scholarly journals Grasping Elapsing

2018 ◽  
pp. 28-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Williams
Keyword(s):  
Present Moment ◽  
Laptop Computer ◽  
Software Application ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Projection Screen ◽  
Custom Made ◽  
Scanned Images ◽  
Large Projection ◽  
Performance Projects ◽  
Participatory Performance

An iterative series of hybrid media installations and generative, participatory performance projects, Grasping Elapsing (2003-present) attempts to show embodied thought process by creating open-ended connections among object, image, archive, digital process and word. The project is comprised of a combination of installations, performances, images created by the artist over time, images created by participants in prior and current performances/installations, live-sourced, appropriated images accessed through software, generative software that processes combinations of the above-described images, and a Twitter feed/archive.  Given the highly-temporal nature of the project, it is difficult to analyze specific juxtapositions that might arise. This report will therefore mainly address the projects’ ongoing conceptual framework while referencing specific moments in time where it might be helpful for contemporary readers. The current iteration, Grasping Elapsing 3.1 is a digitally-augmented participatory performance with a “live” component of approximately twenty minutes and an indefinitely-extended digital component which is conducted online. The piece expresses a convergence of history, place and present moment through the use of digital practices and face-to-face discussion. It is conducted with an audience that, after an approximately eight-minute introduction, is invited to participate by contributing images through the use of scanning. The entire piece is enacted at a table with a large projection behind it. The artist sits at the table facing audience-participants. Throughout the performance, the artist delivers spoken-word content and participatory instructions. On the table are a laptop computer which the artist uses to improvisationally control a custom-made software application designed specifically for the performance. The application displays artist-produced, appropriated and past-and-current participant-contributed imagery, and also imagery generatively processed from combinations of all of the above-mentioned source materials. The output of this application is shown on the projection screen. Also on the table is a flatbed scanner which participants use to digitize images for contribution to the piece; scanned images are automatically added to a databank from which the application draws in real time.

SEM Stop-Frame, Color, 3D Animation for Motion Pictures

1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (S2) ◽  
pp. 16-17
Author(s):  
David Scharf ◽  
Jacob Wilbrink ◽  
John A. Hunt
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
3D Animation ◽  
Special Effects ◽  
Projection Screen ◽  
Traditional Format ◽  
Stereo Motion ◽  
Large Projection ◽  
Animation System

A stop-frame animation system has been developed for producing high-resolution, color and stereo motion picture animation sequences. The first of these sequences can be seen in the recently released IMAX 3D movies, “Four Million House Guests” a.k.a. “The Hidden Dimension”. IMAX movies have long been known for their breathtaking special effects that seem incredibly realistic because of the large projection screen (about 7 stories high) which is close to the entire audience, high resolution, and powerful audio effects. IMAX 3D is an extention to the traditional format that allows the audience to see three dimensional special effects with the aid of electronically shuttered viewing glasses. IMAX movies are an ideal medium to demonstrate the high resolution digital images that are possible with the SEM.The goal of the SEM movie project was to produce movie sequences where viewers feels like they are flying smoothly through micro-space past microscopic creatures and objects in three dimensions and in color.

scholarly journals Detection of Potentially Compromised Computer Nodes and Clusters Connected on a Smart Grid, Using Power Consumption Data

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (18) ◽  
pp. 5075
Author(s):  
Mohammed Almshari ◽  
Georgios Tsaramirsis ◽  
Adil Omar Khadidos ◽  
Seyed Mohammed Buhari ◽  
Fazal Qudus Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Consumption ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
Moving Average ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Abnormal Behavior ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Software Application ◽  
Consumption Data ◽  
Custom Made ◽  
Two Samples

Monitoring what application or type of applications running on a computer or a cluster without violating the privacy of the users can be challenging, especially when we may not have operator access to these devices, or specialized software. Smart grids and Internet of things (IoT) devices can provide power consumption data of connected individual devices or groups. This research will attempt to provide insides on what applications are running based on the power consumption of the machines and clusters. It is therefore assumed that there is a correlation between electric power and what software application is running. Additionally, it is believed that it is possible to create power consumption profiles for various software applications and even normal and abnormal behavior (e.g., a virus). In order to achieve this, an experiment was organized for the purpose of collecting 48 h of continuous real power consumption data from two PCs that were part of a university computer lab. That included collecting data with a one-second sample period, during class as well as idle time from each machine and their cluster. During the second half of the recording period, one of the machines was infected with a custom-made virus, allowing comparison between power consumption data before and after infection. The data were analyzed using different approaches: descriptive analysis, F-Test of two samples of variance, two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA). The results show that it is possible to detect what type of application is running and if an individual machine or its cluster are infected. Additionally, we can conclude if the lab is used or not, making this research an ideal management tool for administrators.

