This thesis, conducted as part of a graduation project at GAMUCATEX, addresses the integration of narrative elements into the digital card game Tectonicus: on the Edge of War and explores the redesign of its Heads-Up Display (HUD). The primary aim is to enhance player experience by creating a more coherent …

In het onderzoek Verhalen van Waarde (2023-2024) werkten onderzoekers van HvA lectoraat Creative Media for Social Change, IPABO lectoraat Kansengelijkheid en betrokkenen van de organisatie Samen Leren in de Wijk samen om te onderzoeken hoe de waarde van het initiatief op inclusieve wijze opgehaald en …

The contemporary use of resources in the ‘take-make-waste’ economy accounts for 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions, demonstrating unsustainable patterns of consumption and production. Therefore, the status quo of business operations needs to be changed. This study aims to find out how a circular …

This article is based on five years of longitudinal participatory action research on how former pre‐bachelor programme students with a refugee background experience finding their way into Dutch higher education and society. The four‐member research team and authors (two of which were former refugees), …

This study explores the application of systemic design approaches used in a complex commercial context to create positive and sustainable change. The case study was a business case on sustainable parenthood, in which the company tried to balance its ambitions for environmental sustainability with the …

The pervasive use of media at current-day festivals thoroughly impacts how these live events are experienced, anticipated, and remembered. This empirical study examined event-goers’ live media practices – taking photos, making videos, and in-the-moment sharing of content on social media platforms – at …

We De Try: Creative Methods of Storylistening and Storytelling tells the story of a research journey the author underwent in trying to gain a better understanding of diversity and inclusion in higher education. Through insights generated by the exploration of methods of storytelling and storylistening, …

Every journey is a story and every story is a journey. But not every journey is the same. The only similarity between each journey is that the main character goes through a variety of experiences and gains wisdom and insight on the way. This is the starting point of the “YOUR JOURNEY” project. We developed …

Elke reis is een verhaal en elk verhaal is een reis. Maar niet elke reis is hetzelfde. De overeenkomst tussen iedere reis is dat de hoofdpersoon een verscheidenheid aan ervaringen beleeft en onderweg wijsheid en inzicht opdoet. Dit is het uitgangspunt van het programma “YOUR JOURNEY”. We ontwikkelden …

Background A healthy lifestyle is beneficial for everyone, including students and employees of universities of applied sciences (UAS). Although these groups experience high stress-levels and spent many hours sedentary, only few lifestyle interventions focus on these target groups that potentially could …