Les avatars jouables des mondes numériques : Théories, terrains et témoignages de pratiques interactives

Les avatars jouables des mondes numériques : Théories, terrains et témoignages de pratiques interactives
Author: AMATO Etienne Armand
Publisher: Lavoisier
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2013-09-01
Genre: Avatars (Virtual reality)
ISBN: 2746282917

Ces créatures d’images polymorphes que sont les avatars jouables nous font exister dans les mondes numériques des jeux vidéo, et même dans certains sites Web communautaires ou ludiques. Parce qu’elles nous y métamorphosent, elles apparaissent emblématiques des pratiques interactives les plus sophistiquées et troublantes. Toutefois, leurs propriétés et effets, espérés ou redoutés, restent encore à éclairer, ainsi que toutes ces interactions à distance réalisées par avatars interposés, au cœur des simulations audiovisuelles informatiques contemporaines. Ancré en sciences de l’information et de la communication, ce premier ouvrage collectif francophone sur le thème conceptualise l’avatar. Aussi, il bénéficie des apports conjugués de différentes disciplines (philosophie des techniques, psychologie, psychanalyse, sémiologie, ethnologie, sociologie, sciences de la gestion, arts). Par cette pluralité et grâce à de constants allers-retours entre théories et terrains, descriptions et analyses, hypothèses et témoignages, peuvent être articulées toutes les dimensions en jeu : technologiques, physiologiques, interpersonnelles, identitaires, intimes et/ou culturelles.

Figures of Chance II

Figures of Chance II
Author: Anne Duprat
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2024-07-31
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1040021743

Figures of Chance II: Chance in Theory and Practice proposes a multidisciplinary analysis of cultural phenomena related to notions of chance and contingency. Alongside its transhistorical companion volume (Figures of Chance I), it considers how the projective and predictive capacity of societies is shaped by representations and cultural models of a reality that is understood, by varying degrees, to be contingent, unpredictable, or chaotic. This volume reevaluates the role played by figurative representations of chance in contemporary discourses about chance and contingency. Written by seven interdisciplinary teams, and encompassing philosophy, literature, history of science, sociology, mathematics, cognitive science, information science, and art history, this text puts scientific conceptions of chance into dialogue with their contemporary literary and artistic representations. It thus brings out the central role played by art in the human perception of chance, and in our methods for projecting the future, in order to better understand contemporary human attitudes in the face of risk.

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Publisher: TheBookEdition
Total Pages: 236
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ISBN: 2970165325

Cambridge IGCSE® French Student Book Second Edition

Cambridge IGCSE® French Student Book Second Edition
Author: Jean-Claude Gilles
Publisher: Hodder Education
Total Pages: 527
Release: 2017-06-26
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1471888886

Exam Board: Cambridge Assessment International Education Level: IGCSE Subject: Language First Teaching: September 2015 First Exam: June 2017 Endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the full syllabus for examination from 2019. Directly supporting the latest Cambridge syllabus, this Student Book provides a differentiated approach with thorough exam preparation to develop independent, culturally-aware students of French. - Ensure students gain the cultural awareness that is at the heart of this qualification with engaging stimulus material and questions from around the world - Develop students' ability to use French effectively with activities developing all four key skills - Stretch and challenge students to achieve their best grades with differentiated content - Ensure the progression required for further study at A-level or equivalent - Provide insight and encourage a positive attitude towards other cultures - Help to prepare students for the examination with plenty of exam-style questions throughout Vocabulary is also available online at Vocab Express, an interactive learning application: visit www.vocabexpress.co.uk/hodder for more information.

Cambridge IGCSETM French Student Book Third Edition

Cambridge IGCSETM French Student Book Third Edition
Author: Jean-Claude Gilles
Publisher: Hodder Education
Total Pages: 564
Release: 2019-05-20
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 151044775X

This title is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the full syllabus for examination from 2021. Strengthen language skills and cultural awareness with a differentiated approach that offers comprehensive coverage of the revised Cambridge IGCSETM French (0520/7156) syllabuses for first examination from 2021. - Develop the cultural awareness at the heart of the syllabus with engaging stimulus material and questions from around the world which will encourage a positive attitude towards other cultures - Progress the ability to use the language effectively with activities developing all four key skills, supported by teacher notes and answers in the teacher guide - Stretch and challenge students to achieve their best, whilst supporting all abilities with differentiated content throughout - Ensure the progression required for further study at A-level or equivalent - Help to prepare for the examination with exam-style questions throughout Audio is available via the Boost eBook, Boost subscription or the Teacher Guide. Also available in the series Reading and Listening Skills Workbook ISBN: 9781398329416 Grammar Workbook ISBN: 9781510447547 Vocabulary Workbook ISBN: 9781510448049 Study and Revision Guide ISBN: 9781510448032 Boost eBook ISBN: 9781398329645 Boost digital teacher resources ISBN: 9781398329607 Teacher Guide with audio ISBN: 9781510447776 Teaching and Learning Resources ISBN: 9781510447783

Spies, Espionage and Secret Diplomacy in the Early Modern Period

Spies, Espionage and Secret Diplomacy in the Early Modern Period
Author: Guido Braun
Publisher: Kohlhammer Verlag
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2021-07-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 3170389394

Approaching early modern spies, espionage and secret diplomacy as central elements in (wartime) communication networks, the thirteen contributions to this volume examine different kinds of espionage (economic espionage, political espionage etc.), identify different types of spies - diplomats, postmasters, court musicians, cooks and prostitutes - and reflect the multiple meanings and functions of information obtained through the many practices of spying in the early modern period. Drawing on examples from a wide range of states and empires, the volume looks into recruitment strategies and cryptography, highlights processes of professionalization and traces the reputation of spies ranging from the >honourable to the villain