scholarly journals Rhetorics and mechanics of player safety in the Nordic-American larp discourse

Homo Ludens ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 179-202
Author(s):  
Michał Mochocki
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Support ◽  
Risk Identification ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
General Acceptance ◽  
Harm Prevention ◽  
The One ◽  
Taking Care

This paper investigates the evolution of larp safety in the NordicAmerican larp community in the last decade, tracing the correlation between safety rhetorics (opinions, arguments, and policies) and mechanics (explicit rules regulating player interactions). It appears that up to around 2010 there was a general acceptance of risk, with a significant share of responsibility for risk identification and harm prevention put on the player. This correlates with mechanics such as safety words, which expected players in distress to actively signal their discomfort. Safety measures expected from the organisers consisted mainly in providing safe off-game spaces, emotional support, and intervention whenever something harmful happened. Around 2014 the safety debate put a larger share of responsibility on players initiating potentially troubling interactions. This correlates with the ‘OK check’ mechanics which requires communication between the initiator and the target of such interactions. Around 2016 the safety debate moved to the position in which it requires organisers and participants to do their best to prevent harm from ever happening. This finds its expression in the rapidly expanding toolkit of mechanics of consent and calibration, which clearly put responsibility for overstepping someone’s boundaries on the one who oversteps. To simplify, the first approach obliged players and organisers to taking care of those who signalled they needed it. The second approach required caution and care in testing someone’s boundaries. The last one states that boundaries are to be carefully identified and respected – not tested.

A Brief Comment on Science-based Risk Regulation Within the European Union

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Stibernitz
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
European Union ◽  
Central Position ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Risk Regulation ◽  
General Acceptance ◽  
Scientific Experts ◽  
Democratic Control ◽  
The One

Nowadays as political decision making involves such a huge range of complex matters, scientific experts have become more and more involved in European risk regulation. The support by so-called independent experts may, on the one hand, be seen as a guarantee of rational decision making, increasing the quality of decisions as well as the general acceptance of all people affected. On the other hand, the number of expert groups, scientific committees and agencies helping the Commission in fulfilling its duties is vast and confusing.In addition, scientific advisory bodies often face the burden of unrealizable independence, as well as a lack of transparency and democratic control. This article sums up the central position of science-based risk regulation within the European Union (EU), referring to the necessity for expert opinion as well as to consequent problems concerning the involvement of these experts in risk regulatory actions.

scholarly journals Examining the Importance of the Teachers' Emotional Support for Students' Social Inclusion Using the One-with-Many Design

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zarina Hogekamp ◽  
Johanna K. Blomster ◽  
Aslı Bursalıoğlu ◽  
Mihaela C. Călin ◽  
Melis Çetinçelik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Support ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
The One

scholarly journals Górnołużyccy villici w pierwszej połowie XIII wieku: włodarze, sołtysi czy wójtowie?

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-29
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Fokt ◽  
Keyword(s):  
13Th Century ◽  
Actual Nature ◽  
Probable Interpretation ◽  
The One ◽  
Proper Interpretation ◽  
Taking Care

Upper Lusatian villici: stewards, town iudices or territorial advocati? The text deals with the problem of the proper interpretation of the institution of villicus, mentioned in Upper Lusatia in the 1st half of the 13th century. The article discusses all the hitherto attempts to identify the actual nature of the Upper Lusatian villici and proposes some new interpretations. The close relations of those villici with chartered towns (namely: Zgorzelec/Görlitz and Ostritz) and the virtual lack of royal estates around them makes it possible to state that they were not, as most scholars have claimed, royal stewards taking care of estates administered directly by the Bohemian kings (in Upper Lusatia such goods probably barely existed at all). Therefore, the most probable interpretation of the villici seems to be the one presented in 1923 by J. Bauermann, who identifi ed them with the sculteti hereditarii of particular towns.

scholarly journals SPIRITUAL TEACHERS IN THAI COMMUNITY IN THAN UYEN DISTRICT, LAI CHAU PROVINCE

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Đinh Đức Tiến ◽  
Tô Quang Minh
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Spiritual Life ◽  
Folk Knowledge ◽  
Spiritual Culture ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Thai People ◽  
Cultural Traits ◽  
Important Position ◽  
The One ◽  
Taking Care

The Thai people in Than Uyen are part of the Northwest Thai people. They also share the same cultural traits, especially the spiritual culture of this land. In the spiritual life of the Thai people in Than Uyen, the spiritual teachers always hold an important position and role. On the one hand, they are "spiritual guides", responsible for taking care of the cultural and spiritual life of the whole community. On the other hand, they are also members with a lot of contributions and closely attached to society. With the study of the difficulties and contributions of Thai spiritual teachers to the community, the article contributes more voices to the preservation of Thai folk knowledge.

