Crafting a healthy lifestyle: Designing a tool for cardiac patients

This study centers around the development of a crafting tool within the CardioVitaal cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program, aimed at transforming physical activities into personally fulfilling experiences for patients post-rehabilitation. The design vision emphasizes leveraging health crafting theory to empower patients to discern what brings them...

Design for immersion: A case study on creating an outdoor escape experience

The main goal of this thesis is answering the question: “How can immersion be achieved in an outdoor experience, using synergy between narrative, puzzles and location?”<br/><br/>From literature research the following definition of immersion is formed: Immersion is a state where the interactor feels as if they were located in a different reality...

Adaptive Generation of Movement Challenges for Gait Rehabilitation

Gait impairments negatively affect patients’ walking ability, without which they tend to suffer from a higher risk of falling and a lower quality of life. Repetitious training is necessary for patients to regain and maintain this ability. Compared with the conventional rehabilitation process, gamified rehabilitation has the potential to provide...