Future life stories: The neighbourhood Nieuw Waldeck in 2040 from the perspective of the aging society

Societies are aging. This means the older population is not only growing in size, but also in proportion. Apart from this, generations are changing. The elderly of the future will in all probability not have the same needs as the elderly of today. These changes lead to new challenges for society and ask for new solutions spatially and socially....

Design for rich experience involving the full spectrum of user emotions in the design process

This research project explored the possibility of involving not only positive emotions, but also negative emotions into product experiences. To achieve the resulting rich product experiences, the concept of complex qualities is introduced, which are interaction qualities designers can apply to their product interaction. These complex qualities...