155 research outputs found
Effects of Syrian asylum seekers on European Union-Türkiye relations
No full textBu tezin amacı, Suriyeli sığınmacıların Avrupa Birliği ve Türkiye ilişkilerine etkilerini tespit etmektir. İnsanlık tarihi kadar eski bir mesele olan göç; zamanla insanların, toplumların ve devletlerin ortak bir meselesi haline gelmiştir. 2011 yılında Kuzey Afrika'da başlayan muhalif halk hareketleri, kısa bir süre sonra Suriye'ye sıçramış ve ülkede bir iç savaşın çıkmasıyla sonuçlanmıştır. İç savaş neticesinde milyonlarca Suriyeli ülkelerini terk ederek başka devletlere sığınmak zorunda kalmıştır. Avrupa Birliği üye devletleri ve Türkiye, göç akınları ile karşı karşıya kalmıştır. Özellikle Avrupa'ya ulaşmak isteyen Suriyeliler, Türkiye'yi transit geçiş ülkesi olarak kullanmışlar ve bu durum iki taraf arasında bir sığınmacı krizinin doğmasına neden olmuştur. Araştırma kapsamında genel hatlarıyla AB ve Türkiye'nin göç politikaları, Suriye İç Savaşı'nın ortaya çıkış koşulları ve sığınmacı krizi ile bu krizin ikili ilişkilere yansımaları üzerinde durulmaktadır. Suriyeli sığınmacıların AB ve Türkiye'nin aralarında iş birlikleri geliştirmelerine olanak sağlamakla birlikte taraflar arasında siyasi bir krize yol açtığı ve böylece ilişkilerin kan kaybetmesine neden olduğu ileri sürülmektedir.The aim of this thesis is to determine the effects of Syrian asylum seekers on EU and Türkiye relations. Migration, an issue as old as human history; over time, it has become a common issue of people, societies and states. The opposition popular movements that started in North Africa in 2011 spread to Syria after a short time and resulted in a civil war in country. As a result of the civil war, millions of Syrians had to leave their country and seek refuge in other states. European Union member states and Türkiye have faced migration flows. Especially Syrians who wanted to reach Europe used Türkiye as a transit country and this situation caused a refugee crisis between the two sides. Within the scope of the research, the immigration policies of the EU and Türkiye, the emergence conditions of the Syrian Civil War, the refugee crisis and the reflections of this crisis on bilateral relations are emphasized. It is claimed that while it allows the Syrian refugees to develop cooperation between the EU and Türkiye, it causes a political crisis between the parties, thus causing the relations to bleed
Türk girişimcilerin Suriyelilere yönelik tehdit algılarının araştırılması: Şanlıurfa örneği
No full textBu araştırma, Şanlıurfa'daki Türk girişimcilerin Suriyelilere yönelik tehdit algılarını incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırmada "Şanlıurfa'daki Türk girişimcilerin Suriyelilere yönelik tehdit algıları demografik değişkenlere göre farklılaşmakta mıdır?" sorusuna ek olarak, ekonomik, güvenlik, çevresel ve kültürel tehdit algılarının her birinin demografik değişkenlere göre farklılaşıp farklılaşmadığı sorularına cevap aranmaktadır. Araştırmada İbrahim Halil Sarı (2020) tarafından geliştirilen Suriyelilere Yönelik Tehdit Algıları Ölçeği (SYTAÖ) kullanılmıştır. Veriler, amaçsal örnekleme yöntemine uygun olarak toplanmış ve bu kapsamda 2024 yılının aralık ayında Şanlıurfa'daki 386 Türk girişimci ile görüşülmüştür. Veriler SPSS programı aracılığıyla analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma, demografik faktörlerin tehdit algıları üzerindeki etkilerini ortaya koyarak, cinsiyet, yaş, eğitim düzeyi, girişimcilik sektörü, ikamet süresi, Suriyelilerle yaşanan sorunlar ve iş yapma biçimindeki değişikliklerin tehdit algılarında farklılıklara yol açtığını göstermektedir. Araştırma bulguları, kadın katılımcıların erkeklere kıyasla daha yüksek düzeyde tehdit algısına sahip olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Özellikle güvenlik, çevresel ve kültürel tehdit boyutlarında kadınların tehdit algılarının daha belirgin olduğu görülmüştür. Yaş değişkeni açısından değerlendirildiğinde, genç bireylerin (özellikle 18-24 yaş grubu) daha ileri yaş gruplarına göre daha yüksek tehdit