Public Entertainment Research Articles

Enhancing public entertainment with touch: Possibilities and pitfalls.

There has long been interest in augmenting cinematic and other forms of public entertainment through tactile and/or bodily (i.e., vestibular) stimulation. In this narrative historical review, the early history of touch (or haptics, as it is sometimes called) and other forms of bodily stimulation (e.g., motion platforms) in the context of entertainment is critically reviewed, with a focus on early cinema as well as other early examples of immersive virtual reality travel experiences. Critically, various challenges have limited the introduction of such additional channels of sensory stimulation. These include technological, financial, cognitive, creative, ethical/artistic, and also legal considerations, given the many patents that currently exist covering commercial digital tactile stimulation (e.g., in the gaming context). Taken together, these challenges help to explain why it is that despite the early interest in "the feelies" (e.g., an envisioning of film that includes tactile sensations by Aldous Huxley, in his novel Brave New World), touch-enhanced cinema and storytelling have never really caught on in the mainstream in the way that, say, the talkies so obviously did following the introduction of sound into cinema in the early decades of the 20th century. Nevertheless, identifying the potential successful use cases that have emerged from previous attempts to augment public entertainments with tactile/bodily stimulation will likely provide useful guidelines for the future tactile augmentation of home entertainment.

Augmenting home entertainment with digitally delivered touch.

In this narrative review, we take a critical look at the various attempts that have been made to augment home (or personal) entertainment experiences via the addition of some form of digitally controlled tactile stimulation. There has been an explosive growth in the market for home entertainment in recent years, and a majority of smartphones and other wearable electronic devices are now touch-enabled. As such, it is important to consider the challenges and potential opportunities for enhanced multisensory entertainment that may result from the introduction of tactile/haptic stimulation in the context of audiovisual digital storytelling and/or gaming. The key technological, financial (and legal), cognitive, and creative/artistic, challenges associated with the tactile augmentation of home entertainment experiences are outlined. Tactile augmentation, in the sphere of both public and personal entertainment, is more likely to succeed when it goes beyond the merely pleonastic vibrotactile reproduction of those interactions/events than can already be seen and/or heard on screen. At the same time, however, it remains uncertain under what conditions immersion in an entertainment experience will be enhanced by the addition of some form of primitive digital tactile stimulation. Ultimately, until a clear usage case can be made for the benefits of introducing a tactile element to home entertainment, it is unlikely to gain traction and switch from being merely a gimmick to more of a valuable element of multisensory storytelling.

Beyond physical and representational violence: the violence of Black children’s invisibility in public spaces

ABSTRACT George Floyd’s May 2020 murder by police underscored the interconnectedness of violence, systemic racism, and white supremacy in the US. This essay explores violence against Black children as an historical extension of the violence against Black adults and communities that is often at the centre of social justice and anti-racism work. We connect recent social media posts of Black children being ignored, waved away, or pushed by public amusement park performers with the current conservative political climate legislating the erasure or censoring of US history in K-12 schools allegedly to ‘save the [white] children’ from the misnamed ‘Critical Race Theory’.

Public Responsibility Towards Indonesian Idol's Music Talent: An Adorno Perspective

The music expressed around us, particularly in the realm of competitive music, faces significant challenges in maintaining subjectivity and objectivity to ensure a fair competition process. This study examines reality shows like Indonesian Idol, questioning whether they are pure competitions or avenues for capitalist profit. From Adorno's perspective, this issue is linked to societal impact, highlighting three main problems: standardization, commodification, and massification. Using both quantitative and qualitative methods, this research involved 67 respondents who completed questionnaires to explore the systematic flaws in Indonesian Idol’s competition structure. The study aimed to analyse how these flaws align with Adorno's concepts of standardization, commodification, and massification, and their influence on public perception and critical thinking. The quantitative aspect involved statistical analysis of questionnaire responses, while the qualitative approach included in-depth interviews to gain insights into participants' views on transparency and fairness in the competition. The findings indicate that Indonesian Idol’s competition system is heavily influenced by industry standards that prioritize commercial success over artistic integrity. This results in a homogenized musical output that caters to mass appeal, undermining the authenticity of the competition. Additionally, the commodification of contestants transforms them into marketable products rather than genuine artists, while the massification process dilutes the cultural significance of the musical content presented. The study concludes that for reality shows to serve as responsible public entertainment, they must instil transparency and fairness in their competition processes. Implementing these principles can foster a more critical and discerning audience, ensuring that such shows contribute positively to the cultural landscape rather than merely serving commercial interests

