Virtual Communitas, “Digital Place-Making,” and the Process of “Becoming”

2013 ◽  
pp. 218-236
Author(s):  
Anita McKeown
Keyword(s):  
Normal Modes ◽  
Normative Values ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Place Making ◽  
Process Of Change ◽  
Specific Location ◽  
And Function

In Aristotelian philosophy, the process of change from a lower level of “potentiality” to the higher level of “actuality” is known as “becoming,” or to become more and more of what one is, or capable of “becoming.” For this process to take place, the dissolution of the normative values or understanding of one’s self and context is necessary (Turner, 1968). Such dissolution, although initially destabilising, can create an environment conducive to the values and normal modes of behaviour being reflected upon and transformed. The chapter considers how selected context-responsive projects that use the Internet, develop and harness “communitas” (Turner, 1967) and function as “liminoid” (Turner, 1974) space, facilitating new understandings of place. The virtual manifestations of place highlighted are then reflected upon for their potential in the process of “place-making” to enable the process of “becoming,” for people and the specific location.

“On the Internet, Nobody Knows You're a Dog”

2016 ◽  
pp. 349-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil D. Shortland
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Psychological Process ◽  
Source Information ◽  
Online Activity ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
Online Risk ◽  
Violent Extremism ◽  
Online Behaviour ◽  
And Function

Online behaviour can provide a unique window from which we can glean intent. From an intelligence standpoint it provides an important source of open-source information. However, making inference of intent from online activity is inherently difficult. Yet elsewhere progress is being made in incorporating information online into decisions regarding risk and offender prioritisation. This chapter synthesises lessons learnt from studies of risk assessment of violent extremists, risk assessment online, and the form and function of extremist materials online in order to begin to approach the issue of online risk assessment of violent extremism. In doing so it highlights issues associated with the diversity of online extremist behaviour, the diversity of offline extremist behaviour and the general lack of understanding related to the interaction of online and offline experiences, and how this contributes to the wider psychological process of ‘radicalisation'. Implications for practitioners are discussed.

scholarly journals Exploring the form and function of dissident Irish Republican online discourses

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorraine Bowman-Grieve ◽  
Maura Conway
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Support Function ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Political Extremism ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
Irish Republicanism ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
And Function ◽  
Significant Support

This article seeks to contribute to broadening the focus of research in the area of violent online political extremism by examining the use of the internet by dissident Irish Republicans and their supporters. The argument here is not that the internet substitutes face-to-face contacts amongst Irish Republicans, including violent dissidents, nor that it currently plays a central role in processes of radicalisation into violent dissident groups, but that it has an important support function in terms of providing an ‘always-on’ space for discussion, consumption, and production of Irish Republicanism and thus a potentially educative role in terms of introducing ‘newbies’ to violent dissident Republicanism while also acting as a ‘maintenance’ space for the already committed. This exploratory study considers the importance of these functions in the context of repeated suggestions that the dissidents have no significant support base or constituency as internet activity certainly gives the appearance of some such support.

Marketing strategies for electroacoustics and computer music

2004 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROSEMARY MOUNTAIN
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Computer Music ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Electronic Computer ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Visual And Performing Arts ◽  
The Common ◽  
And Function ◽  
Aesthetic Preferences

This article explores possible strategies for appraising electroacoustic and computer music to enhance ‘marketability’. It is proposed that the specific aesthetics, characteristics and function of a work may be more salient features than those of the medium of composition (e.g. computer) to many listeners. It is suggested that the common practice of focusing on chronology, geography and specific schools is becoming less relevant due to a proliferation of home studios, the internet, and an increasing saturation of electronic sounds in new media contexts. On the other hand, aspects of form, mood, timbral palette, rhythmic complexity, etc., may become very useful bases for choosing works for a compilation CD or concert programme. The inadequacies of musicians' discourse for describing such attributes leads to the incorporation of analogies from visual and performing arts as well as a discussion of other possible approaches to ‘labelling’ and the inherent dangers in such a task. In conclusion, it is proposed that the time is ripe for shuffling the categories and regrouping composers' works according to aesthetic preferences, regardless of the percentage of electronic/computer content.

scholarly journals Machine Learning Based Indoor Localization using Wi-Fi Fingerprinting

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 502-506
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Random Forest ◽  
Nearest Neighbor ◽  
Indoor Localization ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Location Prediction ◽  
K Nearest Neighbor ◽  
Data Types ◽  
Specific Location ◽  
Web Access

The aim of indoor localization is to locate the objects inside a location wirelessly. This paper reports the models that predict the location along with floor and coordinates from the WAPs (Web Access Points) signal strengths of a user who connects to the internet at a specific location which had three locations. Starting with the cleaning of data, then assigning attributes into proper data types, making subset of dataset for each location, examining each column, and normalizing WAPs rows in order to build models. Different algorithms have been used to predict the location, floor, and coordinates of a logged in user. The models that have been used in this paper are k-Nearest Neighbor (k-NN) for location prediction, random forest for floor prediction and regression with k-NN for coordinate prediction.

scholarly journals Provocation as a Genre: Rhetorical Definitions of MeToo Discourse

2020 ◽  
pp. 78-90
Author(s):  
Eglė Gabrėnaitė ◽  
Monika Triaušytė
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Modern Media ◽  
Global Movement ◽  
The Media ◽  
And Function ◽  
Internet Medium ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Modern media has led to changes in the scope, intensity and effectiveness of communication. The Internet medium, which offers almost unlimited dialogue and polylogue possibilities, has become an attractive place for provocation to be born and function. The provocative narrative not only inspires these processes, but also becomes as a result of such a genre modification. This article analyzes a provocative discourse, the Lithuanian version of the global movement MeToo, which promotes the publication of cases of sexual harassment: testimonies of women who have been sexually harassed, publications in the media discussing the issue, interviews with discourse participants, another type of comments. The MeToo discourse is characterized by a rhetorical aspect: the concept of provocation as an effective communication strategy is explored; the relationship of the provocative narrative to the genre category is discussed; characteristic rhetorical elements – invention, disposition, elocution – have been distinguished.

