Sökning: "the uncanny"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 86 uppsatser innehållade orden the uncanny.

  1. 21. Hur upplevs en humanoid som servicepersonal i en bilhall? : En studie som undersöker hur kunder i en bilhall upplever en humanoid som anställd med hänsyn till antropomorfism och uncanny valley

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Författare :Eric Remnebäck; Nils Blomgren; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Anthropomorphism; car dealership; human characteristics; humanoid; service staff and uncanny valley.; Antropomorfism; bilhall; humanoid; mänskliga egenskaper; servicepersonal och uncanny valley.;

    Sammanfattning : Robots are constantly evolving, from Da Vinci's first robot to humanoids that exist today and are used in various industries. This study examines how a humanoid is perceived as service staff in a car dealership and this was done through a qualitative case study where semi-structured interviews and on-site observations were combined. LÄS MER

  3. 22. IN THE PRESENCE OF HUMAN-LIKENESS An Exploratory Study on How Humans Experience Artificial Agents

    Kandidat-uppsats, Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Författare :Anna Johansson; Elin Örnberg; [2021-09-21]
    Nyckelord :Human-likeness; Human-robot-interaction; Uncanny valley; Physical presence; Expectations; Emotional reactions; Furhat;

    Sammanfattning : Interactions with artificial agents are increasing in everyday situations, and social agents might become the next generally adopted interface. However, whether these agents should appear human-like or not is debated as it is still uncertain what effects human-like agents have on humans in an interactive setting. LÄS MER

  4. 23. THE SHINING: A SEPARATION A Fundamental Flaw in Adaptation Studies

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Författare :Nicola Camoglio; [2021-02-16]
    Nyckelord :The Shining; Stanley Kubrick; Stephen King; metafiction;

    Sammanfattning : In recent years, the academic field of adaptation studies has started questioning the fidelityled approach to adaptation that was long its guiding principle. This essay builds upon this novel approach by focusing on the conflictual relationship between Stephen King’s novel The Shining (1977) and the film version (1980) directed by Stanley Kubrick. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Kusliga odjur eller inbjudande varelser? : En undersökning kring manifestationen av kusliga dalen hos antropomorfiska karaktärer

    Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Författare :Emil Karlsson; Sigurd Nordberg; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Kusliga dalen; antropomorfism; karaktärsdesign; TV-spel;

    Sammanfattning : Denna studie har utgått från tidigare forskning kring antropomorfism och kusliga dalen-fenomenet. Undersökningens syfte har varit att utröna om fenomenet hos antropomorfiska enheter sker genom kategoriseringssvårighet eller genom realisminkonsekvens. Den har även undersökt vilka fysiska drag och vilka djurarter som orsakar effekten mest. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Ghostly Bells and Monstrous Drumming : An Exploration of Intermediality and Supernatural Strangeness in "Especially Heinous"

    Master-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Författare :Beatriz Carlsson; [2021]
    Nyckelord :gothic; magical realism; intermediality; Carmen Maria Machado; supernatural; strange;

    Sammanfattning : Various contemporary female authors deploy supernatural motifs portrayed through or alongside diverse forms of intermediality in texts which thematise the patriarchal oppression of women. In order to throw light on this phenomenon, this thesis investigates the intermedial relations and supernatural motifs of Carmen Maria Machado’s novella “Especially Heinous: 272 Views of Law & Order: SVU”, and their relation to the political themes of the text. LÄS MER