Game development businesses often choose Lua for separating scripted game logic from reusable engine code. Lua can easily be embedded, has simple interfaces, and offers a powerful and extensible scripting language. Using Lua, developers can create prototypes and scripts at early development stages. However, …

In order for techniques from Model Driven Engineering to be accepted at large by the game industry, it is critical that the effectiveness and efficiency of these techniques are proven for game development. There is no lack of game design models, but there is no model that has surfaced as an industry …

People suffering from dementia often have problems with way finding and feel restless. In this paper we present an interactive wall developed for decreasing the amount of wandering behaviour of people suffering from dementia. The installation aims at making these people feel more at home in the nursing …

Presentatie in het kader van het project Opening Up.Opening Up is bedoeld om een betere dienstverlening aan burgers en bedrijven te zoeken door de inzet van social media en open data. Het Opening Up-project startte in oktober 2011 en duurt drie jaar. De Hanzehogeschool Groningen is een belangrijke partner …

Presentation for Trade Mission Bangladeshi IT companies, Bolsward, on June 23, 2011.

This paper presents the results of a literature review in regard to Social Media and participation. Besides that, to understand the meaning and impact of Social Media on elections, we show field results from the 2010 and 2011 elections in the Netherlands. There are several challenges when it comes to …

Contribution to exhibition Qua Art - Qua Science. The artist Joost Verhagen represents spaces in an original way by using colours, texture and forms. He invokes thoughts and feelings with his works of art. The concept of ambient intelligence also deals with space, but especially with spaces that are …

Bijdrage aan tentoonstelling Qua Art - Qua Science. Kunstenaars brengen ruimtes op een eigen manier middels kleur, textuur en vorm in beeld. Met hun kunstwerken weten zij gedachten en gevoelens op te roepen bij de aandachtige kijker. Bij het concept ambient intelligence gaat eveneens om de ruimte, maar …

Intelligente monitoring licht verstandelijk gehandicapten: case study zorg innovatie. Presentatie gehouden tijdens de vakbeurs Zorg & ICT, Utrecht, op 17-03-2011. Achtergrond, doelen en casebeschrijving van het project Intelligente Monitoring van Licht Verstandelijk Gehandicapten, dat de Hanzehogeschool …

Presentatie, gehouden op 26-01-2011.Domotica: cruciaal voor speerpunten Hanzehogeschool Groningen: energy transition en healthy ageing / healthy lifestyle. Na 20 jaar projecten en pilots in Noord-Nederland blijken de hoge verwachtingen ten aanzien van domotica niet te worden gerealiseerd. De reden betreft …