Meeting the Paris Climate Agreement goals for renewable energy, sea level rise protection and nature preservation require innovative multifunctional solutions in the Netherlands. As part of the Delta21 project, which looks at creating an energy storing reservoir and an energy producing tidal power plant …

Strukton Rail is interested in facilitating training and increasing employee safety awareness through a VR simulation. In this paper it is discussed in how far audio can be used in order to increase the immersion of the simulation. Besides the well-known means of spatial audio, there are other means …

In dit verslag is te lezen hoe onderzocht is wat de beste methode is, om leerlingen uit de 3e en 4e klas van het Oostenrijkse schoolsysteem, waarvan Duits niet de moedertaal is, mee te laten doen in het reguliere onderwijs. Door te kijken naar 4 vreemde taal methoden en deze tegen elkaar uit te zetten …

Integrated urban megaprojects that attempt to (re-)develop parts of cities are complex affairs. The planners employed in them decide on large real estate, infrastructure and public space investments. The lengthy delivery trajectories of these projects undoubtedly result in emerging properties and changes …

In CLIL contexts, school subjects are taught in an additional language, allowing learners to acquire the target language through meaningful use. This places language teachers in an ambiguous position. What is their role in this context? On the one hand, language teachers are expected to collaborate with …

Nowadays, composites are mainly produced via petroleum derived chemicals. In a world where petroleum resources are running out, it is essential to find viable options for the replacement of these reserves. Biocomposites are already exploited but they appear to have low resistance to weathering. This …

Reviews on whole body human cold adaptation generally do not distinguish between population studies and dedicated acclimation studies, leading to confusing results. Population studies show that indigenous black Africans have reduced shivering thermogenesis in the cold and poor cold induced vasodilation …

Opdrachtgevers trekken de effectiviteit voor serious games in twijfel, omdat ze denken dat de doelgroep snel zal afhaken. Het doel is daarom ook bijdragen aan het verhogen van de effectiviteit van serious games door de immersion ervan te vergroten door middel van het visual design. Voor dit onderzoek …

In dit onderzoek wordt uitgezocht welke onderwerpen belangrijk zijn om een overtuigende virtuele ervaring neer te zetten. Er worden virtuele selectietechnieken met elkaar vergeleken: Virtual Pointing en Virtual Hand. Uit de vergelijking worden de volgende Virtual Pointing technieken met elkaar vergeleken: …

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