[PDF] Making Sense Of Virtual Risks eBook

Author : Casper Harteveld
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 31,44 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1614991707

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Along with the rise of digital games over the past decades came an increased interest for using games for other purposes than entertainment. Although a few successes are known, much research seems to suggest little evidence for games' advantages. Existing literature claims that more studies are needed that investigate the effective design and use of games and especially studies that are comprehensive, rigorous, and innovative. To contribute to this emerging field, the author investigated the case of Levee Patroller. The target audience of the game, levee patrollers, are considered the "eyes and ears" of the Dutch water authorities. They inspect levees and report any risks they encounter. Similarly, in the game players have to find all virtual failures in a region and report these. If they do not find the failures in time or report them incorrectly, it could result in a levee breach that floods the whole virtual region.

Author : Else, Perry
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 19,70 MB
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 0335247105

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This book straightforwardly describes how adults can support children’s free play, with a holistic, inclusive &practical approach.

Author : Barbara Adam
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,36 MB
Release : 2000-05-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1446222675

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Ulrich Beck′s best selling Risk Society established risk on the sociological agenda. It brought together a wide range of issues centering on environmental, health and personal risk, provided a rallying ground for researchers and activists in a variety of social movements and acted as a reference point for state and local policies in risk management. The Risk Society and Beyond charts the progress of Beck′s ideas and traces their evolution. It demonstrates why the issues raised by Beck reverberate widely throughout social theory and covers the new risks that Beck did not foresee, associated with the emergence of new technologies, genetic and cybernetic. The book is unique because it offers both an introduction to the main arguments in Risk Society and develops a range of critical discussions of aspects of this and other works of Beck.

Author : Joost Van Loon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 16,41 MB
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1134584466

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The question as to whether we are now entering a risk society has become a key debate in contemporary social theory. Risk and Technological Culture presents a critical discussion of the main theories of risk from Ulrich Becks foundational work to that of his contemporaries such as Anthony Giddens and Scott Lash and assesses the extent to which risk has impacted on modern societies. In this discussion van Loon demonstrates how new technologies are transforming the character of risk and examines the relationship between technological culture and society through substantive chapters on topics such as waste, emerging viruses, communication technologies and urban disorders. In so doing this innovative new book extends the debate to encompass theorists such as Bruno Latour, Donna Haraway, Gilles Deleuze, Felix Guattari and Jean-François Lyotard.

Author : Stephen W. Mayson
Publisher :
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 18,86 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Law firms
ISBN :

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1. Law firms as a response to the environment 2. The theory of the law firm 3. Law firms as business organisations 4. Law firms as client-driven organisations 5. Law firms as social organisations 6. Law firms as economic organisations 7. Ownership of law firms 8. The way ahead

Author : Bruce Simpson
Publisher :
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 33,78 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780132632942

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Making Sense of JAVA tells managers what impact JAVA will have, its advantages and its limitations. Understand JAVA's goals, including platform-independence and easy, secure applet and application development, and take a look at the future of JAVA.

Author : Ellis Cashmore
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 31,57 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Social Science
ISBN :

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An introductory textbook which draws on a wide range of disciplines in order to explain the field of sport. The text defines basic terms, provides a framework for studying key problem areas, and is illustrated with examples from international sport.

Author : Steven Yearley
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 30,8 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780803986923

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This volume demystifies science studies and bridges the divide between social theory and the sociology of science.