Research on the Development of E-sports Events in Today's Era

In today's society, with the continuous improvement of the level of science and technology, electronic games have become an important activity for public entertainment. The chief aim of this paper is to study whether the development of e-sports meets the requirements of The Times and whether e-sports will enter the Olympic Games in the future. More and more people participate in electronic games, competition and confrontation emerge, and e-sports become a platform for participants to communicate and compete. In the process of continuous in-depth development of international globalization, the popularity of e-sports competition is getting higher and higher, and e-sports is listed as one of the sports, more and more people participate in it, and the expansion of the scale of e-sports competition has become an inevitable trend. As e-sports entered the Hangzhou Asian Games for the first time into the official sports competition platform, e-sports in the Olympic Games will become a major trend in the future.

Analyzing Public Policy Control in Addressing Public Entertainment in Muara Enim Regency

Analyzing Public Policy Control in Addressing Public Entertainment in Muara Enim Regency

Problems of forming new types of territorial social service centres

This article presents an analysis of the different forms of social service centres in Ukraine, ranging from permanent residence to community-based institutions. The publication aims to analyze the existing typology of social architecture in Ukraine, determine its relationship with legislation, and suggest new ways for its development. It delves into the analysis of territorial centres for social services, considering the regulatory documents governing social buildings and their role in the country's infrastructure. At the same time, the paper highlights the discrepancies between the regulations governing the provision of social services and architectural considerations, which leads to problems in the design and implementation of such facilities. The article emphasizes the importance of creating facilities adapted to the specific needs of older people and proposes a broader typology that includes private ownership models. Different types of social centres that have residential, hotel, medical, public and cultural and entertainment vectors, which can be combined in one institution depending on the needs of the local community, are also highlighted in the article. The author emphasizes the importance of creating unique spaces that take into account the needs and interests of older people and promote active and quality life at different levels. Despite cultural, social and financial factors, most of older people have the same needs for housing, healthcare and leisure. The study also looks at innovative forms of social centres, such as residential communities, where older people are actively involved in creating alternative living arrangements that provide mutual support. In general, the author insists on the need to harmonize architectural design with social welfare policy to meet the diverse needs of older people in Ukraine.

The design of carbon monoxide gas control systems in rooms based on IoT

The increasing use of air-conditioned rooms in public entertainment venues but allowing visitors to smoke indoors makes some visitors feel uncomfortable. This final project aims to be able to design a carbon monoxide gas control device and carbon monoxide gas monitoring using IoT technology. The methodology for making this tool involves literature study methods in national journals and internet searches regarding projects that have been made before. Then identify problems in the field so that improvements can be made in tool design. In this tool, air content readings use the MQ-135 sensor to detect gas levels. Control uses the Ardiono Uno microcontroller as the data processing center, the ESP 8266 nodeMCU as the data sender to the application. From several experiments it was concluded that the tool operated as expected. It can be seen from the experimental data that the MQ-135 sensor works accurately in detecting the air quality levels in the room. It starts when the sensor detects air levels and then the reading results become input to start activating the relay for on/off the exhaust fan and also perfume, which will be active to neutralize the air in the room. The buzzer will activate when the reading value reaches the programmed gas level. The sensor reading value that is read will then appear on the LCD and also on the Blynk application.

Death and injuries caused by cattle: A forensic overview.

