Background: Construction work, squares, busy sidewalks, road crossings and hasty cyclists - these are just a few of the many challenges visually impaired people (VI) encounter when navigating through urban environments. Especially unknown routes require so much concentration and energy, that VI often …

Data has been collected since mankind, but in the recent years the technical innovations enable us to collect exponentially growing amounts of data through the use of sensors, smart devices and other sources. In her lecture Nanda will explore the role of Big Data in urban environments. She will give …

In this presentation of her current research project Rebecca Louise Breuer questions the common enhancement of the body through, for instance, self-tracking, data collecting and monitoring of everyday and athletic movement. She attempts to provide an alternative perspective through discussing the concept …

Modemuze@OBA, OBA (the public library in Amsterdam), Amsterdam, 17 March–2 July 2017 Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 27 May 2017–18 February 2018

Smart tangible toys, designed for hand manipulation, can transform fine motor skills assessment into enjoyable activities which are engaging for children to play (partially) unsupervised. Such toys can support school teachers and parents for early detection of deficiencies in motor skills development …

De Tentoonstellingsmaker van de 21ste Eeuw (2017-2019) is gericht op een aspect dat de laatste jaren steeds dominanter is geworden in het werk van tentoonstellingsmakers in musea: het bieden van een bezoekersbeleving, oftewel het inspireren en raken van bezoekers. Dit als aanvulling op de taakstelling …

In januari 2016 maakte Vitalik Buterin op het blog van Ethereum duidelijk dat blockchain en privacy moeizaam samengaan. Compliance aan de AVG is van belang, vooral vanwege de hoge boetes die door de Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens opgelegd kunnen worden. In hoeverre kan de blockchain overweg met de AVG?

Wednesday 17th of January MediaLAB Amsterdam arranged LABFEST, a final expo where we could showcase our protypes and talk to people in the industry about our projects. We got a lot of nice feedback and are happy with the end-product we came up with. Quite a lot of people showed up and we were excited …