41. Dreamer : live coding, algorave and the artistic exploration of dreamsLazar Mihajlović, 2024, master's thesis Abstract: Observing the developments and intersections between music, graphics, video, code and club culture in the music scene around the year 2010, primarily based in England, a new cultural movement known as ”Algorave” has emerged, reshaping the boundaries of new artistic expression. While the practices of live and creative coding had been present on the global stage for some time, the “Algorave” scene emerges as a unique blend of these artistic directions, combining various elements and offering a distinctive sound-visual artistic expression. Unlike traditional music performances, artists of this movement openly share their live coding processes with the audience, guiding them through the entire process of the performance. By utilizing live coding as the primary artistic tool and integrating it with artificial intelligence, the work Dreamer demonstrates a fusion of these two approaches. It visually explores dreams using images generated by AI technology. These images are then manipulated through live coding techniques, creating a visual narrative that is accompanied by ambient-electronic sounds. The sound complements the visual elements, achieved through the use of various synthesizers, samplings and granular synthesis, a technique that fragments sound into small grains to create complex sound textures. Beyond its practical execution, Dreamer addresses dreams as something unknown and undisclosed. It raises the question of whether dreams can be considered insights into our parallel lives, or are they merely products of our imagination? Should we explore them rather than just observe them? Based on these questions, the work examines dreams through programming and technology, seeking new possibilities for artistic expression.
Keywords: code, sound, algorithm, visual art, algorave, technology, master's thesis
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42. Can you feel it : exploration of anxiety through artistic practicesTamara Kostrevc, 2024, master's thesis Abstract: Anxiety is described in psychiatry as a mental disorder that manifests itself in an unpleasant state
of excitement, tension due to a sense of threat, fear without a real external reason. This short
definition does not cover its many forms. Given that anxiety is present all over the world, and that
almost everyone experiences it nowadays, it would be necessary and important to talk more about
it. Can You Feel It is an installation that visually and sonically illustrates the levels of anxiety and
encompasses both the mental and physical changes an individual experiences. It illustrates the
battle with this psychological condition through the artistic practice of an interactive audiovisual
installation.
Keywords: anxiety, interactive installation, sound elements, visuals, pulse sensor
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43. Močerad : vloga alkohola in alkoholizem v filmuDomen Sajovic, 2024, undergraduate thesis Abstract: Pričujoča diplomska naloga opisuje proces izdelave študentskega animiranega filma ustvarjen v zvrsti stop animacija in tehniki animacija lutk ter probleme in ovire, s katerimi se lahko pri ustvarjanju takega projekta soočamo, obenem pa zaradi teme filma raziskuje vlogo alkohola in alkoholizma v filmu in animaciji. Delo na animiranem filmu z naslovom Močerad je predstavljeno skozi refleksijo, ki opisuje celoten proces ustvarjanja animiranega filma, z raziskovanjem literature o obravnavi alkohola v filmski industriji pa se animacija, kjer je tema alkoholizma tudi prisotna, s tematiko poveže in primerja z ostalimi filmskimi deli. Ugotovitve diplomske naloge so, da je delo na lutkovnem stop animiranem filmu v študentskih okoliščinah izredno zahteven podvig z nemalo težavami, ki pa obenem prinaša pomembne izkušnje in znanje, ki bi jih bilo težko pridobiti na drug način, hkrati pa omogoči sodelovanje z veliko različnimi ljudmi, ki ustvarjajo na različnih področjih. Alkoholizem v filmu je že od samega začetka nepogrešljiva tematika in motiv alkohola izredno pogost, filme s to tematiko pa večinoma ločimo na posmehljive fizične komedije o pijanstvu in na družbenokritične drame z glavnim likom, ki trpi. Z zgodbo in scenarijem v filmu Močerad sem poskusil ujeti razmerje med tema dvema poloma.
Namen diplome je natančno prikazati proces izdelave lutkovnega stop animiranega filma na študijski ravni z upanjem, da bi bilo delo kot priročnik uporabno tudi drugim študentom in animatorjem, prav tako pa, da ljudi osvešča o vplivu alkohola na filmsko industrijo, splošno javnost in gledalce in posledice tega.
Keywords: animirani film, stop animacija, lutke, močeradovec, močerad, študijski filmi, alkohol, alkoholizem, filmska industrija, diplomske naloge
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44. Arachnophobia : three types of claymationMelita Sandrin, 2024, undergraduate thesis Abstract: My thesis is an observation of the creative process of an animated stop-motion film project, with a focus on claymation. Everything is examined through my experience of working on a diploma film Arachnophobia. This short dwells on the theme of irrational fears through comedic and expressive narrative. It is a personal project that functions as a self-critique by implementing a character which deals with an exaggerated perspective on the fear of spiders.
From the 2-year experience of making and crafting the project, emphasizes the properties of clay as a medium. Other than the main medium, I thoroughly brush through the preparation, production, animation and finalization of the project, including all issues, challenges and solutions that were dealt with as an artistic student. This research introduces the wider topic of animation by looking into the mechanics of claymation as well as the creative decisions that influence the result.
