This paper describes a comparative case study that aims to uncover the quantifiable differences between non-interactive and interactive public displays in the urban environment. The study involved a large temporary interactive public display on a central city square showing a selection of custom-made …

Humans can easily generate more than 1000 W of heat during heavy exercise. This heat has to be transferred to the environment to stay in thermal equilibrium. During exercise in extreme cold, heat loss may exceed heat production, and clothing is necessary to prevent hypothermia. It will be shown how ISO …

Three-dimensional (3D) body scanning becomes increasingly important in the medical, ergonomical and apparel industry. The SizeStream 3D body scanner is a 3D body scanner in the shape of a fitting room that can generate a 3D copy of the human body in a few seconds. The Poikos modeling system generates …

This study investigates whether an interactive surround video is perceived as more enjoyable when there is some auditory feedback on interactive moments. We constructed a questionnaire that measured presence, effectance, autonomy, flow, enjoyment, system usability, user satisfaction and identification, …

Vertical farming is a promising new technology for increasing crop yields per square meter. However, little research has been done so far in people's perception of this technology. The aim of this project was to gain a better understanding of consumers' attitude on small scale vertical farming at home. …

In de textielverzorging is een groot deel van het proces geautomatiseerd. Echter het bepalen van de juiste kledingmaat is nog handwerk. Met pastesten wordt de juiste maat bepaald. Stichting TKT wil samen met de achterban in een pilot nagaan of nieuwe technieken om lichaamsmaten te bemeten een operationeel …

This article demonstrates ‘the stemfie’ to be an interesting current example of the enactment of liveness within media practices. The photo taken of oneself while (or just after) voting and consequently shared with others via online social networks, connects us to an event that is important to us as …

According to Johnson & Grandison (2007), failure to safeguard privacy of users of services provided by private and governmental organisations, leaves individuals with the risk of exposure to a number of undesirable effects of information processing. Loss of control over information about a person may …

Vandaag de dag is er geen enkele leverancier van informatietechnologie die cloud computing niet heeft omarmd. Die term werd (voor zover ik kan nagaan) in 2006 voor de eerste keer publiekelijk gebruikt door Google’s Eric Schmidt, die daaraan toevoegde dat hij het idee had dat niemand begreep waar het …

Binnen het SIA-RAAK onderzoeksproject 'Touchpoints: persuasief ontwerpen voor duurzaam en gezond gedrag' werkten de lectoraten Crossmediale Communicatie in het Publieke Domein (PubLab) en Codesign (Hogeschool Utrecht; FNT) twee jaar lang samen met bureaus uit de creatieve industrie, kennisinstellingen …