SummaryThe built environment accounts for 40% of the total energy consumption and over 38% of the totalcarbon dioxide emissions. Fortunately, the role of environmental sustainability has increased in thereal estate sector but unfortunately it is falling behind on implementing sustainability policies.Therefor …

Abstract Background. Fever in children is common and mostly caused by self-limiting infections. However, parents of febrile children often consult in general practice, in particular during out-of-hours care. To improve management, it is important to understand experiences of GPs managing these consultations. Objective. …

Educatieve games: leermiddel of lapmiddel? In sommige wetenschappelijke studies worden succesvolle resultaten gerapporteerd over het effect van educatieve games. Andere studies geven, in vergelijking met traditionelere methoden, geen of zelfs een negatief resultaat.

The role of “mechanics” in the serious game design process. Presentation held during the Sino-Dutch conference, March 2015. In the last few years, there have been many developments in the design and application of serious games, particularly in the field of ‘games for health’. This is possible due …

Organisations are increasingly becoming interdependent in order to create and deliver superior value to their customers. The resulting business mod- els of such organisations are becoming increasingly complex and difficult to de- sign, because they have to deal with multiple stakeholders and their competing …

De opleiding AD Projectleider Techniek bestaat uit het werkend leren waarin, net zoals beschreven in deze scriptie uit 9 competenties bestaat. De volgende competenties worden uitgebreid behandeld: 1. Onderhandelen en communiceren 2. Kosten calculeren 3. Resultaat prognosticeren 4. Project bewaken …

For over thirty years, there has been a discussion about the effectiveness of educational games in comparison to traditional learning materials. To help further this discussion, we aim to understand ‘how educational games work’ by formalising (and visualising) the educational and motivational aspects …

Presentation for Intercultural Communication master students of Wageningen University about the design of educational games for teaching about cultural differences.

Designing games for health.A presentation for the yearly conference of movement sciences focusing on the design of games for health purposes.

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 …