Research Group Human Experience & Media Design
Our research group develops tools, methods and models to optimise the user experience of digital media. We achieve this by measuring interactions between people and media in order to continuously improve this user experience. We call this the 'data feedback loop'.
Lines of research within the research group
How can we make the interaction between the user and smart technologies such as recommendation systems and chatbots as pleasant as possible?
New technologies such as chatbots and social robots are often designed not as tools but as partners. How does this relationship with technology work and is it helpful in designing it?
Technology is getting closer. We keep track of our hormone cycle with 'period trackers', count our steps, record our mood and share it with others. How does technology affect how we see ourselves? And how can we take this into account in the design?
Publications
- CRITTER Child-Robot Interaction and Interdisciplinary Research
- Design specifications for a social robot math tutor
- The anatomy of a personal service the eight dimension of 'personal'
Education
Students are structurally involved in our research projects, to which they provide a significant contribution. In addition, we regularly deliver guest lectures, workshops and inspirational sessions for degree programmes at the HU and elsewhere.
Collaboration
We work together with various partners from the creative industry, other knowledge institutions, the public sector and business services, such as:
GGD Hart voor Brabant, Media Perspectives, Dutch Game Garden, OBI4wan, the Municipality of Utrecht and U Create.