scholarly journals Changing attitudes towards teletherapy in Austrian therapists during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 1357633X2098603
Author(s):  
Lena Rettinger ◽  
Carissa Klupper ◽  
Franz Werner ◽  
Peter Putz
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Physical Contact ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Regulatory Frameworks ◽  
Custom Made ◽  
Therapy Services ◽  
High Level ◽  
Changing Attitudes

Introduction Telehealth and its usage strongly depend on regulatory frameworks and user acceptance. During the COVID-19 pandemic, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech-language therapists and their patients experienced restrictions regarding the usual face-to-face therapy. Teletherapy has become a highly discussed medium for providing therapy services. This study aimed at assessing Austrian therapists’ attitudes towards teletherapy, including perceived barriers, during and before the COVID-19 lockdown. Further interest referred to therapists’ technical affinity and experiences with the application of teletherapy. Methods Therapists ( n = 325) completed an online survey amid the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. Retrospective indications referred to the time prior to the lockdown. Ratings were opposed across the three therapeutic professions. Subgroup analyses investigated the role of gender and age regarding technical affinity. Measures included custom-made attitudinal statements towards teletherapy and the standardized TA-EG survey. Results The COVID-19 lockdown caused attitude changes towards teletherapy – for example, in terms of interest ( r = 0.57, p > 0.01), perceived skills for performance of teletherapy ( r = 0.33, p > 0.01) and perceived need for physical contact with patients ( r = 0.35, p > 0.01). Regarding technical affinity, women reported significantly higher values than men did ( r = 0.32, p > 0.01). Nearly half of the participants already applied teletherapy, with mainly positive ratings regarding perceived skills and feasibility. Barriers identified were missing or unstable reimbursement policies by insurance companies and therapeutic software with guaranteed data security. Discussion Austrian therapists indicate a relatively high level of telehealth positivity, with an improvement in the course of the COVID-19 lockdown. However, therapists outline the need for stable reimbursement policies and secure software solutions.

scholarly journals Navigating Turn-Taking and Conversational Repair in an Online Synchronous Course

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yvonne Earnshaw
Keyword(s):  
Conversation Analysis ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Conversational Analysis ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Software Application ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Communication Problems ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Conversational Repair ◽  
Audio Communication

In face-to-face conversations, speaker transitions (or hand-offs) are typically seamless. In computer mediated communication settings, speaker hand-offs can be a bit more challenging. This paper presents the results of a study of audio communication problems that occur in an online synchronous course, and how, and by whom, those problems are resolved. Data were collected from chat transcripts and audio transcripts from a graduate level discourse and conversation analysis course that used WebEx, an audioconferencing software application that also has a chat channel. Using a conversational analysis approach, data were analyzed to identify when speaker hand-offs occurred to determine related patterns of confirmation strategies and repair sequences. Findings showed several different approaches to smooth speaker hand-offs. In cases where hand-offs were not smooth, corrections were attempted by either fixing the problem or moving on. There were also instances in which parties encountered technical difficulties with the audio or Internet connectivity. Parties used the chat channel to indicate they were having trouble. The instructor’s role was to troubleshoot, call upon students, and move the discussion along. This study provides some insight on how chat can be used in a discussion-based, online synchronous course to identify technical difficulties with a called-upon speaker and how the correction is made.

scholarly journals Kanohi ki te kanohi - Face to face: frameworks from tikanga Māori meet viewpoints improvisations, shocking the theatrical encounter into alive-li-ness

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Ann Mary Ruth
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Actor Training ◽  
Present Moment ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Past ◽  
Peter Brook ◽  
Creative Research ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The Individual

