From the early 2000s onward the Netherlands has witnessed unexpected and unprecedented polarization. Right-wing populist activism challenged the right of newcomers to belong in Dutch society. Coinciding with this populist swing, participatory media (web communities such as Marokko.nl, blog sites such …

Visual cross-platform analysis (VCPA) is a methodological approach designed to overcome two forms of bias in the social media research literature: first, a bias towards studies of single plat- forms and, second, a bias towards analysis that focuses on text and metrics. VCPA addresses this by providing …

In this paper we present visual methodologies attuned to the networked nature of digital images. First, we describe approaches to image research in which images are not separated from their network, but rather studied 'en groupe'. Here, we contrast approaches that treat images as data, and those that …

Deciding what kind of smart cities do we, as a society, want is not only a political question but also a matter of envisioning possible futures. The speculative narratives that designers produce to support their imagination are called "Design Fictions." We share SUBMERGED, a cross-platform project that …

The following report aims to introduce the main me2 specifications, and to describe the requirements needed to develop the me2 project. Me2 is a technological platform where the behaviours related to energy consumption could be monitored, and also to increase the energy efficiency. In order to have a …

Deze scriptie beschrijft het onderzoek naar de huidige marktaanbod aan multiplatform frameworks voor het ontwikkelen van mobiele applicaties. Hierbij is er gekeken naar het grote aanbod aan frameworks zoals Xamarin, Cordova en NativeScript en zijn deze vergeleken op basis van de eisen gesteld door de …

The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) movement is the latest ‘big thing’ in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) which threatens to transform Higher Education. Both opportunities and threats are extensively discussed in literature, comprising issues on opening up education for the whole world, pedagogy and …

At the department of electrical and electronic engineering of Fontys University of Applied Sciences we are defining a real-life learning context for our students, where the crossover with regional healthcare companies and institutes is maximized. Our innovative educational step is based on openly sharing …

Create a mobile application for Warehouse Management System. The cross-platform mobile app was made with PhoneGap to reuse the existing web development skills in the company. The app can scan barcodes and communicates with the server via Ajax HTTP protocols.

Scriptie van Dennis Haverhals &Ranj is een serious game bedrijf dat spellen maakt voor marketing of educatieve doeleinden. Een van de opdrachten van het bedrijf is het maken van een turn-based cross-platform online multiplayer bordspel. Voor een uitbreiding van het spel zijn de gameplay mogelijkheden …