This poster sketches the outlines of a theoretical research framework to assess whether and on what grounds certain behavioral effects may be attributed to particular game mechanics and game play aspects. It is founded on the Elaboration Likelihood Model of Persuasion (ELM), which is quite appropriate …

Many research projects have assessed the possibility and effectiveness of implementing games as health interventions. Recent literature shows generally positive results in specific case studies. However we acknowledged that research projects in this field regularly seem to disregard the connection to …

The initial trigger of this research about learning from video was the availability of log files from users of video material. Video modality is seen as attractive as it is associated with the relaxed mood of watching TV. The experiments in this research have the goal to gain more insight in viewing …

Experimental setup of motivating physiotherapy clients to perform balancing exercises at home through the use of a game with custom ‘wobble board’ hardware and iPadaccelerometer data.

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The use of games as interventions in the domain of health care is of-ten paired with evaluating the effects in randomized clinical trials. The iterative design and development process of games usually also involves an evaluation phase, aimed at identifying improvements for subsequent iterations. Since …

Studenten die leren van video’s zijn gebaat bij mediaspelers die meer opties bieden bij het zoeken naar specifieke delen van een filmpje. Voor het leereffect is het belangrijk dat het eenvoudiger wordt om een bepaald fragment nog eens terug te kijken. Dat stelt Jelle de Boer, die promoveert op een onderzoek …

Many interesting smart textile concepts have been developed, however there are only a few relevant examples of concepts that are producible and valuable for our society. The so-called ‘killer application’ has not been found yet. That is why it is extremely important that multi-disciplinary parties team-up …

Het doel van de afstudeeropdracht is dan ook het ontwikkelen van een online printshop, dat een belangrijk aandeel zal hebben in het werven van nieuwe particuliere klanten. Doordat de opdrachten gemakkelijk via de post te verzenden zijn, wil Engel Repro & Druk met deze online printshop niet alleen de …