The idea that technologies influence society—both positively and negatively—is not new. This is mainly the terrain of the philosophy and the ethics of technology research. Similarly, design research aims to help create new technologies in line with individual, social, and societal needs and values. Against …

This paper presents a case study about the responsible design of a recommender system of a prominent Dutch Public Service Media (PSM) organization, combining personalized content recommendations to users while aligning with the organization’s overarching mission of fostering diversity. A conceptual framework …

Learn hands on how to solve logistics use cases by means of a data science infrastructure stack. Building a data-driven infrastructure is crucial for leveraging the full potential of data. In this context, infrastructure refers to the full spectrum of software and technologies (and their interrelationships) …

De creatieve industrie associëren we meestal met de grote steden, maar daar neemt de banengroei de laatste jaren opvallend af. Daarentegen doen de middelgrote steden het een stuk beter, signaleren onderzoeker Paul Rutten, Walter Manshanden en Frank Visser. Wat zit er achter deze autonome regionale spreiding …

Dit rapport behandelt de arbeidsmarktpositie van de afgestudeerden van Communication and Multimedia Design (CMD) en Creative Media and Games Technologies (CMGT) van Hogeschool Rotterdam. Beide opleidingen staan te boek als creatieve technologie opleidingen en stellen ontwerpmethodieken en digitale technologie …

Digital Humans are the new way to personalize digital interactions with your customers while building trust and rapport. Because the prove of innovations is in the numbers, in this session Guido Jongen (founder of Virtually Human) and Lotte Willemsen (Professor on the Rotterdam University of Applied …

This three-wave longitudinal study (n = 1341) examined between- and within-person effects linking fear of missing out (FoMO) and social media use to psychological need satisfaction and well-being over time. As such, this study tests the premise that FoMO can be understood as a self-regulatory limbo, …

Ad creativity, based on the originality, meaningfulness, and craftsmanship of a brand message, is widely studied as an important mechanism of advertising success. These studies are based on practitioners’ and consumers’ creativity assessments. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the creativity assessments …

A growing body of research has examined the potential effects of the Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) whereby the Fear of Missing Out Scale has become the most popular measure for assessing the construct. However, there is ambiguity regarding FoMO’s conceptualization and dimensionality. Employing a large representative …

This study explores the intent of designers involved in design for sustainability and how responsible innovation can be collectively implemented. To do so, a case study using situational analysis was conducted with graduates of the Fabricademy program: a 6-month program on textiles and new technologies …