Keywords: stop-motion, claymation, plasticine, arachnophobia, puppets, stratacut, diploma thesis
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45. Expected performance of the Auger Radio DetectorFelix Schlüter, Andrej Filipčič, Jon Paul Lundquist, Samo Stanič, Serguei Vorobiov, Danilo Zavrtanik, Marko Zavrtanik, Lukas Zehrer, 2023, published scientific conference contribution Abstract: The Auger Radio Detector (RD) will increase the sky coverage and overall aperture for mass- sensitive measurements of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays with the Pierre Auger Observatory. The installation of over 1600 dual-polarized short aperiodic loaded loop antennas (SALLAs) on an area of about 3000 sq. km will enable the detection of highly inclined air showers via the emitted electromagnetic radiation in coincidence with the Auger water-Cherenkov detector array (SD). The combination of complementary information from both detectors yields a strong sensitivity to the mass composition of cosmic rays.
We will present the expected performance of the RD to detect and reconstruct inclined air showers. This study features comprehensive sets of Monte-Carlo generated air showers, utilizes a complete description of the instrumental response of the radio antennas, and in-situ recorded background. The estimation of an energy- and direction-dependent aperture yields an expectation of about 3900 events with energies above 10[sup]19 eV being detected during 10 years of operation. From a full event reconstruction, we quantify the achievable energy resolution to be better than 10% at and beyond 10[sup]19 eV. With this at hand, the potential to measure the number of muons and discriminate between different cosmic-ray primaries in combination with the SD using inclined air showers is presented. The discrimination between proton- and iron-induced air showers yields a figure-of-merit of 1.6.
Keywords: Pierre Auger Observatory, ultra-high-energy cosmic rays, extensive air showers, Auger Radio Detector, Auger water-Cherenkov detector array, mass-sensitive UHECR measurements
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46. The depth of the shower maximum of air showers measured with AERABjarni Pont, Andrej Filipčič, Jon Paul Lundquist, Samo Stanič, Serguei Vorobiov, Danilo Zavrtanik, Marko Zavrtanik, Lukas Zehrer, 2023, published scientific conference contribution Abstract: The Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) is an array of 153 radio antennas spanning an area of 17 sq. km, currently the largest of its kind, that probes the nature of ultra-high energy cosmic rays at energies around the transition from Galactic to extra-galactic origin. It measures the MHz radio emission of extensive air showers produced by cosmic rays hitting our atmosphere. The elemental composition of cosmic rays is a crucial piece of information in determining what the sources of cosmic rays are and how cosmic rays are accelerated. This composition can be obtained from the mass-sensitive parameter Xmax, the depth of the shower maximum. We reconstruct Xmax with a likelihood analysis by comparing the measured radio footprint on the ground to an ensemble of footprints from Monte-Carlo CORSIKA/CoREAS air shower simulations. We compare our Xmax reconstruction with fluorescence Xmax measurements on a per-event basis, a setup unique to the Pierre Auger Observatory, and show the methods to be compatible. Furthermore, we extensively validate our reconstruction by identifying and correcting for systematic uncertainties. We determine the resolution of our method as a function of energy and reach a precision better than 15 g/cm[sup]2 at the highest energies. With a bias-free set of around 600 showers, we find a light to light-mixed composition at energies between 10[sup]17.5 to 10[sup]18.8 eV, also in agreement with Auger fluorescence measurements.
Keywords: Pierre Auger Observatory, ultra-high-energy cosmic rays, extensive air showers, UHECR mass composition
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47. Simulations of antenna response for the Radio Detector of the Pierre Auger ObservatoryU. G. Giaccari, Andrej Filipčič, Jon Paul Lundquist, Samo Stanič, Serguei Vorobiov, Danilo Zavrtanik, Marko Zavrtanik, Lukas Zehrer, 2023, published scientific conference contribution Abstract: After more than 15 years of successful operation, the Pierre Auger Observatory is currently undergoing a major upgrade called AugerPrime. The aim is to study the mass composition of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays. Part of the upgrade program consists in installing a Short Aperiodic Loaded Loop Antenna (SALLA) atop each of the 1660 water-Cherenkov detectors.
To obtain an absolute calibration for the SALLA, the frequency and directionally dependent antenna response (or vector effective length) must be known. The characteristics of the SALLA depend on various parameters, most prominent is the considered frequency of reception and the antenna geometry. Moreover, the interaction with the structure elements and the presence of the ground has an impact. The measurement of the characteristics of the SALLA is a complex experimental effort. In this view, investigation by numerical antenna simulations provides an important and useful tool. In this contribution, we describe the method used to calculate the vector equivalent length of the SALLA with an advanced and widely used software for antenna simulations like the Numerical Electromagnetics Code (NEC).