Lethal episodes arising from interactions with cattle may be the result of a response of the animals to simple handling and herding, or from reactions to deliberate provocation or goading intended to incite aggressive behavior for public entertainment purposes. Deaths may be considered to be unprovoked and unanticipated, or provoked and predictable. Cattle cause significant numbers of deaths globally and are considered the most dangerous large animal in Britain. Behavior may be unpredictable even in apparently docile domesticated animals, and attacks may be by a single animal or a herd and result in injuries from kicking, head/butting/charging, stomping, goring, and crushing. Craniofacial injuries may involve fractures of the spine or skull with cerebral contusions and lacerations associated with subarachnoid, subdural, and extradural hemorrhages. Chest injuries are also characterized by fractures which may be multiple with flail chest, hemo- and pneumothoraces, and organ disruption. Injuries to the abdomen and perineum include intestinal perforations, splenic rupture, perineal and vaginal tears, urethral lacerations and avulsions, and bladder and rectal perforations. Significant vascular injuries include complete and partial transections and lacerations. Males living in rural areas are most at risk of a fatal encounter.

Development of a Chrono‐Urbanism Status Composite Index under the 5/10/15‐Minute City Concept Using Social Media Big Data

AbstractDeveloping walkable urban environments is crucial for enhancing urban liveability and sustainability. To evaluate the chrono‐urbanism status, this study combines conventional census and mapping data with social media check‐in big data. A composite index is proposed, which assesses the accessibility of essential urban functions under the 5/10/15‐minute chrono‐thresholds. This index incorporates five categories of urban functions (public transit, living, education, health care and entertainment) in Macau. Utilising check‐in information from Sina Weibo, the level of attraction for different urban functions is integrated into the calculation. The findings highlight significant disparities in chrono‐urbanism status, with regions inhabited by lower socio‐economic status residents being more vulnerable than the affluent institutional and commercial centre of Macau. Leveraging social media big data, this study provides valuable insights to urban planners and policy‐makers, enabling them to understand the overall chrono‐urbanism status and target interventions for developing a more sustainable and liveable urban environment in Macau.

Towards Temporal Event Detection: A Dataset, Benchmarks and Challenges

The availability of datasets annotated with verified events by the public is a necessary prerequisite for unleashing the potential of multimodal deep learning for news event detection. Publicly available datasets are either incompletely annotated due to expensive cost, or ignore the verifiability of event labels, which are susceptible to bias and errors introduced by a limited number of annotators. In this paper, we provide a YouTube dataset labelled by real-world news events that can be verified by Wikipedia-like crowd sourcing platforms, with the target of advancing temporal event detection. The events in our dataset cover a wide range of event topics including public security, natural disasters, elections, sports, and entertainment events, etc. In the dataset, each sample is labelled with real-world event that is verifiable by the public. We extensively evaluate the performance of 13 state-of-the-art algorithms on our dataset in a temporal manner, involving the multiple relationships between training and testing event labels, and provide a thorough analysis of the findings. The dataset is available at <uri xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">https://github.com/zhengyang5/TED</uri> .

Representasi Pesan Moral Dalam Film Imperfect The Series

Discussions about films as a tool to convey messages are indispensable in public entertainment. With the development of the film world, Web series has recently become the talk of the community. One of the most popular is the series "Imperfect The Series" directed by Naya Anindita with a comedy-drama genre. The storyline is about boarding children with different personalities, regional origins and their purpose in boarding houses. Imperfect the Series. The semiotic theory of Roland Barthes is used by the author for research and the use of a qualitative descriptive approach is shown by dialogue, the behavior of the characters in one of the scenes. Based on the results of research and data analysis, it is obtained that there are two types of code mixing contained in the dialogue between characters. in the film Imperfect the series, namely the inner code mixing and outer code mixing. Friendship occurs because of the support of trust, acceptance and intimacy with each other. Acceptance is caused by good communication. Communication interpersonal is also an exchange namely the act of conveying and receiving messages reciprocally. The foundation of trust includes respecting each other and accepting differences. It is hoped that this research can serve as a reference for similar research in the future.&#x0D;

"Deus ex machina" or moving sculptures in the interior of Lutheran churches of Latvia

