The thesis describes the development of an open source search engine implementation for a game development company. The final product has the Aapache lucene library at its core.

Tijdens muziektherapie kiezen veel jongeren tussen 12-18 jaar er graag voor om te zingen of te rappen. Het komt regelmatig voor dat zij hierbij andersoortig stemgebruik hanteren dan hun eigen, natuurlijke stem. Met name wanneer ze sociaal-emotionele problemen hebben of een psychiatrische stoornis. Om …

Young people spend a large part of their day sedentary, both at school and at home. The aim of the PlayFit project is to persuade teenagers to lead a more active lifestyle by using digital as well as non-digital games and play. In this position paper, we describe in detail the three key principles of …

"""We're trying to encourage reading for fun, because we know if we can get children reading topics of their interest, they will be more likely to read better and succeed in life."" Sara Stern (2008) In dit onderzoeksverslag is te lezen hoe het antwoord tot stand is gekomen op de vraag: Hoe kan ik als …

"The World of the [open] innovator" described the background of the revolution we are in in innovation and what the consequences are for innovation, changing towards design driven open innovation. We reframed innovation to meet new needs and values of companies and organizations in our work field. We …

The human memory has an associative nature. Association and mental visualization combine skills and structures of the left and right brain halves. It is easier to remember pictures, photographs or drawings than words or sentences. In fact, it usually takes a lot of effort to remember words and sentences …

The main purpose of the report was to find a solution to the problem of launching Fun Factory, a new event management company targeting individuals, into the Dutch market. The findings of the internal as well as external research has shown that Fun Factory, with its wide range of workshops, arrangements …

Globalization, accelerating technological advancements and the increasing unpredictability and demanding nature of clients have a major impact on the context in which companies operate. Companies are compelled to create a stream of innovations, both technological and organizational, in order to adapt …

On the internet we see a continuously growing generation of web applications enabling anyone to create and publish online content in a simple way, to link content and to share it with others: wellknown instances include MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, Wikipedia and Google Earth. The internet has …