<p>How can we make theatre that sizzles with life that is kinaesthetically and viscerally experienced? As artists in the theatre our work is to combat the falling back into the habitual. We need to wake ourselves up, to see anew, to respond out of the moment: not out of memory (reaching into the past) nor out of desire (reaching into the future), both of which produce what Peter Brook has famously described as ‘deadly’ theatre. How can we consistently produce work that combats these ‘deadly’ tendencies?   Further, can we create work that is simultaneously artistically structured or fixed, created within the moment so that artistry and improvisation combine? This thesis investigates structures derived from the rituals of the New Zealand Māori, combined with choreography arising out of Viewpoints improvisations, testing them out in the context of actor training, predominantly at Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School. Together they provide a framework for theatrical work that anchors actors to the present moment. They refocus performers’ attention towards purpose rather than performance. They allow the artistically structured to coexist with the improvisationally free, engendering a sense of pulsing life, a quality I am calling 'alive-li-ness'. They re-frame the audience-performer relationship, drawing the audience from observation towards a more participatory stance, where the performance becomes a journey undertaken together. This is a creative research thesis in which my own performative research underlies the critical and theoretical examination through a series of productions. Through them I am able to test out this thesis both in performance and on the rehearsal floor, forming the spine of the thesis.  I begin with examining theatrical improvisation, the form in which the future is genuinely unknown, the qualities that characterise it and the structures that support it. I explore a variety of forms and uses of improvisation, seeking the underlying attributes of improvisers at their most effective. I then explore the possibility of those qualities co-existing in work where structures such as an extant text and a fixed choreography are used, focusing firstly on the structures and qualities derived from Māori frameworks, then from those arising from Viewpoints. Finally I bring these frameworks together in a series of productions, testing their efficacy in relationship.  In combining these two approaches I have developed a powerful tool for creating performance that is immediate and visceral, the attention of the performer firmly anchored to purpose and the present moment, playfully, without self-consciousness or undue tension. In this approach the life engendered lies with the ensemble rather than the individual artist. These frameworks advance our understanding of ways in which this immediacy can be achieved within artistic structures and are shown to be transferable to other contexts. By following a clear sense of purpose and focus on the audience, giving precise attention to choreography and timing, the actor is freed from the siren call of memory and the equally seductive temptation to plan the future, and is thereby held in a precise and vital engagement with the present.</p>

scholarly journals INOVASI PEMBELAJARAN SEKOLAH SEBAGAI UPAYA MENGURANGI LEARNING LOSS SELAMA PANDEMI

2021 ◽  
pp. 943
Author(s):  
Endra Yuafanedi Arifianto ◽  
Pusvita Yuana ◽  
Ria Dewi Andriani ◽  
Triya Indra Rahmawan
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Laptop Computer ◽  
Learning Loss ◽  
School Students ◽  
Teaching Activities ◽  
Counseling Training ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
The Government ◽  
Insight Into

The implementation of educational policies that previously used to be face-to-face between teachers and students became online or online using a laptop/computer/gadjet device and a zoom application, which resulted in a significant change in the way of learning. Schools in remote villages or mountains which of course still have limited internet access/reach can be one of the reasons for the lack of smooth online learning, besides the ability to capture, concentrate or focus students is very different when getting material online or online offline or face-to face. direct. The purpose of the campus teaching activities of Universitas Brawijaya is to provide alternative solutions to online learning problems using counseling, training and direct practice of making animated videos. Campus teaching activities succeeded in providing learning motivation for elementary school students to have dreams of reaching higher education levels, being able to provide insight into the spirit of nationalism loving the homeland from an early age, being able to provide insight into the importance of saving for the future and being able to provide an understanding of nutritious food needed for daily needs. intelligence development. In addition, this activity succeeded in providing insight and knowledge to teachers, especially in the use of Google Classroom and animated videos. These two basic skills can help the online learning process and reduce the potential for learning loss during a pandemic. The synergy of the role of the government, universities and school partners is needed to succeed in the mandate of the law in the intellectual life of the nation. Pemberlakuan kebijakan pendidikan yang sebelumnya tatap muka antara guru dengan siswa menjadi daring atau online dengan menggunakan perangkat labtop/komputer/gadjet dan aplikasi zoom memberikan perubahan cara belajar yang signifikan. Sekolah di pelosok desa atau pegunungan yang tentu masih memiliki keterbatasan akses/jangkauan internet bisa menjadi salah satu alasan kurang lancarnya pembelajaran online, selain itu kemampuan daya tangkap, konsentrasi atau fokus siswa sangat berbeda ketika mendapatkan materi secara daring atau online dengan luring atau tatap muka secara langsung. Tujuan kegiatan kampus mengajar Universitas Brawijaya memberikan alternatif solusi permasalahan pembelajaran daring dengan metode penyuluhan, pelatihan dan praktik langsung membuat video animasi. Kegiatan kampus mengajar berhasil memberikan motivasi belajar siswa sekolah dasar untuk memiliki mimpi sampai jenjang pendidikan perguruan tinggi, mampu memberikan wawasan semangat nasionalisme cinta tanah air sejak usia dini, mampu memberikan wawasan pentingnya menabung untuk masa depan serta mampu memberikan pemahaman tentang makanan bergizi yang dibutuhkan untuk kebutuhan perkembangan kecerdasan. Selain itu kegiatan ini berhasil memberikan wawasan dan keilmuan kepada bapak ibu guru khususnya dalam pemanfaatan googleclassroom dan video animasi. Kedua kemampuan dasar ini bisa membantu proses pembelajaran daring atau online dan mengurangi potensi learning loss selama pandemi. Sinergitas peran pemerintah, perguruan tinggi dan mitra sekolah sangat diperlukan untuk mensukseskan amanat undang – undang dalam mencerdaskan kehidupan bangsa.

