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Integration Of Video Game Play And Storytelling In Theme Park Environmental Design, Alexandria Marcello

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-

This thesis presents a visual design exploration of video game storytelling in physical themed environments, specifically, theme parks. The theme park industry has only recently begun to tap into the video game market, with seasonal attractions and events in parks, and the first fully video game dedicated land, Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan. As theme park companies further seek out the most popular and profitable video game Intellectual Properties (IP), it will be imperative to create the most authentic video game experiences possible. The guest experience will hinge upon the successful adaptation of gameplay; creating the story around …

Creating Themed Accessible Spaces Through Hospitality Design, Sidney Wolf

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-

This thesis summarizes available literature about the individual requirements and specific design attributes needed to understand, apply, develop, and design a themed hotel with an emphasis in accessibility and inclusivity. This thesis contains a visual project and design guide that focuses on creating a themed space that offers modern means of accessibility for mobility aids, or for those who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or partially sighted. The guide summarizes literature on existing codes and explores other resources to adapt them to create an inclusive narrative environment. The visual project applies the material found in the guide and produces …

Sensory Overload: Creating Autism-Friendly Areas In Theme Parks Through Universal Design Principles, Lindsey Leffel

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-

This thesis project explores the application of Universal Design principles to the development of purpose-built rest and play spaces within United States theme parks that provide places of refuge for children with autism and their families. The goal is to offer ideas on how to create spaces where families and individuals can take a break from the over-stimulation of the traditional theme park environment in an area that has been specifically designed with their sensory needs in mind. Though the target demographic for these spaces is children with autism and their families, the ideas offered to create space will not …

Journey To The Dragon's Gate: A Study Of Hybrid Ride Systems And How They Enhance Attraction Storytelling, Matthew Moore

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-

The purpose of this thesis is to explore a new type of ride design which integrates one or more transitions between formats. Theme Park visitors have come to expect a certain type of immersive experience from attractions. Most rides in the parks are very predictable such as roller coasters which offer loops, drops, speed and quick turns, while dark rides offer a slower pace with the attention on storytelling. The solution to this situation is to combine two ride systems or more into a single ride. The ride system for my attraction begins with a free-floating boat ride navigating its …

Theme Park Queues As Diegetic Worlds: Using Star Wars: Rise Of The Resistance As A Case Study For Core Design Elements, Jordan Zauha

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-

This thesis seeks to establish core design elements for use by theme park designers to complement the guidelines established by Ledbetter and his colleagues for theme parks. Building upon Rose Biggin's "strands of enquiry" for examining immersive theatre, the suggested core design elements for immersive theme park queues serve as guidance to craft queues where audiences can actively engage with the queue's storyworld and narrative. Implementation of the core design elements alongside the already established queue design guidelines should assist designers in crafting queues that minimize discomfort and maximize narrative immersion. Theme parks offer location-based narrative landscapes, often contributing to …

Breaking The Mold: Haunted Attraction Mazes; A Study In Reducing Predictability & Increasing Intensity, Within Unconventional Halloween Attraction Experiences, Amy Avalos

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-

Every enchanted Fall season, a segment of the public flocks to a multitude of haunted Halloween attractions across the U.S., to experience fear as a form of amusement and entertainment. Psychologists continue to research the physiological and cognitive behaviors that are associated with fear and the "fight or flight" responses that are triggered when individuals are engaged in a heighten sense of danger. However, as guests traverse through these haunted attraction experiences, it's commonplace for guests to enter into these typical modes of "fight or flight" behaviors very quickly. Once this response kicks in, the guests' instinct is to scramble …

Nonparent-Friendly Work Climate & Parental Role Value: An Updated Approach To Understanding Nonparent Work Experiences, Andrew Lutz

Wayne State University Dissertations

First, the present study entails a theoretically guided examination of relationships between nonparent-friendly organizational climate (NPFC) and important outcomes among nonparent workers. Second, the present study explores the role of social-identity theory in understanding nonparent work experiences by examining and comparing the function (i.e., moderation effect sizes) of parental role values and parental expectations (i.e., childfree status) on relationships between NPFC and outcomes including affective commitment. Third, the present study compares the relevance of NPFC and singles-friendly culture in the prediction of outcomes among nonparent workers. Lastly, the present study examines the potential role of intersectionality of nonparental role and …

