wider audiences at grassroots levels, since the political drama in Rituals speaks to the “upper class” and intellectual circles, thereby foreclosing critical debate and “voices” that should emerge from “below” which are communi­ties many of whom were directly involved. By adopting a down-top methodological approach, the article seeks to place communities at the forefront in confronting questions of violence, peace-building and reconciliation in Zimbabwe.

Do Shy People Prefer to Send E-Mail?

2008 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 231-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guido Hertel ◽  
Joachim Schroer ◽  
Bernad Batinic ◽  
Sonja Naumann
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Functional Approach ◽  
Communication Media ◽  
Media Richness ◽  
Social Situations ◽  
Potential Threat ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Media Preferences ◽  
E Mail

Personality aspects are largely neglected in existing models of media preferences. Based on a functional approach, it is hypothesized that media preferences are affected by Extraversion and Neuroticism particularly in situations that correspond to the motivational implications of these traits. The results of a questionnaire study (N = 228) on preferences for communication media with varying levels of media richness (face-to-face conversation, e-mail) revealed Extraversion and Neuroticism as significant predictors of media preferences. Moreover, these effects were mediated by the motivational manifestations of these traits in social situations (i.e., social skills, social anxiety). Finally, the effects were moderated by the potential threat of a communication situation, showing significant trait effects particularly in social conflicts.

Contribution by participants in face‐to‐face business meetings: Implications for collaborative technology

1999 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. McQueen ◽  
Karen Rayner ◽  
Ned Kock
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Support Group ◽  
Data Communication ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Collaborative Technology ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Information Giving ◽  
Business Meetings ◽  
The Mean

Face‐to‐face business meetings are a widely used method of group interaction, and a rich source of data on what actually happens in group discussions. Active participation in a meeting is usually perceived to be making an oral contribution of some kind to the discussion. This paper describes a field study of ten face‐to‐face business meetings which were videotaped and subsequently analysed. Participant contributions were coded, and the data summarized. The mean contribution was approximately 12 seconds and 18 words. The most common contribution type was information giving. The highest single contributor in each meeting captured, on average, about 30% of the available airtime, while the two highest, combined, captured over half of the airtime. These findings are discussed within the context of requirements for designers of collaborative technology systems to support group interpersonal communication through the use of computing and data communication technologies.

Desire for a Reliable Leader

High on God ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 115-136
Author(s):  
James K. Wellman ◽  
Katie E. Corcoran ◽  
Kate J. Stockly
Keyword(s):  
Focus Of Attention ◽  
Senior Pastor ◽  
Emotional Energy ◽  
Central Figure ◽  
Human Side

In this chapter, we show how megachurches meet attendees’ desire for a reliable leader. In megachurches, for those who attend, their desire and the force of feeling, the zenith of emotional energy, is squarely centered on the megachurch pastor. We identify how the charismatic bond between the attendees and their senior pastor is solidified through the demonstration of his perceived extraordinary and ordinary qualities. Allowing followers to see their human side makes charismatic leaders more relatable, authentic, and trustworthy. The pastor is both the central figure around which most activities, and in some sense the lives of individuals, revolve, and the mouthpiece for the explicit articulation of the values, beliefs, morals, and symbols that will define the group. The pastor is the “mutual focus of attention” that contributes to binding the group together and amplifying the emotional energy experienced by attendees.

scholarly journals Architecture and Protocol to Optimize Videoconference in Wireless Networks

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Jose M. Jimenez ◽  
José Luis García-Navas ◽  
Jaime Lloret ◽  
Oscar Romero
Keyword(s):  
Video Transmission ◽  
Quality Of Experience ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Military Operations ◽  
Medical Assistance ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Internet Connection ◽  
The Past ◽  
Business Meetings

In the past years, videoconferencing (VC) has become an essential means of communications. VC allows people to communicate face to face regardless of their location, and it can be used for different purposes such as business meetings, medical assistance, commercial meetings, and military operations. There are a lot of factors in real-time video transmission that can affect to the quality of service (QoS) and the quality of experience (QoE). The application that is used (Adobe Connect, Cisco Webex, and Skype), the internet connection, or the network used for the communication can affect to the QoE. Users want communication to be as good as possible in terms of QoE. In this paper, we propose an architecture for videoconferencing that provides better quality of experience than other existing applications such as Adobe Connect, Cisco Webex, and Skype. We will test how these three applications work in terms of bandwidth, packets per second, and delay using WiFi and 3G/4G connections. Finally, these applications are compared to our prototype in the same scenarios as they were tested, and also in an SDN, in order to improve the advantages of the prototype.

scholarly journals SOCIAL TENSION AS A MACRO INDICATOR OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF SOCIETY

2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (11) ◽  
pp. 2812-2817
Author(s):  
Mykola M. Slyusarevskyy ◽  
Svitlana Chunikhina ◽  
Maureen Flaherty
Keyword(s):  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Situations ◽  
National Elections ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Social Tension ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient

The aim: This article aims to determine the prospects of studying social tension as a macro indicator of the psychological well-being of society. Materials and methods: A total of 1,200 respondents were included in face-to-face interviews: 548 men and 652 women. The sample represents Ukraine’s adult population at or above the age of 18. We used a 16-item questionnaire developed based on a theoretical model of necessary and sufficient indicators of social tension. Results: This comprehensive study indicates that over the past 15 years, the national elections constituted the most significant factor in reducing social tensions in Ukraine, and the most potent stressor was the global financial crisis of 2008. Contrary to expectations, the COVID-19 pandemic has not provoked the rising social tension; rather, there has been a noticeable decrease. Based on empirical research data, the prospects of scaling the psychological well-being model of an individual to a broader social context are analyzed. In particular, the study of social tension makes it possible to identify and interpret the psychological effects associated with the projection of outwardly displaced individual reactions to complex social situations. Conclusions: We explain how the social tension model can be applied as a macro indicator of psychological well-being at the level of a society. The prospects of creating more valid and reliable indicators of psychological well-being for any given socio-cultural, socio-economic, political context are also identified.

Analysis of Service Network in Terms of the Synchronization of Body Movements During Face-to-Face Communication

2014 ◽  
pp. 69-74
Author(s):  
Bujie Xu ◽  
Ken-ichiro Ogawa ◽  
Naoki Higo ◽  
Taiki Ogata ◽  
Takayuki Nozawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Movements ◽  
Service Network ◽  
Face To Face
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