Progetto Ustica is an experiment in "civically-engaged game design" and addresses the Ustica Massacre ("Strage di Ustica"), where 81 people lost their lives as an air-to-air missile hit a civilian aircraft in 1980. Progetto Ustica has been developed as part of an Action Research effort with the objective …

Does our knowledge about city and urban planning have solid ground? Can historical research promote creative thinking? How can we theorise about urban design and architecture in our age of the media? These questions have guided the creation of this multi-layered, richly documented and illustrated triptych, …

De moderne arbeidsmarkt is dynamisch en leidt tot eveneens dynamische loopbanen. Jongeren moeten worden opgeleid voor banen die nog niet bestaan, om met technologie te werken die nog niet is uitgevonden, voor het oplossen van vraagstukken waarvan we nog niet eens weten dat het vraagstukken zijn. Het …

In this essay, the smartphone as a new technology and medium is analysed with regards to its effects on individuals and society. McLuhan’s tetrad serves as a framework for analysis, consisting of a set of four effects to examine media in their historical context and present environment as well as the …

Introductory essay for Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen's artist's book on his picture disc collection

Up until 2005 Peter Mak was involved as pedagogy teacher in the instrumental teacher education of the Bachelor of Music of the Prince Claus Conservatoire. The programme’s pedagogy section consisted of modules developed by Peter including ‘Didactics’, ‘Learning processes’, ‘Study skills’, and ‘Exceptional …

In: Frank Gadinger, Martina Kopf, Ayşem Mert, and Christopher Smith (eds.). Political Storytelling: From Fact to Fiction (Global Dialogues 12) This essay presents a summary of important perspectives concerning the distinction between what counts as truth or fiction. As a source of …

Dubbel-essay van de Vereniging Hogescholen : een essay van Carola Hageman met de titel 'Wie schrijft die blijft : open access publiceren van praktijkgericht onderzoek' en een essay van Daan Andriessen met de titel 'Werk aan de winkel : uitdagingen voor de volgende 15 jaar praktijkgericht onderzoek in …