Global Identity: Conceptualization, Measurement, And Implications For Marketing Strategy, Irem Yoruk

Wayne State University Dissertations

Identity is an important predictor in consumer behavior; but marketing managers’ understanding of global identity is limited. This dissertation develops a more comprehensive conceptualization of the construct of global identity than those currently proposed in the literature. Anchored in identity and social identity theories, this work develops a multidimensional scale for measuring global identity, and validates this scale across two cultural environments, Turkey and the United States. This new scale is composed of four dimensions that explain the domain of global identity, three of which are comprised of two sub-dimensions. This work shows that these converge into a third-order global …

Swosu Research And Scholarly Activity Fair 2022, Swosu Office Of Sponsored Programs

SWOSU Research and Scholarly Activity Fair Programs

On behalf of Southwestern Oklahoma State University, welcome to the Thirtieth Research and Scholarly Activity Fair! We are proud to host students and faculty from universities and community colleges from across the state at this meeting of scholars. Research and scholarly activity ranging from Business Administration, Education and Professional Studies, Fine Arts and Design, Liberal Arts, and Mathematics and Science.
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Sincerely, SWOSU Office of Sponsored Programs and URSAC

Tax Implications Of The Infrastructure Investment And Jobs Act, Michelle Freeman

ETSU Faculty Works

On Nov. 15, 2021, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. The purpose of this legislation is evident in its name as it encompasses funding for “roads, bridges, railroads, airports, public transportation, access to broadband internet, and clean water” (Stradling, 2021). The revenue to support the $1.2 trillion Act will mainly result from “repurposing COVID-19 relief funds and unused unemployment benefits, delaying a Medicare rebate, and enacting stronger cryptocurrency reporting requirements" (Stradling, 2021). Although there are few provisions in this Act that will affect the average taxpayer, there are some that tax preparers should note.

Space Tourism By 2024 A Growing Possibility In China, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Developments this year have turbocharged the race to be the first to launch paying customers into space

Play, Not Pay. Learn Languages The Duolingo Way, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

A Carnegie Mellon University Professor, who is also the creator of CAPTCHA and RECAPTCHA, wants to give everyone equal access to education through free lessons on a mobile app. He is Luis von Ahn

Can You "Die" In Real Life If The Metaverse Bans You?, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Four important elements are required in order for the metaverse to become a decentralised creators’ economy

Spacs: Is It For Real Estate?, Melvyn Teo, Ronald Tan, Indran Thana, Yin Mei Lock

Perspectives@SMU

SPACs are gaining popularity but investors should do their homework

Center For Real Estate Quarterly, Volume 18, Number 8, Portland State University. Center For Real Estate

Center for Real Estate Quarterly

Table of Contents:
-- Economic Analysis by Jerry Johnson
-- Will the City of Portland’s Charter Reform be Democratic? by Gerard Mildner
-- The Office Market by Anthony Bertenelli
-- The Industrial Market by Antwon Ali
-- The Retail Market by Frewine Kiros
-- The Multifamily Residential Report by Jason Guralnick
-- Housing Production by Jordan Mulvihill
-- Ownership Housing Market by Parker Webb
-- Renter Assistance by Dan Noyes
-- Rental Evictions by Rachel Luoto
-- Portland Housing Bond and Metro Housing Bond by Nate Grein
-- Middle Housing by Rick Brody

El Efecto En El Cambio Estructural En La Transición Demográfica De Colombia (1990-2020), Luz Adriana Calderón Pinzón

Maestría en Estudios y Gestión del Desarrollo – MEGD

Este documento analiza la dinámica demográfica del país, examinando cómo ha sido la transición demográfica a partir de la década de 1990 y de qué manera los efectos del cambio estructural visto desde la conducta de variables claves y la composición poblacional determinaron algunas de las condiciones de desarrollo vistas a principios del siglo XXI.