algılarına sahip oldukları tespit edilmiştir. Eğitim düzeyi arttıkça tehdit algısının da yükseldiği belirlenmiş; lisans ve üzeri eğitim seviyesine sahip girişimcilerin özellikle güvenlik ve çevresel tehdit boyutlarında daha yüksek algılara sahip olduğu saptanmıştır. Gelir düzeyinin ise tehdit algıları üzerinde anlamlı bir etkisinin bulunmadığı görülmüştür. Girişimcilik sektörüne göre yalnızca çevresel tehdit boyutunda anlamlı bir fark tespit edilmiş, diğer tehdit boyutlarında sektörel farklılık gözlemlenmemiştir. Ayrıca, Şanlıurfa'da ikamet süresi ile güvenlik ve çevresel tehdit algıları arasında anlamlı farklılıklar olduğu ortaya konmuştur. Ayrıca, Suriyelilerle yaşanan olumsuz deneyimlerin tehdit algılarını pekiştirdiği ve iş yapma biçiminde değişikliklere yol açan Suriyelilerin varlığının da tehdit algılarını artırdığı gözlemlenmiştir.This study aims to examine the threat perceptions of Turkish entrepreneurs in Şanlıurfa toward Syrians. In addition to the main research question, "Do the threat perceptions of Turkish entrepreneurs in Şanlıurfa toward Syrians differ according to demographic variables?", the study also investigates whether the perceptions of economic, security, environmental, and cultural threats vary based on these variables. The study employed the "Perceptions of Threat Toward Syrians Scale" (SYTAÖ) developed by İbrahim Halil Sarı (2020). Data were collected using purposive sampling, and in this context, interviews were conducted with 386 Turkish entrepreneurs in Şanlıurfa in December 2024. The data were analyzed using SPSS software. The findings reveal that demographic factors have significant effects on threat perceptions, indicating that gender, age, education level, entrepreneurship sector, length of residence in Şanlıurfa, negative experiences with Syrians, and perceived changes in business practices due to the presence of Syrians lead to variations in perceived threats. The study found that female participants reported higher levels of threat perception compared to males, particularly in the dimensions of security, environmental, and cultural threats. In terms of age, younger individuals (especially those aged 18–24) were found to have higher levels of threat perception than older participants. A higher level of education was associated with increased threat perceptions, especially regarding security and environmental threats. Income level, on the other hand, did not significantly affect threat perceptions. Among entrepreneurship sectors, a significant difference was observed only in environmental threat perception. Additionally, length of residence in Şanlıurfa was found to significantly affect perceptions of security and environmental threats. The study also observed that negative experiences with Syrians reinforced threat perceptions, and that changes in business practices attributed to the presence of Syrians further heightened these perceptions. The results show that women have higher threat perceptions, young individuals are more anxious about security and cultural threats, and higher education levels increase threat perceptions. Additionally, it was observed that negative experiences with Syrians reinforced threat perceptions and that the presence of Syrians, leading to changes in business practices, also increased threat perceptions. The study emphasizes the need to improve immigration policies and social integration processes. It specifically highlights the role of local entrepreneurs in supporting social cohesion and their potential to facilitate the integration of immigrants, with the statement that achieving economic and cultural integration contributes to societal peace
Facebook-pelin suunnittelu ja toteutus
No full textTässä työssä suunniteltiin ja toteutettiin ulkoilun erikoisliikkeelle, Partiovaruste Oy:lle, Facebook-peli nimeltä "Millainen ulkoilija olet?". Pelin tarkoitus oli Partiovaruste Oy:n verkkokaupan, Scandinavian Outdoor Storen, markkinointi. Työssä tarkasteltiin myös Facebookin tarjoamia mahdollisuuksia markkinoinnin näkökulmasta.
