Stichting GameLab Oost is struggling with their workflow UX/UI research and design. This aspect of their protypes often must be re-done by the people of Conceptlicious because of the shortcomings. This means that Conceptlicious invests their time and therefore money in improving Stichting GameLab Oost’s …

This paper examines how a serious game approach could support a participatory planning process by bringing stakeholders together to discuss interventions that assist the development of sustainable urban tourism. A serious policy game was designed and played in six European cities by a total of 73 participants, …

: To have sustainable societies, we need to accelerate the energy transition towards clean energy solutions, however, awareness and understanding of the process is still limited, especially among young people. In addition, the topic has mainly been approached from an engineering angle, ignoring the social …

Physical activity provides substantial health benefits yet physical inactivity is one of the most challenging problems of these days. Development in mHealth and eHealth applications, such as wearable technology, create vast opportunities but are still insufficiently used to promote sustainable physical …

This report describes the development workflow of an interactive scenario in Unity that runs on a touch table and visualizes the interdependencies of a power grid. The project was done for the company TenneT, the first European cross border transmission system operator. In this project, within 10 weeks …

This paper is the documentation of a graduation internship at Digital Society School (DSS). DSS is a studio within Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA) which focuses to research the impact of technology on society. In this project, DSS teamed up with Ajax Fancare to solve their logistical problem …

This research paper and graduation assignment investigate creating a programming framework for the GameLab Oost company to streamline and improve their prototype programming process. The assignment uses the design thinking research method to explore the problem, empathize with the target audience, prototype …

Sustainability has become an important blueprint to achieve a better future for all, and as part of this process, nations are called to accelerate an energy transition towards clean energy solutions. However, an often-neglected pillar is educating individuals on the benefits and challenges of energy …

Introduction Over the past years, health games have shown to be an effective method for providing patient-education. At the same time, physical activity as medicine is increasingly popular when stimulating health in patients. Especially for those who are inactive and have a chronic disease, these two …

© Springer International Publishing AG 2016. A serious game needs to combine a number of different aspects to help the end user in reaching the desired effects. This requires incorporating a broad range of different aspects in the design, stemming from a broad range of different fields of expertise. …