scholarly journals Contactless Thermal Detection System

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naman Gupta ◽  
Chhavi Vishnoi ◽  
Zamin Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Detection System ◽  
Positive Patient ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Protective Measures ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Thermal Detection ◽  
The One

<div>In this COVID-19 pandemic situation as we know Offices are partially opened and</div><div>Schools and Colleges are about to open. So we have to face the situation with the</div><div>possible measures to reduce the spreading of the COVID19. We have to move on by</div><div>implementing strong protective measures while trying to keep the economy going.</div><div>According to WHO Some of most common ways to protect ourselves from COVID19 are</div><div>as follows:</div><div>● Take care in your workplaces.</div><div>● Take care of physical distancing.</div><div>● Take care to spread the word not the virus.</div><div>● What to consider for health before opening the workplace</div><div>● Take care of sanitization</div><div>● Take care of yourself.</div><div>In these most common and preferable ways to protect ourselves is Proper Screening</div><div>and if something went wrong in this then proper precautions.</div><div>So while the time of screening the one who is checking the temperature of everyone</div><div>can be more in danger, and this can also lead to more spread of virus. Because if while</div><div>screening someone who is Positive, the one who is screening the positive patient can</div><div>also get affected and after that he can affect more people by just screening them.</div><div>So at this time we need to find the alternative for screening everyone contactlessly. For</div><div>this we came up with a solution that is Contactless Thermal Detection which is made</div><div>with all the safety measures for the Organization or any public places where we</div><div>screening for temperature is needed for Covid. With this Employees, Workers,</div><div>Students, Teachers can record their temperature while entering their respective</div><div>workplaces contactlessly.</div>

scholarly journals NARCISSISM ANALYSIS OF RUPERT IN PAUL HOWARD SURRIDGE’S ALL IN THE MIND

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 115-120
Author(s):  
Pramudana Ihsan ◽  
Okta Reyna Dwi Tanaya
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Common Mental Disorder ◽  
Literary Work ◽  
Psychological Disorder ◽  
Main Character ◽  
Common Disorder ◽  
The One ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Taking Care

Purpose: Psychological disorder topics are being a common topic in a lot of discussions lately, moreover for the narcissism as the one of the most common disorder in psychology but with the least intention to taking care of. Thus, this study will focus on narcissism disorder in the main character named Rupert Digby in the drama script All in the Mi by Paul Howard Surridge. This analysis will apply psychoanalysis theory, especially in Narcissism Disorder as the most common mental disorder among society which has a lack of awareness from people nowadays. Methodology: The methodology that the writer has used is qualitative research which needs a deep analysis of the literary work that used by the writers of this study based on the theory that had been chosen. Results: This analysis aims at finding illustrations and proofs in the drama script All in The Mind’s main character, which can illustrate the narcissism disorder. In this study, we find that the main character Rupert Digby in the drama can be diagnosed as possessing the narcissism disorder. Implications: His behaviors such as his big ego, his superiority, and the feeling of exclusiveness among others, clarify that Rupert is a narcissist. Besides, this research also finds the trigger that makes Rupert turned into a narcissist.

scholarly journals Virtual reality-based cognitive healthcare interventions: User-centered design considerations, guidelines and framework

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebeca I. García-Betances ◽  
María Fernanda Cabrera-Umpiérrez ◽  
María Teresa Arredondo Waldmeyer
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Substantial Improvement ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
General Acceptance ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Healthcare Interventions ◽  
The One ◽  
User Centered

Design of computer-based non-pharmacological cognitive healthcare interventions for people afflicted by chronic neurodegenerative impairments must be soundly informed by and clearly centered on users’ distinctive disabilities. In this article we present a use-oriented analysis of those cognitive interventions intended for healthcare of patients with Alzheimer’s dementia and related disorders that use human-computer interaction based on virtual reality technology. The analysis identifies the most important strengths and weakness, and describes and assesses the main key opportunities and challenges inherent to the use of this type of cognitive healthcare interventions. The most critical specific usability concerns that considerably affect these interventions are described in order to be directly addressed during a user-centered design process. Significant evaluation issues that still trouble these interventions’ general acceptance are also included. On the basis of this analysis, appropriate actions are recommended to help minimize accessibility and usability issues. Finally, concrete design guidelines, and a framework with its road map are proposed to direct the design process. The proposed framework’s more outstanding features and functionalities are described in relation to user-centered design conceptualization, implementation and assessment. The use of a consistent user-centered design methodology, such as the one proposed here to tackle the main critical obstacles, could turn out to become the key that allows to achieve a substantial improvement of VR-based cognitive healthcare interventions effectiveness.

