Body sense
Human beings experience life in and through their bodies; With the body we are born and some time later die. The body, often before our consciousness realizes, registers how we are, where we are and what is beneficial or detrimental to us. In mediated presence, which is also dependent on the body, such physical cues are not easily available. Nevertheless, technology invaded human perception of the world around and even of the self. Because the body is the instrument that records it all, because it manifests our mortality and because it's sense for what is good or bad for us is so refined, physical presence is needed when issues of ethical nature are at stake.
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Seperated Families
How must it be when your mum tells you that they she has to move to another country to work and…
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The Tree of Love
There she stands, a lonely tree in a forest of concrete. She seems healthy though, full of leaves.
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ACADEMIA
One Frame of Fame
With the project One Frame of Fame, the pop band C-Mon & Kypski is producing a video for their new…
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The BBC White Spectrum
The BBC White Spectrum is a visual way to present the BBC news (Have Your Say) debate on the…
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ACADEMIA
Ten characteristics of play
1. Attractive: looking good 2. Intuitive: ease of use 3. Interactive: can you perform action? 4.
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Rules of the game
In 1938, Johan Huizinga wrote his book Homo Ludens. In this book, he claims that play is an…
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ACADEMIA
Lessons learned: the cost-saving pilot project
During the period November 2010–January 2011, the province of South-Holland has carried out an…
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ACADEMIA
De Amstel Verandert (www.deamstelverandert.nl)
On the De Amstel Verandert website (translation: The Amstel River in change), one can propose his…
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ACADEMIA
Breda-Morgen (www.breda-morgen.nl)
This project is an interactive site from and for the citizens of Breda. The goal is to connect…
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ACADEMIA
Hitch-hiking is an act of mutual trust
In april 2010, I returned home from a study trip to Zürich, Switzerland. Due to the…
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ACADEMIA
Modern democracy needs public participation
Trust is one of the principal requirements for a stable society (Markova and Gillespie 2008). In…
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ACADEMIA
Negotiation and agency in an online world
People manage their identity online, and this is often time consuming. Professional life depends…
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ACADEMIA
Proving presence
In the online world, not only music but also human communication is based on mental maps. Human…
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ACADEMIA
Rhythm in online and mediated environments
Qualities in online environments are different from the qualities in face-to-face environments. For…
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Knowledge and experience
Today human being’s experience evolves in a complex combination of biological and social systems