The term “Deus ex machina” was used in ancient Greek and Roman theatre performances as stage machinery provided the appearance of a god or hero to unravel and resolve a hopeless situation. The present article characterizes the appearance, function, and use of moving sculptures - automatons - in Latvian Baroque church interiors. Renaissance science sparked developments in mathematics, astronomy, and mechanics that stimulated not only the invention of curiosities, but also the construction of practical mechanisms and tools. Knowledge transfer from mechanics to applied and fine arts brought moments of mystery and wonder into the fields of performing arts and the spheres of representation and liturgy. The use of automatons helped to invent new mechanisms, making the mechanical movement of “animated sculptures” an attractive public entertainment. Both written evidence and artefacts preserved in museums and churches bear witness to the social demand for the integration of theatrical elements into the formerly conservative environment, for example, the church. Drawing inspiration from the culturally linked region of former Prussia, the current paper concentrates on moving figures in the interior space of Lutheran churches in Latvia to expose the variety of fascinating objects, including organ facades and baptismal fonts.

Indonesian Muslim Society's Reception of Sensation Language and Invitation to Polygamy on Social Media

Poligami Asyik Channel is one of the media used by Ustad Awan (UA) to socialize polygamy invitations. The language on this polygamous YouTube uses sensational language. Even though this invitation to polygamy is packaged in sensational language, it is still defeated by personal and interpersonal experiences that are discussed on social media and represented in stories from films and soap operas. This paper aims to map the forms of reception, the factors behind the reception and their impact on public discourse on polygamy law.This research is qualitative and based on primary and secondary data. Primary data was obtained from distributing questionnaires to participants in the Daurah Poligami online training (December 2022) and studies on the Poligami Asyik Channel (from December 1 to December 23, 2022). Data are sorted and classified based on Stuart Hall's reception theory. The stages of data processing started with the reduction of netizens' expressions /receptions in the comments column. The observation of data display is carried out in the form of a summary and synopsis based on reception expression patterns. The analysis follows an interpretation technique that starts with a restatement of the data followed by a description, ends with an interpretation of the dataThe results of the study show that invitations to polygamy using sensational language increase public rejection of polygamy. The public reception is through personal and interpersonal expressions that are discussed on social media and then represented in public entertainment media (soap operas and films). The difference in the reception then becomes a hybrid reception that further dramatizes polygamy law, so that it is not in line with Islamic law.

Elevated hair cortisol and decreased hair testosterone indicates chronic disruption of the HPA/HPG axis and is reflective of poor welfare in Rhesus Macaques used as performing (dancing) monkeys in Pakistan

Throughout South and South East Asia it is common to see native monkeys being used in public entertainment as Dancing Monkeys (DM). In Pakistan, native rhesus macaques are captured from the wild during infancy and trained using negative reinforcement methods to perform for public entertainment. This study aimed to quantify and compare physiological stress in 50 DM with 77 controls from an outdoor harem- housed colony of captive rhesus macaques, and to assess whether certain behavioural indices observed in DM were reflective of physiological state. DM had significantly higher hair cortisol concentrations (t(77.358)=−2.8099CI(−0.519,−0.088), p<0.01, d= 0.531) and lower hair testosterone concentrations (t(66.6)=4.917, 95CI(0.474, 1.1108), p<0.0001, d=1.16) compared to the controls. Linear modelling indicated that hair cortisol was positively associated with fear and ectoparasite load, and negatively associated with ectoparasite presence. Hair testosterone was negatively associated with aggression and body welfare and positively associated with abnormal behaviour. The results were assessed relative to semi-structured trainer interviews to better understand observed negative physiological and behavioural markers indicating stress and hence poor welfare. Overall, the results exemplify the merit of using a two-fold biobehavioural approach for assessing welfare and indicate that DM are under chronic physiological stress which is associated with negative behavioural outcomes.

