1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910791380203321

Titolo

The globalization of news [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Oliver Boyd-Barrett and Terhi Rantanen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 1998

ISBN

1-4462-5026-1

1-4462-3802-4

1-282-62297-8

9786612622977

0-85702-615-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource ([ix], 230 p.) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

Boyd-BarrettOliver

RantanenTerhi

Disciplina

070.435

Soggetti

News agencies - Influence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. News agencies as agents of globalization -- pt. 2. News agencies in the furnace of political transition -- pt. 3. Defining news : contestation and construction.

Sommario/riassunto

'The Globalization of News' aims to demonstrate just how the news agencies have contributed to the process of globalisation and simultaneously, to the process of national construction.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910955081003321

Titolo

New frontiers in human-robot interaction / / edited by Kerstin Dautenhahn, Joe Saunders

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub., c2011

ISBN

9786613359988

9781283359986

1283359987

9789027283399

9027283397

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (338 p.)

Collana

Advances in interaction studies (AIS), , 1879-873X ; ; v. 2

Classificazione

ST 308

Altri autori (Persone)

DautenhahnKerstin

SaundersJoe

Disciplina

629.8

Soggetti

Human-robot interaction

Robotics - Human factors

Human-machine systems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

New Frontiers in Human-Robot Interaction; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Introduction; References; The human in the loop; Helping robots imitate; 1. Introduction; 2. Studies overview; 3. "Acknowledgment of feedback" study; 3.1 Research questions; 3.2 Design and methodology; 3.3 Summary of results; 4. "Adaptation to feedback" study; 4.1 Research question; 4.2 Design and methodology; 4.3 Choice of object localization; 4.4 Results; 4.5 Other observations; 4.6 Questionnaire results; 5. Discussion; 6. Future work; Acknowledgments; References

The role of expectations and situations in human-robot interactionIntroduction; The concept of situation; Person-situation debate; Features of situations; The concept of expectations; The relationship between expectations, schemas, and mental models; Sources of expectations; Function and processing of expectations; Modelling the influence of situations and expectations for human-robot interaction; Human-robot interaction data; Robot platform; User study;



Data analysis; Results; Discussion; Conclusion and future work; References; Validating characterizations of sociality in HRI; Introduction

Interaction patternsFive approaches to validating characterizations of sociality; The psychometric approach; The literary approach; The modelling approach; The philosophical approach; The structuralist approach; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Attitudes toward robots and factors influencing them; Introduction; Research on attitudes toward robots; Negative attitudes toward robots scale (NARS); Related works with the NARS; Factors influencing negative attitudes toward robots; Generations, educational backgrounds, and experiences: A survey in Japan method; Results; Discussion

Summary and future directionAcknowledgment; References; The USUS evaluation framework for user-centered HRI; Introduction; State of the art; The theoretical factor-indicator model; Usability as evaluation factor; Social acceptance as evaluation factor; User experience as evaluation factor; Societal impact as evaluation factor; The methodological framework; Expert evaluation; User studies; Standardized questionnaires; Physiological measurements; Focus groups; In-depth interviews; Validation of the USUS framework in terms of feasibility; Applying the USUS evaluation framework

Discussion and outlookAckknowledgements; References; Toward making robots invisible-in-use; Toward making robots invisible-in-use; The ubiquitous computing perspective; Invisible-in-use; Robots as invisible-in-use; Tools study; Respondents and interviewees; Hypotheses; Tools study methods; Data analysis; Results and discussion; Animals study; Respondents and interviewees; Animals study methods; Data analysis; Results & discussion; Implications for theory; Implications for HRI design; Future work; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Joint action, collaboration and communication

A dynamic field approach to goal inference,error detection and anticipatory actionselection in human-robot collaboration

Sommario/riassunto

Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) considers how people can interact with robots in order to enable robots to best interact with people. HRI presents many challenges with solutions requiring a unique combination of skills from many fields, including computer science, artificial intelligence, social sciences, ethology and engineering. We have specifically aimed this work to appeal to such a multi-disciplinary audience. This volume presents new and exciting material from HRI researchers who discuss research at the frontiers of HRI. The chapters address the human aspects of interaction, such as how a



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910966489503321

Titolo

American cinema of the 1990s : themes and variations / / edited by Chris Holmlund

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2008

ISBN

1-281-87894-4

1-78034-785-5

9786611878948

0-8135-4578-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Collana

Screen decades

Classificazione

AP 44983

Altri autori (Persone)

HolmlundChris

Disciplina

791.430973/09049

Soggetti

Motion pictures - United States - History

Motion pictures - United States - Plots, themes, etc

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-269) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Timeline: The 1990's -- Introduction: Movies and the 1990's / Holmlund, Chris -- 1990 Movies and the Off-White Gangster / Mizejewski, Linda -- 1991 Movies and Wayward Images / Willis, Sharon -- 1992 Movies and the Politics of Authorship / Villarejo, Amy -- 1993 Movies and the New Economics of Blockbusters and Indies / Kleinhans, Chuck -- 1994 Movies and Partisan Politics / Waldman, Diane -- 1995 Movies,Teens,Tots, and Tech / Shary, Timothy -- 1996 Movies and Homeland Insecurity / White-Stanley, Debra / Flinn, Caryl -- 1997 Movies and the Usable Past / Capino, José B. -- 1998 Movies, Dying Fathers, and a Few Survivors / Gabbard, Krin -- 1999 Movies and Millennial Masculinity / Holmlund, Chris -- Select Academy Awards, 1990-1999 -- Works Cited and Consulted -- Contributors -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

With the U.S. economy booming under President Bill Clinton and the cold war finally over, many Americans experienced peace and prosperity in the nineties. Digital technologies gained popularity, with nearly one billion people online by the end of the decade. The film industry wondered what the effect on cinema would be. The essays in American Cinema of the 1990's examine the big-budget blockbusters



and critically acclaimed independent films that defined the decade. The 1990's' most popular genre, action, channeled anxieties about global threats such as AIDS and foreign terrorist attacks into escapist entertainment movies. Horror films and thrillers were on the rise, but family-friendly pictures and feel-good romances netted big audiences too. Meanwhile, independent films captured hearts, engaged minds, and invaded Hollywood: by decade's end every studio boasted its own "art film" affiliate.