Dado lo anterior, por medio del análisis cuantitativo y junto con la información de indicadores demográficos, datos de crecimiento económico y poblacional, este texto comprueba que estos cambios estructurales tales como el cambio del orden constitucional, la apertura y crisis económica, así como el conflicto …

Análisis Del Rol Adoptado Por La Comisión Intersectorial De La Economía Solidaria En La Construcción De Una Política Pública Para El Sector Solidario En Colombia, Maria Daniela Jiménez Cabas, Samir Hernando Eljaiek Julio

Maestría en Estudios y Gestión del Desarrollo – MEGD

La presente investigación analiza el rol adoptado por la Comisión Intersectorial de la Economía Solidaria en la construcción de una Política Pública para el Sector Solidario en Colombia, inicialmente desarrollamos los conceptos asociados a la formulación de Política Pública como facultad del Estado para solucionar problemáticas sociales y económicas, como lo son el concepto de gobernanza, funciones procedimentales y sustanciales del Estado, implementación de Políticas Públicas y alcances de las Comisiones Intersectoriales.

Posteriormente centramos la investigación en identificar si la manera como viene actuando la Comisión Intersectorial cumple con los objetivos propuestos en el Plan Nacional de Desarrollo (PND) 2018-2022 …

Disoñando La Alianza Por Los Derechos De La Naturaleza Colombia: Aportes A Las Alternativas Al Desarrollo, Lina Margarita Rincón Herrera

Maestría en Estudios y Gestión del Desarrollo – MEGD

La pandemia del Covid-19 ha permitido develar las agudas problemáticas en las diferentes dimensiones de la sociedad, como lo son a nivel ambiental, social, económico, educativo e incluso axiológico, lo cual permite evidenciar la crisis civilizatoria y en sí del modelo hegemónico de desarrollo que se presenta de un tiempo para acá, posibilitando la reflexión sobre la importancia y la necesidad de transitar hacia otros diseños para vivir.

De esta manera, es imprescindible que la universidad y los diferentes espacios académicos permitan que las voces de experiencias ciudadanas e iniciativas comunitarias sean escuchadas, pues son quienes desde su cotidianidad luchan …

Fomento Del Uso De La Bicicleta Como Principal Medio De Transporte Durante El Primer Año De La Aplicación De La Línea Más Bici Para Todas Y Todos De La Política Pública De Bogotá, John Jairo Caicedo Caicedo

Maestría en Estudios y Gestión del Desarrollo – MEGD

La investigación tiene como objetivo primordial analizar en qué medida los aspectos económicos, sociales, ambientales, culturales y de gobernanza, influyen en el uso de la bicicleta como principal medio de transporte, en el marco de la línea "Más bici para todas y todos" de la Política Pública de Bogotá.

Las restricciones en la movilidad ocasionadas por la Covid-19 representaron grandes cambios en los principales comportamientos de la ciudadanía con respecto a la movilidad al comparárseles con aquellos experimentados prepandemia. El confinamiento llevó a que las personas incrementaran el tiempo que pasaron en casa, disminuyendo el uso del transporte público y …

Centro De Emprendimiento E Innovación Casa Social De La Mujer De Zipaquirá Como Experiencia De Desarrollo De Capacidades En Las Mujeres, Elena Marcela Vanegas Calderon

Maestría en Estudios y Gestión del Desarrollo – MEGD

Los impactos de las experiencias que desarrollan capacidades humanas son escasos, la sistematización y evaluación de estas se hacen necesarias para mejorar nuestra comprensión sobre cómo funcionan estas experiencias y cuál es su relación con el desarrollo humano. En este trabajo se analiza la experiencia Centro de Emprendimiento e Innovación Casa Social de la Mujer de Zipaquirá (CEICSMZ) como un espacio que continúa el desarrollo de capacidades en Mujeres. Esta investigación se despliega con un estudio cualitativo centrado en la sistematización de las experiencias de las mujeres, que se basa en la deducción de datos obtenidos y la construcción de …