scholarly journals Uutta tietoa vai oivallus? Eräiden dialogipartikkeleiden tehtävistä

Virittäjä ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 121 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aino Koivisto
Keyword(s):  
Conversation Analysis ◽  
Epistemic State ◽  
Present Moment ◽  
Functional Difference ◽  
Cognitive Changes ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
New Information ◽  
Interactional Context ◽  
The Status ◽  
Changes Of State

Uutta tietoa vai oivallus? Eräiden dialogipartikkeleiden tehtävistä Artikkelissa tarkastellaan sellaisia keskustelun dialogipartikkeleita, joita on aiemmin tutkittu vasta vähän tai ei lainkaan. Näitä partikkeleita käyttäessään puhuja osoittaa, että kohtelee edellä sanottua uutena tietona, tai hän ilmaisee muunlaista kognitiivista muutosta, erityisesti tajuamista. Artikkeli laajentaa ja syventää aiempaa dialogipartikkeleita koskevaa tutkimustietoa, jonka mukaan partikkelien keskeinen funktiota määrittävä eronteko on siinä, kohteleeko puhuja edellä sanottua uutena tietona vai ei. Artikkeli osoittaa, että suomessa on myös muunlaisia kognitiivista muutosta osoittavia partikkeleita, kuten aa ja ainii(n), jotka eivät sovi olemassa oleviin kategorioihin. Tajuamista osoittava aa eroaa uutispartikkeleista (esim. aijaa ja aha(a)) siten, että se ei ota vastaan varsinaisesti uutta tietoa vaan osoittaa, että puhuja on nyt ymmärtänyt jotakin, joka oli hänelle aiemmin epäselvää tai jonka hän oli käsittänyt väärin. Uutisena vastaanottamisen kategoriaa tulisi näin ollen laventaa koskemaan kaikentyyppisiä kognitiivista muutosta osoittavia partikkeleita. Artikkelissa pohditaan myös uutisena vastaanottamisen yleisfunktion hienosyistämistä vertailemalla merkitykseltään läheisten partikkelien aijaa ja aha(a) tehtäviä. Käy ilmi, että relevantteja merkitystä erottavia parametrejä eivät ole pelkästään hienovaraiset erot puhujan kognitiivisessa tilassa vaan myös vastaanotetun tiedon status laajemman toimintakontekstin ja puhujan vuorovaikutusprojektin kannalta. Partikkeli aijaa ottaa vastaan uutisarvoista ja puheenaiheeksi kelpaavaa tietoa, kun taas aha(a) osoittaa, että edellä sanottu muutti partikkelin sanojan oletusta keskustelun etenemisen suunnasta, mikä vaatii uudelleen orientoitumista. Artikkeli vahvistaa ymmärrystä suomesta partikkelikielenä, jossa vuorovaikutukselle olennaisia hienovaraisia merkityseroja tuodaan esiin tiettyihin tehtäviin erikoistuneiden partikkeleiden avulla. Tutkimusmenetelmänä on keskustelunanalyysi. Aineistona on arkisia puhelinkeskusteluja ja videoituja kasvokkaiskeskusteluja pääasiassa perheenjäsenten, ystävien, ja tuttavien välillä. Keskustelut on tallennettu viime vuosikymmenillä, 1980-luvun lopulta 2010-luvun alkuun.   New information or sudden realisation? On the functions of some response particles in Finnish This article discusses the functions of a specific group of conversational response particles that has received little attention in previous research. The particles under investigation treat the previous turn as new information or express other changes of state, indicating, for instance, sudden realisation. Prior research has suggested that the main functional difference between different kinds of response particles is whether or not they treat the previous turn as new information. This article contributes to the discussion by suggesting that other types of cognitive changes of state should be considered too. In Finnish, the particles aa and ainii(n) differ from news particles in the sense that they do not denote the receipt of new information but indicate understanding and remembering in the present moment. Besides suggesting that the category of news particles should be made more all-encompassing, the article discusses the broader function of receiving the prior turn as new information and suggests relevant parameters for distinguishing between the particles aijaa and aha(a), the most common particles used in Finnish to denote the receipt of new information. The article suggests that relevant differences do not merely concern subtleties in the epistemic state of the speakers but also the status of previous information within a larger interactional context and with respect to the speaker’s project. Aijaa is used when receiving topical, newsworthy information, whereas aha(a) indicates that the prior turn redirected the ongoing action, thus requiring reorientation. The article confirms the idea of Finnish as a 'particle language' in which subtle nuances are expressed using particles with highly specialised meanings. The method employed in the article is that of conversation analysis. The data is taken from telephone conversations and video-recorded face-to-face conversations between friends and family members, dating from the end of the 1980s to the beginning of the 2010s.