Taking Care of the NICU Mom

2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 351-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deb Discenza
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Pain ◽  
Family Unit ◽  
New Mother ◽  
Important People ◽  
The One ◽  
Taking Care

NICU NURSES HAVE CHALLENGING jobs working with both extremely fragile newborns and their families. The mother in this family unit is one of the most important people to take care of, in addition to the newborn. So much has happened and continues to happen to her child(ren) that she is in a tailspin of physical and emotional pain. There are many ways to help the new mother through this trying time, and the NICU nurse is often the one who can be the most effective in getting mom on a solid path forward. Here are some suggestions for NICU nurses working with these shell-shocked mothers.

scholarly journals Innovations in Landlord Economy in the 1830–50s: Based on Materials from the Baryshnikovs Fond in the State Archive of the Smolensk Region

2020 ◽  
pp. 505-515
Author(s):  
Boris M. Romanov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Identification ◽  
The State ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
State Archive ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Reform Era ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
History Of ◽  
National Production ◽  
The One

The study of innovations in the landlord economy of pre-reform Russia is of particular relevance under the modern conditions while modernizing national production and searching for a breakthroughs in science and business. This study is of interdisciplinary nature, since, on the one hand, it touches upon historical issues related to the development of landlord economy in the 1830–50s; on the other hand, upon economic issues of production activities. The author uses documents of the richest personal provenance fond of the Baryshnikovs from the State Archive of the Smolensk Region, which includes over 15,000 items and covers almost two centuries in the history of this noble family. Along with documents originating from government agencies, Empress Catherine II, and the Senate, the fond contains records of service, descriptions and plans of the Baryshnikovs’ estates, land-surveying books, account books, bills of sale, landlords instructions to stewards, reports from bureaus of estates, information on crops and harvests, livestock and its productivity. Having analyzed archival documents, the author identifies innovations in the landowner economy of the Baryshnikovs, follows their implementation, and draws a number of conclusions: (1) in the last decades of the pre-reform era, the landlords tried to increase profitability of their estates by introducing more productive varieties of grain, grass sowing, new agricultural machinery, breeding livestock and its good maintenance, acquiring new equipment; (2) in introducing innovations, landowners relied more on luck than on calculations, risk identification and reduction; (3) the innovations had a significant impact on the development of landlord economy, but required significant financial investments, careful planning, and skilled workers. The study reveals one of the more important aspects of the daily economic life of the Russian provincial nobility on the eve of the Great Reforms of Alexander II.

scholarly journals Identifying, Evaluating, and Adapting to Risks in an Atmosphere of Uncertainty

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 151-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alla V. Mozgovaya
Keyword(s):  
Adaptation Strategy ◽  
Risk Identification ◽  
National Study ◽  
Importance Value ◽  
Subjective Expectations ◽  
Methodological Foundation ◽  
Empirical Risk ◽  
Relevant Field ◽  
The One ◽  
Subjective Importance

This paper belongs to the relevant field of empirical risk research in sociology and studies personal risk identification and evaluation in an atmosphere of uncertainty. While empirical data regarding risk perception is quite sufficient, studies have found no sound methodological foundation for reviewing and interpreting risk identification and evaluation, as well as ways in which people adapt to risks throughout their lives. Therefore, we propose a multi-paradigm concept of the system that individuals use to navigate their lives. This concept can be used as an underlining methodology for studying the specific features of identifying, evaluating, and adapting to risks in an atmosphere of uncertainty. We believe that, within the sociological paradigm, the nature of the adaptive process of “navigating uncertainty” lies in structuring it both on the personal and on the institutional level. The analysis of data collected during several regional studies and one national study provides empirical justification of the vital impact that subjective expectations and preferences have on decisionmaking in an atmosphere of uncertainty where the result of such decision-making is not clearly predictable. By evaluating the tolerance of various threat types, we can draw justified conclusions regarding the subjective importance/value of the respective entities. Our study shows that there is a solid cluster of the most vital values, threats to which are least permissible. Such values may be described as “irreplaceable” and “inalienable”; while the less vital values (but threats to which are still considered impermissible) are described as “replaceable” and “alienable”. The results of analyzing the links between the subjective damage perception, along with other elements of the individual’s life navigation system, on the one hand, and the choice of specific strategy to give the uncertain environment some structure (adaptation strategy) will be presented in the next paper.

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