Peli päätettiin toteuttaa Adobe Flash CS3 Professional -kehitysympäristössä ja ActionScript 3 -ohjelmointikielellä. Ulkoiluteemaan vahvasti nojautuvan pelin ulkoasuvaatimuksina oli pelikokemusta syventävän pelinäkymän luominen. Peliin kehitettiin taustatarina, jonka päähahmona toimii fiktiivinen ulkoilija, Ulgo Ilijatus. Pelissä pelaaja matkaa Totuuden reitin, joka pitää sisällään kymmenen kysymystä. Vastausten perusteella pelaaja luokitellaan oikeaan ulkoilijakategoriaan.
Pelin koodi on pohjimmiltaan yksinkertaista. Haastavinta oli rakentaa pelin vastauksia käsittelevä toiminnallisuus. Työssä hyödynnettiin Adobe Flashin lisäksi Adobe Photoshop CS3 -kuvankäsittelyohjelmaa. Peli päätettiin julkaista Facebookissa, koska kyseisen yhteisöpalvelun voimavarat markkinointikanavana ovat kattavat.
Projekti oli erityisen opettavainen, koska opinnäytetyön laatijan Adobe Flashiin liittyvät tiedot ja taidot olivat ennen työn aloittamista vajavaisia. Peliä ei julkaistu opinnäytetyön valmistumisen aikana, vaan se tullaan julkaisemaan Partiovaruste Oy:n valitsemana ajankohtana.In this thesis a Facebook game titled ‘What kind of an outdoor person are you?’ was planned and developed for an outdoor store called Partiovaruste Ltd. The goal was to market Scandinavian Outdoor Store which is maintained by Partiovaruste Ltd. In addition this thesis deals with the marketing possibilities of Facebook.
The game was created with the help of Adobe Flash CS3 Professional and its programming language ActionScript 3. The request was that the layout of the game would represent the style of airing and would give its own input to the game. The game contains a background story which tells the tale of Ulgo Ilijatus who was an extreme outdoor man. The player has to travel the Route of Truth to find out what his/her true outdoor nature is.
The code of this game is quite simple. The hardest part was to make the code which manages the answers of the player. Besides the use of Adobe Flash some parts was made with Adobe Photoshop CS3. The final product was decided to publish on Facebook because the marketing power of this social networking service is unquestionable.
This thesis was very educational because the knowledge and skills of the author concerning Adobe Flash were incomplete in the beginning. The game was not published yet when this thesis was finished. Partiovaruste Ltd. will release it in the near future
Shmup-pelin suunnittelu ja toteutus
No full textTässä opinnäytetyössä tutkitaan eri shmup-pelejä ja kuinka pelejä voidaan määritellä kuuluvaksi shmup-peligenreen. Määrittämisen lisäksi käydään shmup-pelien historia ja kehittymisen vaiheet. Lisäksi tutkitaan erilaisten shmup-pelien rakennetta sekä suunnittelua ja mitä kaikkea pitää ottaa huomioon shmup-peliä tehdessä sekä testatessa.
Shmup-pelien tutkimisen jälkeen käydään läpi oman shmup-pelini kehittämisen vaiheet. Omassa projektissani käydään läpi mahdolliset työkalut shmup-pelin tekemiseen, toteutetaan törmäystarkistus eri muotoisille ammuksille sekä käydään läpi yksinkertaisen shmup-pelimoottorin tekemisen vaiheet. Lopuksi käyn läpi pelin kehittämisen eri vaiheet ja pohdin, mitkä asiat onnistuivat hyvin ja mitkä puolestaan huonosti.The objective of this Bachelor’s thesis was to research different shmup-games and how games can be defined to belong in the shmup-genre. In addition to defining shmup-games, the thesis examined the history of the shmup-games and what different phases there were in the development of shmup-genre. The thesis also covered the structure and design of different shmup-games, and all the different things needed to be taken into consideration when making and testing a shmup-game.
