This research was created as a contribution to the internationalization strategy of RAI Amsterdam. The company wants to bring more international conferences, and exhibitions to Amsterdam. One of the objectives of this strategy is to create an ‘international standard’, which complies with the basic services, …

We demonstrate a method that allows two users to communicate remotely using their sense of touch by dynamically applying vibrotactile feedback to one user's forearm using two different input methods. User input on a standard mobile touch-screen device or a purpose-built touch-sensitive wearable is analyzed …

Gentle stroking touches are rated most pleasant when applied at a velocity of between 1–10 cm/s. Such touches are considered highly relevant in social interactions. Here, we investigate whether stroking sensations generated by a vibrotactile array can produce similar pleasantness responses, with the …

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This report presents a detailed analysis of the German market concerning bakeries as well as a detailed recommendation to Bakker Bart on whether they should enter the German market. This research evolved from five years of experience as a floor manager at the store Bakker Bart in Gouda. As a European …

In dit hoofdstuk wordt een aantal aspecten belicht dat met het oog op het pedagogisch en educatief beleid van kindcentra relevant is: • Het pedagogisch belang van het kindcentrum • Altijd samen met ouders. • Het gezamenlijk fundament: waarom en waartoe? • Pedagogische en educatieve visie op het hoe. …

Dit onderzoek onderzoekt de beweeg- en sportmotieven van de kinderen tussen de 6-18 jaar op het project YODEP in Zomba-Malawi. Daarnaast worden deze deelnamemotieven vergeleken met de deelnamemotieven van de sportcultuur in Nederland. Dit onderzoek is al gedaan in 2011 (Stuij, Wisse, van Mossel, Lucassen …

In this paper we outline the design process of TaSST (Tactile Sleeve for Social Touch), a touch-sensitive vibrotactile arm sleeve. The TaSST was designed to enable two people to communicate different types of touches over a distance. The touch-sensitive surface of the sleeve consists of a grid of 4x3 …

In this paper we present the concept and initial design stages of the TaSST (Tactile Sleeve for Social Touch). The TaSST consists of a soft pressure-sensitive input layer, and an output layer containing vibration motors. A touch to ones own sleeve is felt as a vibration on the sleeve of another person. …