Down the rabbit hole: A starter kit for collaborative creation

Starting point of this project was human interaction in relation to technology and the project goal to design a relevant product that contributes to people’s lives. Explorative user research was used to set the domain for the project on collaborative creation. Next, a vision on the domain was developed, using the ViP-method. The vision proposes...

Everscape: The Making of a Disaster Evacuation Experience

Disaster evacuation studies are important but difficult or impossible to conduct in the real world. Evacuation simulation in a virtual world can be an important tool to obtain data on the escape and choice behavior of people. However, to obtain accurate “realistic” data, the engagement of participants is a key challenge. Therefore, we describe...

Granularity in reciprocity

Witnessing in merging biological, social and algorithmic realities is crucial to trust, as modelled in the YUTPA framework. Being witness and bearing witness is fundamental to human interaction. System participation in human communities of practice challenges the notion of witnessing and therefore the ability to build trust. Nevertheless,...

Document Management System design architecture for interdepartmental organization

Our daily life is governed by rules, standards and policies, trying to guide our life as untainted as possible. This is also applicable to organizations. Often unity within organizations is achieved through management systems. Alongside management system are documentations, which form a vital aspect of the veins of the organization. Having a...