The practical part of the thesis comprised the phases of developing the author’s shmup-game. First, the thesis analysed all the different tools what can be used to make a shmup-game, how hit detection can be implemented for differently shaped bullets and how to make a simple engine to run a shmup-game. Lastly, the author ponders all the aspects of the project, including what went well and what left room for improvement
Investigating lyrics in rock music genres, folk music and heavy metal and their effects on society
No full textMy extended essay deals with lyrics and their effects on the society. Lyrics are highly
important in music; they might cause you to feel a special feeling, they can affect you in
political means if it is a protest song or they can just entertain you. In my extended essay, I
deal with how lyrics vary between specific genres. When doing this, I looked at the meaning
behind the lyrics, what is aimed with those lyrics and the group of people that those lyrics
appeal to. What I saw was that some songs were written just to entertain, some had lyrics that
were part of the marketing of that band; like punk artists which used lyrics to appeal teenagers
and sell more records, some were expressing some problems; political or personal; like folk
artists which used lyrics to teach people. I also became aware that each lyric I studied was written not only by the author to feel relieved but it had a larger meaning, the lyrics I examined stood for a group of people, which I dealt with in my extended essay. My purpose
in studying this topic was to show how effective lyrics are – to sell more records, to stand for
an idea or to stand for a group of people – though we are not aware of it most of the time
Kommunikaatiorajapinnan toteutus pelin ja tietokannan välille
No full textTIIVISTELMÄ
Tekijä(t): Häkkinen Jani
Työn nimi: Kommunikaatiorajapinnan toteutus pelin ja tietokannan välille
Tutkintonimike: Insinööri (AMK), tietotekniikka
Asiasanat: Tietokanta, Pelit, Kommunikaatiorajapinta, PHP
Team Jolly Roger on on suomalainen pelien kehitykseen keskittynyt Kajaanilainen yritys. Sen pääosaamiseen kuuluu Unity sekä HTML5, joiden avulla tehdään omiin immateriaalisiin oikeuksiin pohjautuvia pelejä, mutta sivutoimena yritys on myös mukana alihankkijana erilaisisssa tietotekniikkaprojekteissa. Tämän opinnäytetyön tarkoituksena oli suunnitella toimiva kommunikaatiorajapinta pelin ja tietokannan välille. Peli oli opinnäytetyön kirjoituksen aikaan aktiivisessa kehityksessä oleva Neonwave Riders.
Tavoitteena oli kehittää kommunikaatiorajapinta pelin ja tietokannan välille niin, että pelaajien pelisuorituksia voi tallentaa tietokantaan ja hyödyntää muiden pelaajien käytettäväksi. Oikeiden pelisuorituksien käyttäminen pelaajan vastustajina luo tunnetta yhteisöllisyydestä ja kilpailusta pelaajien kesken. Pelistä kerättävän tiedon hyödyntäminen tietoanalyysissa on myös tärkeää pelin jatkokehittämisen kannalta.
Työ tehtiin pääasiassa PHP- ja C#-kielillä. Työn lopputuloksena oli Neonwave Riders –pelille tehty kommunikaatiorajapinta, jota voidaan hyödyntää pienillä muutoksilla myös muissa tulevissa peliprojekteissa.ABSTRACT
Author(s): Häkkinen Jani
Title of the Publication: Communication Interface between Game and Database
Degree Title: Bachelor of Engineering, Information Technology
Keywords: Database, Games, Communication interface, PHP
Team Jolly Roger is a Finnish game development studio located in Kajaani. Studio’s main focuses are Unity and HTML5, which are used to make games based on their own Intellectual property rights, but a sideline activity for the company is also working as a subcontractor on various IT projects. The purpose of this thesis was to design a functional communication interface between the game and the database. The game was at the time of the writing of the thesis in the active development as Neonwave Riders.
The aim was to develop a communication interface between the game and the database, so that the player’s performances can be stored in the database and take advantage for the use of other players. Using the right game executions as player’s opponents will create a sense of community, and the feel of competition between the players. Gathering collected information for data-analysis is also important in terms of further development of the game.