scholarly journals The effect of mindful attention awareness on ruminative thought styles: Physical education and sports teacher candidates

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 511-518
Author(s):  
Baris Karaoglu ◽  
Ilimdar Yalcin
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Present Moment ◽  
Thought Style ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Mindful Attention ◽  
Package Program ◽  
Thought Styles

The present study aimed to examine the effect of mindful attention awareness on ruminative thought styles levels of physical education and sports teacher candidates. 183 students studying in the Department of Physical Education and Sports Teaching at Bingol University voluntarily participated in the study. Mindful attention awareness and ruminative thought style scale were used as data collection. The scales were applied to students by face-to-face survey method. SPSS package program was used to analyze of the data. Pearson Correlation and Linear Regression analyses were applied for the statistical analyses. As a result, it was found that there was a positive and low-level relationship between mindful attention awareness and ruminative thought styles while mindful attention awareness slightly affected ruminative thought styles. In this context, it can be said that the students do not lose command over past or future events in their lives and act by experiencing the present moment.         Keywords: Sports; teacher candidates; mindfulness; ruminative thought

scholarly journals Analysis of Deformations of the Skylight Construction at the Main Hall of the Warsaw University of Technology

2015 ◽  
Vol 97 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-46
Author(s):  
Waldemar Odziemczyk
Keyword(s):  
Atmospheric Pressure ◽  
Measuring System ◽  
Control Points ◽  
Polar Method ◽  
Laptop Computer ◽  
Total Station ◽  
Software Application ◽  
Steel Construction ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Horizontal Displacements

AbstractThe paper presents technology and results of measurements of the steel construction of the skylight of the Main Hall of the Warsaw University of Technology. The new version of the automated measuring system has been used for measurements. This system is based on Leica TCRP1201+ total station and the TCcalc1200 software application, developed by the author, which operates on a laptop computer connected with the total station by the wire. Two test measurements were performed. Each of them consisted of cyclic measurement using the polar method, from one station; points located on the skylight construction, as well as control points located on concrete, bearing poles, were successively measured. Besides geometrical values (such as Hz, V angles and the slope distance D), the changes of temperature and atmospheric pressure, were also recorded. Processed results of measurements contained information concerning the behaviour of the skylight; asymmetry of horizontal displacements with respect to the X axis have been proved. Changes of parameters of the instrument telescope and changes of the instrument orientation were also stated; they were connected with changes of the temperature. The most important results of works have been presented in the form of diagrams.

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