Sökning: "Domestic Environments"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 43 avhandlingar innehållade orden Domestic Environments.
1. Arrangement Design Studies : the introduction of the digital wall in domestic environments
Sammanfattning : This research focuses on the emergence of 'digital walls' that can project images onto almost all or even the entirety of interior (and perhaps exterior) walls, and what implications this might have for how we arrange our rooms. It demonstrates the arrangement, i.e. LÄS MER
2. Un-learning to labour? Activating the unemployed in a former industrial community
Sammanfattning : In the aftermath of automation and globalisation of production, the Western welfare states have come to leave industrial society behind in favour of an increasingly competitive and service-oriented economy. Nevertheless, there are many environments whose inhabitants still identify with the culture that developed in typical industrial communities. LÄS MER
3. Shades of Use : The Dynamics of Interaction Design for Sociable Use
Sammanfattning : Computers are used in sociable situations, for example during customer meetings. This is seldom recognized in design, which means that computers often become a hindrance in the meeting. LÄS MER
4. Exploiting structure in man-made environments
Sammanfattning : Robots are envisioned to take on jobs that are dirty, dangerous and dull, the three D's of robotics. With this mission, robotic technology today is ubiquitous on the factory floor. However, the same level of success has not occurred when it comes to robots that operate in everyday living spaces, such as homes and offices. LÄS MER
5. Tactical planning in engineer-to-order environments
Sammanfattning : Tactical planning is implemented to balance customer demand and supply capacity within a medium-term and to avoid under- and overcapacity. In engineer-to-order (ETO) environments, under- and overcapacity lead firms to incur substantial costs that can easily wipe out profit margins. LÄS MER
