AI ethics research has mainly focused on high-level principles and guidelines, and technical issues. This position paper argues that more attention should go to the practical and contextual aspects of designing AI applications and explores how living labs can contribute to the ethical design, development …

Metacognitive knowledge and metacognitive skills are at the heart of learning: they represent how learners think of their own learning process and how they attempt to improve the outcomes of that process. In this presentation we will discuss and demonstrate our playful approach and the tools we created …

In deze presentatie geef ik een kort overzicht van het onderzoek dat binnen het lectoraat User-Centered Design (onderdeel van het lectoraat Digitale Transformatie) aan de Hanzehogeschool Groningen wordt gedaan. Daarbij zal ik twee onderzoeksprojecten nader toelichten waarin we kijken naar hoe nieuwetechnologieën …

Behaviour Change Support Systems (BCSS), already running for the 10th time at Persuasive Technology, is a workshop that builds around the concept of systems that are specifically designed to help and support behaviour change in individuals or groups. The highly multi-disciplinary nature of designing …

Een app om een taal te leren of eentje waarmee je je geheugen traint door ingewikkelde puzzels op te lossen. Games spelen we allang niet alleen meer voor de lol, maar zetten we volop in om iets te leren. Zo trainen chirurgen hun fijne motoriek door speciale serious games te spelen en helpen weer andere …

This doctoral dissertation, anchored in the fields of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and design research, addresses the following primary research question: How can interaction design research contribute to stimulating physical activity in the office environment? This thesis makes several contributions …

Although many people have a positive intention to be more active, a key challenge remains to turn this intention into action. Social support as a motivational strategy can increase adherence in exercise and can be provided by relational agents as a substitute for human coaches. We first conducted an …

As an active form of meeting, walking meetings can be beneficial for office workers who often have a sedentary work routine. Despite their substantial benefits in terms of health, social interactions, and creativity, walking meetings are not yet widely adopted. Some key barriers limiting their social …

Short presentation sharing our in-progress results and insights for the design and development of digital interactive narratives for assertiveness education in nursing curricula.

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many aspects of people’s lives, and seems to have affected people’s wellbeing and relation to technology now, and in the future. Not only has it changed people’s lives and the way citizens live, work, exercise, craft and stay connected, the pandemic has also altered …