Music as Magic

Music as Magic

Revolutionizing Connectivity: The Breakthrough of Batteryless Mouse Using Magnetic Resonant Coupling for Communication Devices

With the rapid development of electronic technology and information technology, personal computer has gradually become the public's office or entertainment tools, which also makes the computer mouse a widely used tool. However, most computer mouse on the market today come with batteries. In this context, it is necessary to design a batteryless mouse that without using power supply such as battery. In view of such demand, on the basic of theoretical analysis, this paper summarizes and designs a classical wireless transmission structure – magnetic resonant coupling and antenna that used to transmit and received power for communication devices. In order to understand the operation of wireless power transmission technology, the paper analysed antenna construction and wireless power transmission technology. The basic design parameters of the axial mode helical antenna structure are also explained. Finally, by using CST STUDIO software, axial mode helical antenna with gain of 6.45 dBi was obtained. The system's output voltage is successfully simulated at 1.516 V that can powered up the computer mouse.

Moral Aspects of Promoting Public Entertainment Venues among Young People in the Internet Information and Communication Network

In the article, the authors consider the moral and ethical problems that are associated with the image of public and mass platforms in the media space. In addition to ethical issues, the article deals with social and moral aspects. Modern public entertainment venues are being developed with state support, thanks to which young people can construct their leisure time and have the opportunity to develop for free. The article examines the relationship between the active participation of the authorities and the positive development of the media image. The moral and ethical aspects of the media image are closely related to modern technologies. Modern technologies are intertwined with the harsh conditions of the modern media environment. The main idea of the article is to demonstrate the inextricable connection between state support and municipal public platforms. The authors propose ways of developing and disseminating information about a positive image in the media environment that meet ethical standards.

The impact of air pollution on startups and structural transformation: Evidence from newly registered enterprises in China

This paper examines the effects of air pollution on the number of startups and industry structures in China, using data on startups in various industries and air pollution at the county level. The research shows that air pollution has a significant negative impact on the number of startups, with a 1 μg/m3 rise in PM2.5 causing a 1.83% drop in the number of startups. The tertiary industry is most negatively impacted by air pollution, with a 1 μg/m3 rise in PM2.5 resulting in a 2.70% decline in the number of startups in this sector. Heterogeneity analysis reveals that sub-industries including scientific research and technical services, education, health and public services, and culture and entertainment are those that are most negatively impacted by air pollution. Nonlinear analysis shows that the harmful consequences of air pollution only become noticeable when the concentration of pollutants exceeds a particular point. Further research reveals that air pollution drives the relocation of entrepreneurial activity, which may be a significant influencing factor for local startups. This paper fills an academic gap on air pollution's effects on local economies and industrial structures. The results show that the natural environment is a crucial component of the business environment and has a significant practical impact on boosting regional economic vitality and promoting the transformation of industrial structures.

Elephant tourism: An analysis and recommendations for public health, safety, and animal welfare

Background: Elephants are exploited for public entertainment tourism throughout Asia and Africa. Areas of concern include public health and safety and animal welfare. Materials and Methods: We examined over 500 scientific publications with respect to our primary objectives, as well as non-peer-reviewed materials relating to other relevant subject matters (e.g., tourism promotional websites and YouTube films) for background purposes, although these additional materials were not included in this review. Results: We identified at least 12 confirmed or potential zoonotic and other transmissible infections relevant to the elephant tourism sector, and at least 13 areas of animal welfare concern. Conclusion: Infection and injury risks between humans and captive elephants cannot be safely controlled where close contact experiences are involved, arguably creating an unredeemable and indefensible public health and safety situation. Elephant welfare within some sectors of the close contact interactive tourism industry continues to involve significant mistreatment and abuse. To alleviate key One Health concerns outlined in this study, we recommend several types of regulation, monitoring, and control regarding interactions at the human-captive elephant interface. These include legal bans on the promotion and performance of close contact experiences, combined with strong enforcement protocols; new policies toward discouraging elephant tourism; 24/7 surveillance of captive elephants; and the adoption of independent scientific positive list systems for tourism promoters or providers regarding public observation of free-ranging elephants within national parks and protected areas. Keywords: animal welfare, elephant tourism, One Health, public health, safety, zoonoses.