In this booklet, the focus is on the stories of three Polish men in The Hague. The researcher, Karijn Nijhoff, has followed these men extensively and has recorded their migration stories in detail. We can read about their arrival, their experiences, their travels. We see a process of temporary and …

When creating content for virtual reality, filmmakers find that they need to re-evaluate the tools they have traditionally used to tell their stories, and explore the new possibilities that this particular medium has to offer. To determine how storytelling- and filmmaking tools function in VR, the concept …

Culture of the Selfie is an in-depth art-historical overview of self-portraiture, using a set of theories from visual studies, narratology, media studies, psychotherapy, and political principles. Collecting information from various fields, juxtaposing them on the historical time-line of artworks, the …

We investigated the effects of reflex-based self-defence training on police performance in simulated high-pressure arrest situations. Police officers received this training as well as a regular police arrest and self-defence skills training (control training) in a crossover design. Officers' performance …

Omtrent technologiebedrijven konden we in december 2016 veel lezen over wat artificial intelligence, virtual reality, machine-to-machine automation, machine-to-machine learning en chatbots ons de komende jaren gaan brengen. Als inkoper zou je kunnen wachten tot duidelijk wordt wat de blijvertjes zijn, …

BACKGROUND: Non-use of and dissatisfaction with ankle foot orthoses (AFOs) occurs frequently. The objective of this study is to gain insight in the conversation during the intake and examination phase, from the clients’ perspective, at two levels: 1) the attention for the activities and the context in …

Uit de management summary: "Selficient is een start-up organisatie dat ondersteund wordt door de Hogeschool Utrecht en externe partners. Het concept van Selficient is het bouwen van een zelfvoorzienende, modulaire en circulaire woning. Selficient heeft als doel een zelfvoorzienende woning als nieuw …

Deze scriptie gaat over het koppelen van 3D modellen met de echte wereld door middel van de Microsoft HoloLens. Dit is een “Mixed Reality” headset van Microsoft en was op het moment van het project een nieuwe techniek. Om het project uit te voeren is er door middel van de Spatial Mapping functionaliteit …

As one of the most attractive Western European countries for refugees, Germany has experienced a large influx of migrants since the beginning of the Syrian Civil War in 2011. It has the highest influx number of migrants in 2014 since 1992. Since Germany is not prepared to deal with this unexpected …

Post-structuralist theory has frequently been discarded because of its theoretical character, extremely pluralist approach and lack of problem-solving attitude (Edkins, 1999 ; Campbell, 2013 ; Harcourt, 2007). Indeed, the main claim of post-structuralism is that reality is a socially-constructed artefact which …