Development was mainly done with PHP- and C#-languages. The final result was a communication interface for Neonwave Riders game, which can be used with small changes also in the other future game projects
Android-pelin tuottaminen ja julkaisu Google Play -kaupassa
No full textOpinnäytetyö on tehty Android-pelin julkaisusta. Opinnäytetyössä käytetty peli on opinnäytetyön tekijän kehittämä. Opinnäytetyössä käydään lävitse pelin kehityksen prosessia, pelin julkaisua Google Play -kauppaan ja julkaisun jälkeisen pelaajista saadun datan analysointia. Opinnäytetyön tavoitteena on näyttää Android -pelien julkaisemisesta Google Play -kauppaan esimerkki. Kehittä-jät, jotka ajattelevat mobiilipelin tekemistä tai julkaisua, saavat opinnäytetyöstä tukea mobiilipelin julkaisuun tai sen suunnitteluun.
Google Play -kauppaan julkaistun pelin käyttäjädataa on analysoitu opinnäytetyössä markkinoin-nin ja pelisuunnittelun kannalta. Analyysissä vastataan sovellusten asennusmääriin ja poistomää-riin liittyviin kysymyksiin. Analyyseissä on kaavioita asennuksien määristä, jotka on saatu Google Play -kaupan ohjauspaneelista, ja esimerkki Excel-ohjelmalla muodostetusta kaaviosta, mikä sisältää tietoa pelaajien saavutuksista pelissä.This thesis uses a game made by the author, as an example for publishing a mobile game to the Google Play store. The thesis deals with the process of developing a mobile game, publishing a game in the Google Play store, and analyzing user data from the Google Play developer console. The aim of the thesis is to give an example of releasing an Android game in the Google Play store. Developers who are thinking about making or publishing a mobile game can get support from the thesis for the release or for the design of mobile games.
The user data found in the Google Play developer console is analyzed while keeping marketing and game design in mind. The analysis answers questions about install and uninstall counts. To support the analysis, graphs found from the developer console control panel are presented to describe the variables. Additionally, a graph made in Excel is included that shows data about the achievements that users have completed
Charles de gaulle's effect on french politics
No full textThe fate of France's political and constitutional history, which had been rife with instability, was altered with the establishment of the Fifth Republic. However, the transition to a new political system was quite painful. Moreover, system debates continued after the proclamation of the Fifth Republic. Especially the 1962 constitutional amendment process left France faced with a new political crisis. This research aims to reveal how Charles de Gaulle, the first president of the Fifth Republic, had an effect on the shaping of French politics and overcoming the political crises that led to the system debate
Understanding the Gains and Challenges of Democratization Process in Sub-Saharan Africa: Is Democratic Progress Under Threat?
No full textThe aim of this research is to examine the achievements and challenges of the democratization process in Sub-Saharan Africa and to answer whether democratic progress is under threat. Focusing on Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger—countries with regional and historical similarities—the research seeks to understand the common dynamics of democratic development in these countries. The research employs a comparative framework to analyze their democratization processes. The findings of the research highlight two main conclusions: First, all the three countries have experienced a significant increase in voter participation, stronger public support for democracy and electoral processes and a notable opposition to one-man and one-party rule. Second, the democratization processes are frequently interrupted by military coups, authoritarian tendencies of leaders and electoral violence. While the research acknowledges the substantial progress made, it also emphasizes that significant challenges persist, which continues to weaken political institutions and processes. These challenges continue to hinder the full realization of democratic governance in these three countries and lead to regime changes
Charles De Gaulle’s Effect on French Politics
No full textThe fate of France’s political and constitutional history, which had been rife with instability, was altered with the establishment of the Fifth Republic. However, the transition to a new political system was quite painful. Moreover, system debates continued after the proclamation of the Fifth Republic. Especially the 1962 constitutional amendment process left France faced with a new political crisis. This research aims to reveal how Charles de Gaulle, the first president of the Fifth Republic, had an effect on the shaping of French politics and overcoming the political crises that led to the system debates
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