Orality, Culture, And Language

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clive Holes
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Landscapes ◽  
Electronic Media ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Oral Literature ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
And Function ◽  
Arabic Speaking ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Culture And Language

This article explores the relationship between linguistic form and function in the varying cultural landscapes of the contemporary Arabic-speaking world, including spontaneous speech, the contemporary electronic media (television, radio, the Internet), cinema, theater, and traditional performed oral literature, which have been revived and “reinvented.” It is shown that the relationship between orality and language in Arabic is complex. The layman’s mental landscape is of a “high,” literary, codified variety of the language strongly identified with a unifying religion (Islam) and a “golden age” of past imperial and literary glories, carrying great cultural prestige; and a “low,” chaotic (often regarded as grammarless) but homely variety associated with domesticity, intimacy, and the daily round. The emotional resonances of the two varieties are and always have been different. Consequently, they have, through the ages, occupied separate functional niches in all linguistically mediated communication, be it speech, writing, song, poetry, cinema, or theater.

The Internet: History, Operation and Function

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward G. Crosby ◽  
Marley W. Watkins
Keyword(s):  
The Internet ◽  
Internet History ◽  
And Function

Abstract 17527: Partitioning Echocardiographic Size and Function Parameters of the Right Ventricle Using CMR Normative Values from the MESA Study

Circulation ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 130 (suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karima Addetia ◽  
Nadia El-Hangouche ◽  
Amit R Patel ◽  
Michael J Wilkinson ◽  
Roberto M Lang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Normal Values ◽  
Regression Line ◽  
Normative Values ◽  
Functional Parameters ◽  
End Diastolic Volume ◽  
Chamber View ◽  
Pulsed Wave Doppler ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
The Right ◽  
And Function

Introduction: Right ventricular (RV) size and function are important predictors of outcomes. There are, however, no cut-off values for degrees of RV enlargement or dysfunction. Recent guidelines on the right heart classify measurements only as abnormal or normal. In a cohort of patients with closely-spaced 2DE and cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) we sought to determine magnitudes of abnormality in 2DE values by using CMR normative values as determined by the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) study. Methods: We studied 217 patients, who had CMR (1.5T), and 2DE within 2±2.5 d. CMR RV ejection fraction (EF) and end-diastolic volume (EDV) were measured using the method of disks. The RV-focused apical 4-chamber view was used to measure the functional parameters, TAPSE (M-mode) and S’ (pulsed-wave Doppler), and fractional area change (FAC) as well as the size parameters of end-diastolic basal (RVEDDb) and mid (RVEDDm) diameters. Using CMR normal values from the MESA study for males and females separately, magnitudes of abnormality in RV enlargement and dysfunction were determined using SDs from the population mean. Patients were categorized based on CMR results. Values for corresponding 2DE size and function parameters were then calculated for each category using the regression line and cut-offs proposed. Results: Mean CMR and 2DE values are reported (Table 1). At least moderate correlations (r>0.50) were seen between the functional parameters and CMR RV EF and size parameters and CMR RV EDV. The best correlation was seen between RV EDA and CMR RV EDV (r=0.79). Echocardiographic parameters at 0, 2, 4 and 6 SDs from MESA-derived normal values for males and females separately are shown (Tables 2&3). Conclusions: Studies combining information from echocardiography and CMR performed in close proximity could enhance the ability to qualify RV size and function other than as normal or abnormal potentially providing more value to the clinician.

A Mechanical Analyzer for Computing Transient Stresses in Airplane Structures

1950 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 310-314
Author(s):  
R. L. Bisplinghoff ◽  
T. H. H. Pian ◽  
L. I. Levy
Keyword(s):  
Normal Modes ◽  
Phase Relations ◽  
Elastic Structure ◽  
Mechanical Analogy ◽  
Proper Design ◽  
Torsional Pendulum ◽  
And Function

Abstract A mechanical-analogy-type analyzer is described which is used for computing the transient stresses in an undamped elastic structure. The two main functions of the analyzer are (a) to evaluate the stresses due to the deformations of an elastic structure in its various normal modes, and (b) to superpose the effects of the modes with proper regard taken of their phase relations. Function (a) is accomplished by the use of torsional-pendulum simulators, and function (b) by the proper design of the electronic pickup and recording circuit. The analyzer is particularly useful in the determination of dynamic landing stresses in airplane structures.

AN IOT-BASED WEATHER MONITORING SYSTEM

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Swapnil Bandal ◽  
Jakkan D. A. ◽  
Jakkan D. A. ◽  
Jakkan D. A.
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Specific Location ◽  
Cost Effective Approach ◽  
The World ◽  
Edge Method ◽  
The Internet Of Things

The framework proposed in this paper is a cutting-edge method for tracking weather conditions in a specific location and making the data available to everyone, anywhere in the world. The Internet of Things (IoT) is the technology behind this, which is a cutting-edge and cost-effective approach for connecting things to the internet and connecting the whole universe of things in a network. Things could go either way here.

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