Keywords: Pierre Auger Observatory, ultra-high-energy cosmic rays, extensive air showers, AugerPrime upgrade
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48. Absolute calibration and investigation of ageing of the AERA radio detectorsRogerio M. De Almeida, Andrej Filipčič, Jon Paul Lundquist, Samo Stanič, Serguei Vorobiov, Danilo Zavrtanik, Marko Zavrtanik, Lukas Zehrer, 2023, published scientific conference contribution Abstract: The Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) is currently the largest facility to measure radio emissions from extensive air showers. Located at the Pierre Auger Observatory in Argentina,
it comprises 153 autonomous radio-detector stations, covering an area of 17 sq. km, and measures radio waves in the frequency range from 30 to 80 MHz. For the correct interpretation of data collected by AERA stations, the detector response has to be carefully calibrated. In the past, this was done by measuring the analogue chain in the laboratory, in addition to simulating and measuring the directional response of the antenna. In this work, we perform an absolute calibration by using the radio emission from the Galaxy. A model of the full radio sky is propagated through the system response, including the antenna, filters and amplifiers, and compared to the average spectra recorded by the stations. The method to determine the calibration constants, as the results, for each antenna will be presented. The behavior of the calibration constants is studied as a function of time from 2014 to 2020. There is no relevant ageing effect over a timescale of 10 years, showing that radio detectors could help to monitor possible ageing effects of other detector systems during long-term operations, stressing their importance in determining an absolute energy scale.
Keywords: Pierre Auger Observatory, ultra-high-energy cosmic rays, extensive air showers, engineering radio array
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49. Measuring the muon content of inclined air showers using AERA and the particle detector of the Pierre Auger ObservatoryP. Abreu, Andrej Filipčič, Jon Paul Lundquist, Samo Stanič, Serguei Vorobiov, Danilo Zavrtanik, Marko Zavrtanik, Lukas Zehrer, 2023, published scientific conference contribution Abstract: A first measurement of the muon content of air showers using hybrid measurements combining radio and particle detection is presented. For inclined air showers with zenith angles above 60°,
the water-Cherenkov detector (WCD) of the Pierre Auger Observatory performs an almost pure measurement of the muonic component, whereas the Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) allows reconstructing the electromagnetic energy independently using the radio emission of
the air shower.
The analysis of more than six years of AERA data shows a deficit of muons predicted by all current-generation hadronic interaction models for energies between 4 EeV and 20 EeV. This deficit, already observed in previous analyses of Auger, is now confirmed for the first time with radio data. This analysis is limited by low statistics of only 59 high-quality events due to the small area of AERA of 17 km² and the high energy threshold of 4 EeV originating from the WCD reconstruction.
With the AugerPrime Radio Detector currently being deployed, this analysis can be extended to the highest energies to allow for in-depth tests of hadronic interaction models with large statistics.
Keywords: Pierre Auger Observatory, ultra-high-energy cosmic rays, extensive air showers, engineering radio array
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50. Vpeljava in učinki standarda OEKO-TEX v podjetju MEBLO INT : diplomsko deloDomen Gregorič, 2024, undergraduate thesis Abstract: V diplomski nalogi bomo opisali vpeljavo in učinke certifikata OEKO-TEX Standard 100, Razred 1, v podjetju MEBLO INT (polno ime: MEBLO INT, proizvodnja izdelkov za spanje, d.o.o.). OEKO-TEX certifikat je eden izmed najpomembnejših standardov v tekstilni industriji na svetovni ravni in zagotavlja, da je bil izdelek in/ali material testiran proti škodljivim snovem in je za zdravje človeka neškodljiv. OEKO-TEX združenje sta leta 1992 ustanovila nemški mednarodni inštitut za testiranje in raziskave Hohenstein (sedaj Hohenstein Group) in avstrijski inštitut za tekstilne raziskave OETI. Kasneje se je združenju pridružil še švicarski inštitut za testiranje in certificiranje v svetu tekstila TESTEX. Podjetje MEBLO INT d.o.o. je specializirano za proizvodnjo in prodajo izdelkov, kot so vzmetnice, postelje in drugi izdelki. Izdelki za spanje so tretjino časa našega življenja v stiku s kožo, zato morajo biti neškodljivi za zdravje. Zgodovina podjetja MEBLO INT d.o.o. sega v zgodnja šestdeseta leta. Tekom let je podjetje zaradi kakovostnih izdelkov pridobivalo na popularnosti in prepoznavnosti, ime njihove vzmetnice – jogi – pa je postalo univerzalno ime za vzmetnico.
Pri delu smo najprej opredelili cilje in metode, nato pa smo sistematično zbrali podatke, analizirali informacije in začeli celoten postopek certifikacije. Vmes smo analizirali tudi vplive standarda pri slovenskih prodajalcih tekstila, ugotovili smo vzroke vpeljave standarda pri drugih podjetjih in tudi korist vpeljave. Splošno gledano je koristno pridobiti standard, sej ima podjetje tako večjo integriteto.
Keywords: diplomske naloge, OEKO-TEX, standardi, certifikati, testiranja, vzmetnice
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