This chapter discusses the sharing economy in the Netherlands, focussing on shared mobility and gig work platforms. The Netherlands has been known as one of the pioneers in the sharing economy. Local initiatives emerged at the beginning of the 2010s. International players such as Uber, UberPop, and Airbnb …

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, ICIDS 2022, held in Santa Cruz, CA, USA, in December 2022. The 30 full papers and 10 short papers, presented together with 17 posters and demos, were carefully reviewed and selected …

Critical reflection, addressing students’ attitude, beliefs and values related to pressing topics in the world, plays a crucial role in developing ethical sensitiveness and critical design literacy in design education. Critical reflection is provoked by discussing self-made photos, as is demonstrated …

This demo is the first outcome of the research project VR for Diversity. The theoretical backgrounds for the project are shortly discussed and the concept for Amelia’s Dream is presented. Amelia’s Dream is a VR experience that is filmed using volumetric video capture technology, in which a young woman …

Initial expectations about the interactive affordances of VR were often inspired by science fiction and technological fantasies rather than based on actual technical possibilities. In these futuristic accounts of VR, interactors would have the opportunity to fully engage with the characters that inhabit …

A major challenge for disaster scholars and policymakers is to understand the power dimension in response networks, particularly relating to collaboration and coordination. We propose a conceptual framework to study interests and negotiations in and between various civic and professional, response networks …

Het tweede Renaissance Café werd gehouden in Garmerwolde te Groningen hier stond ‘Tussen droom en data: brede welvaart in het dorp’ centraal. Het Renaissance Café wordt geopend door Dick Pouwels, voorzitter van het college van bestuur van de Hanzehogeschool Groningen. Rik van Niejenhuis, directeur van …

Het doel van mijn recent gestarte lectoraat Civic Prototyping is om nieuwe tools en methoden te ontwikkelen om inwoners in de stad in staat te stellen om zelf nieuwe toepassingen van technologieën exploratief te onderzoeken en te ontwikkelen. Daarmee kunnen zij op eigen initiatief waardevolle diensten, …

Using hybrid toys to deliver physical therapy is an innovative way to engage children in personalised healthcare. However, there is an urgency to understand children’s needs in their digital-physical play experience, to effectively design these toys. The aims of this explorative study were to identify …

Burgerparticipatie speelt in Nederland een steeds belangrijkere rol, zowel lokaal als op nationaal niveau, met het oogmerk dat directe betrokkenheid van burgers bij planvorming en besluitvorming kan bijdragen aan kwaliteit, inclusie en draagvlak. Die directe betrokkenheid kan veel vormen aannemen, bijvoorbeeld …