Augmented Reality (AR) is a relatively new technology and is increasingly being posited as an educational game-changer, particularly - but not exclusively - in language learning. On a scale where the virtual and real world sit at opposite ends of the spectrum, AR sits in-between, combining real world …

The following research aims to determine feasible and effective recommendations on how to improve the United Nations zero-tolerance policy with respect to sexual exploitation and abuse by UN personnel. The UN has pursued a zero-tolerance policy since 2003, which means that any sexual contact between …

Inleiding: Onderzoek toont aan dat meerdere Nederlandse ziekenhuizen één of meer complementaire zorginterventies toepast wanneer de basisinterventies onvoldoende uitkomst bieden. Binnen de behandeling van een patiënt met brandwonden wordt geadviseerd om, aanvullend op de reguliere behandeling, ook gebruik …

De aanleiding voor het onderzoek is dat er vanuit het psychosomatisch team vraag is naar het inzetten van Virtual Reality (VR) in ziekenhuis Nij Smellinghe Drachten. Door de oncologieverpleegkundigen van de chemopoli van ziekenhuis Nij Smellinghe is eerder geëxperimenteerd met VR-brillen, echter wordt …

When emergencies occur in any kind of workspace, the personnel need to be adequately trained to respond correctly to the ongoing situation. The main problem with almost every type of training simulation is the amount of money that needs to be spent on simulating the real potential emergency. Connec2 …

For this thesis, an immersive 2D painting experience was developed that uses an intuitive interface with trackable painting equipment in Virtual Reality. For the immersion, the standard HTC Vive Controllers needed to be replaced with painting equipment. Through the use of desk research, interviewing …

A paradigm shift occurs when scientists stick to their model of reality (theory), while evidence begins to pile up that doesn 't fit in there. Often a group of relative outsiders is needed, for example a younger generation of scientists or scientists from a different discipline, who are first seen as …

Major news outlets increasingly use immersive techniques in their journalistic productions. The idea is that, through the application of immersive technologies, the news consumer can engage with and be part of the story. However, we do not know, to what extent this promise is actually fulfilled in productions …

Polarizing may be a logical consequence, but it’s certainly not helpful. Of course I understand that everyone wants to regain control of the situation. However, sacrificing transmissions towers, or even human scapegoats to satisfy our need to understand, crosses every line. But it is easy to understand …

Our planet’s ecology and society are on a collision course, which manifests due to a contradiction in the assumptions of unlimited material growth fueling the linear economic paradigm. Our closed planetary ecosystem imposes confined amounts of space and a finite extent of resources upon its inhabitants. …