In this paper, we present the case study Circus Noel, a VR tight rope walking act with which the use of movement in cinematic VR was explored. We use the notion of spatial presence as discussed by Ryan, and its potential to induce an ‘illusion of non-mediation’. Seven users were interviewed about their …

Research paper presented at the 24th International Public Relations Research Symposium BledCom 2017 "CSR in Hypermodern Times", June 29 - July 1, 2017, Bled, Slovenia.

This paper examines the changing understanding of corporate social responsibility (CSR) by looking at three aspects: the growing public demands regarding corporate behaviour, the role of government in “promoting” or “requesting” the socially responsible corporate behaviour, and the attempts of business …

Le Grand Départ Tour the France 2015 took place in Utrecht on the 4th and 5th of July 2015. In advance to the first two stages a major side-event program is carried out which started a 100 days before the 4th of July. Utrecht University, School of Governance carried out a research to the legacy of Le …

Workshop organiser and convener of social entrepreneurship in sports (EASM conference)

Presentation, held at the 24th IAPS Conference. In accordance with the IAPS mission (www.iaps-association.org), the conference did address the study of the interrelations between the social, the built and the natural environment, and the impacts on them. The conference theme turns the spotlight on to …

Improving the sustainability of the Anaerobic Digestion (AD) process through modeling.Presentation given at the European Biomass Conference & Exhibition 2016 in Amsterdam regarding the local waste biomass availability for Anaerobic Digestion, the local biogas yield, and the optimization of farm based …