To date, researchers from various disciplines have studies leisure time; most have focused on quality of leisure activity, psychological benefits of leisure, spiritual effect, thereby neglecting the effect of social classes on features and quality of the selected place. Third place is defined as a location outside of home or work that allows for social interaction and emotional support, regardl...

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The Geopriv Location Object introduced by the Presence Information Data Format-Location Object (PIDF-LO), RFC 4119, defines a basic XML format for carrying geographical information of a presentity. This document defines PIDF-LO extensions to convey information about moving objects. Elements are defined that enable expression of spatial orientation, speed, and heading of the presentity. Informat...

0953-5438/$ see front matter 2012 British Inform http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intcom.2012.03.003 q This paper has been recommended for acceptance ⇑ Corresponding author. E-mail addresses: [email protected] (P. Siriaraya), Ang). 3D virtual worlds are becoming increasingly popular as tool for social interaction, with the potential of augmenting the user’s perception of physical and social presence....

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Our present paper will invert the discussion, as it were, and ask a different question. What bearing does the change in the content of social thought have on religious understanding? We will argue that it has had a profound impact both on the scientific study of religion and on the believer's appropriation of the faith. It is not surprising that theory development would impact upon the scientif...

The pervasiveness of the Internet in society has brought about changes in academia and shifts in the day-to-day practices of many academics. Here, the web practices of academic geographers are specifically examined through an Internet-based survey, to better understand how these geographers both present themselves through the Internet and perceive the importance of such practices around web pre...

Towards a framework of interactions in a blended synchronous learning environment: what effects are there on students' social presence experience? Elson Szeto & Annie Y. N. Cheng To cite this article: Elson Szeto & Annie Y. N. Cheng (2016) Towards a framework of interactions in a blended synchronous learning environment: what effects are there on students' social presence experience?, Interacti...