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Development of Open Source tools for creative and commercial exploitation of spatial audio
(2017)This research deals with Binaural audio, and the technology behind this. Binaural processing aims to give listeners the same experience on a set of headphones that they get in the real world, sounds can be perceived from ... -
Stad le Cheile-Using a digital platform to educate children on the effects of drink and drugs
(2010)As all charitable organisations attempt to ease the fall-out from the effects of social problems every day, they face a complex four-tier problem. They need to communicate their message, to the right audience, using the ... -
Using structural and engagement features of video games to predict happiness among video gamers: A mixed methods study with implications for positive psychology
(2015)Introduction: Modern day video games are made up of a variety of structural video game characteristics and engage video gamers in such a way that they experience a variety of positive and negative psychological effects. ... -
Evaluation of cognitive improvements using technological and text-based skills training tools
(2011)Recent research has indicated that use of cognitive skills training tools can produce positive benefits with older adults. However, little has been done to date comparing the efficacy of technologically based interventions ... -
The impact of digital and social media on the news consumption and democratic engagement of 25 to 35 year olds
(2017)In recent years, changing media consumption patterns, especially the increased use of interactive media, has fuelled optimism about the enhanced possibilities for democratic participation and active citizenship. For the ... -
Design strategies and dyslexia: Improving the accessibility of course material for third-level students with dyslexia
(2015)This thesis examines the challenges faced by third-level students with dyslexia when reading course material by drawing on information obtained directly from students through one-to-one semi-structured interviews. By ... -
Digital ethics: Photojournalism and the public sphere in the age of citizen journalism and the camera phone
(2011)Conventionally the media industries have a long history of being one-way transmitters of information, chief arbiters of public sphere discourse - closed fortresses regarding input from the public. An inevitable aspect to ... -
Cyberbullying: A new dimension to an old problem
(2009)Shariff and Gouin (2005) describe cyberbullying as psychological bullying, enacted using electronic communication tools such as; mobile phones, blogs, websites, and chat rooms. The aim of this research was to examine the ... -
Psychosocial impact of smart-technology use in acute rehabilitation
(2015)Assistive Technology may play a critical role in the rehabilitation of persons with acquired spinal cord injury. Smart-technologies, i.e. Internet enabled mobile technologies, are contemporary forms of assistive technology, ... -
The potential of the iScoil online learning model as an alternative educational programme for young early school leavers
(2015)Disengaging from mainstream education is a complex issue with wide reaching consequences for individuals, society and the economy. There is growing recognition of the scale of the challenge presented by Early School Leaving ... -
A place like all others: Picturing global capital in urban space
(2018)This practice-led thesis addresses the representation of urban space within the context of globalised economies and increased capital flows between nations. Drawing on ethnographic practices, interviews taken from the ... -
Counter sites: On site-specific performance and the re-historicizing of space
(2011)The aim of this research is to examine how government funding, through the creation of a cultural policy framework, can facilitate and support site-specific performance and highlight its value, particularly at sites of ... -
Hi-fi statics and lo-fi dynamics: An analysis of digital media's impact on bass culture
(2010)The aim of this thesis is to analyse the impact of digital media on the underground music ethnology known as 'bass culture'. As a result of digital media, music production, distribution and dissemination are ever more ... -
An investigation of motivation in co-dependent team sport
(2014)Motivation is a significant part of both a manager's and individual athlete's preparation for sport. This research study examined this important area by completing three studies. Study One examined the combined effect of ... -
A study of the economic and social impact of the arts in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County
(2012)With public spending on the arts coming under ever greater scrutiny, studies of the economic and social impact of the arts need to make a stronger, more impartial case for the continuation of funding. A number of reports ... -
The detritus of reason: Surrealism, photography and the everyday
(2011)Surrealism is one of the most widely practiced and reviewed art movements of the twentieth century. This thesis will consider the ways in which Surrealism is understood historically and examine Surrealism's connection to ... -
Exploring social networking sites: Thinking through the interaction
(2011)This study examined the role of the user within the context of technology and society through the close inspection of social networking practices of a sample of young Irish users. A relatively new research method known as ... -
Bord na Mona - A case study: The challenges of embedding an eco-entrepreneurial ethos
(2015)This study is concerned with the emerging concept of ecological entrepreneurship, whereby a business is operated in an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable fashion. This research explores the relevance ... -
The impact of gender, language and writing style on perceptions of participants in online political discussion forums
(2009)The aim of this research was to study the differences between male and female use of language in an online discussion forum. A discussion forum on the topic of politics was created and participants invited to use it over ... -
The image after tomorrow - Digital culture & the family archive
(2008)Analogue photography has a rich history of putting into order the chaos of familial histories. Traditionally, the family album was dependent on object materiality for its existence. In its manifestation as book, memory-time ...