Introducing a social-emotional journey in the world of theme parks "An attempt to solve the revisit problem"

Research shows that current new attractions only have an effect for approximately two years on the visitor numbers of a park . In this project a new type of attraction was created, namely social-emotional journeys. Social-emotional journeys aim to be more sustainable and retain revisit attractiveness. The project tried to push the boundaries of...

Welcoming Insects at the Table: Designing a new Experience of eating Insects

This thesis documents the process of designing a new experience of eating insects for Westerners. By using the ViP approach, a research phase was carried out which revealed topics into food acceptance and choice, and the relationship between food, biology, psychology, and culture. Interviews were conducted to find out what people think of eating...

Designing Interactive Hospital Environments for Children with Cancer and Their Families

Each year, about 530 children aged 0 to 18 are diagnosed with cancer in the Netherlands. A child with cancer, and the family, have to deal with many stress factors after being diagnosed with cancer. During hospitalization and the process of trying to heal from cancer, each child will feel and behave in a different way and would want to cope in a...

ArmWear: Cool Prosthetics

In The Netherlands, about 3750 people have an arm prosthesis, and the rejection rate is astonishing. Especially in puberty, appearance and fashion become more important. Teenagers can be very honest, direct and even cruel in their opinion, and when you wear ‘an ugly prosthesis’ the criticism seems credible. Several studies were conducted with...

Emotion toolkit to improve the quality of life of cancer patients

A breast cancer diagnosis and undergoing cancer treatment is often obtrusive into someone’s life. Breast cancer patients are facing an uncertain future and are dealing with side-effects of treatment. Over the years, many studies have been executed to map the emotional responses and the assessment of their ‘Quality of Life’ (QoL) over time....

Design of a product for affective communication in video consultations

Teleconsultation is a consultation between a doctor and a patient by means of video communication technology. It is a promising solution for the growing demand for health care. However, the medium has depersonalizing qualities. Emotions have an important role in doctor-patient relationship and are related to positive medical outcomes of...

Differentiating emotional hotel experiences

Emotions experienced in response to hotel services were examined with an online questionnaire. The study resulted in 348 cases of hotel service emotions. The frequency of reported pleasant emotions was similar to the frequency of reported unpleasant emotions. Often reported pleasant emotions were satisfaction, enjoyment, and admiration. Often...