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Listen now: Joanneke as guest on the Play Well for Life Podcast
Joanneke Weerdmeester - 11-03-2021Joanneke was invited as a guest on the Play Well for Life Podcast hosted by Dr. Sarah Campbell where they discussed using Virtual Reality to improve mental health, merging art and science, and the importance of play.
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We're launching GEMH Sessions!
Nastasia Griffioen - 12-02-2021Exciting! In exactly a week, on February 19th, we'll be launching GEMH Sessions: a quarterly live webinar series in which Joanneke Weerdmeester, Nastasia Griffioen and Hanneke Scholten invite guests to discuss digital media for good!
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GEMH Comics: The Social Media Mystery
GEMH Lab - 02-02-2021The last couple of months, Yannick—one of our interns—has worked closely with us on knowledge translation. Specifically, he and Nastasia have been working on translating the core message of one of Nastasia's research papers into a comic!
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Happy 2021! Tips for a fresh, productive start!
Nastasia Griffioen - 11-01-2021It's been a hell of a year, that old 2020. But now, we're starting a new one, and a new decade at that! Time for a fresh start. Here are some personal tips given by our GEMH Lab team members!
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My road to the GEMH Lab
GEMH Lab - 11-12-2020I met the GEMHLab on Facebook some years ago while I was still in my Sociology Bachelor. Now, I'm doing my Master's internship at GEMH Lab, and here's my experience so far!
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Out now: Nastasia as guest on the Ethical Tech podcast!
Nastasia Griffioen - 30-11-2020Little over a month ago, I was approached by Dipan Patel to talk about my work on social media and wellbeing! Now, it's out!
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Stay Connected! Games to Play Online with Friends or Family
Joanneke Weerdmeester - 27-03-2020We compiled a huge list of online games you can play together; classic video games as well as online board games. Updated list: 2-11-2020
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Quality Zooming
Nastasia Griffioen - 19-11-2020We’re building an app to help youth reflect on their digital tech use, and in order for us to know better what to build for our target audience and how, I set out to conduct focus groups. This is my experience so far!
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DEEP research nominated for the Klokhuis Science Prize 2020 - VOTE NOW!
Joanneke Weerdmeester - 16-10-2020Our research on the efficacy of the game DEEP has been nominated for the Klokhuis Science prize 2020! Klokhuis is a well-known educational TV show for children in the Netherlands and the winner will be featured in one of their episodes. Votes are open until November 13th. Please vote for us!
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[CLOSED] We Need Youth Advisors
GEMH Lab - 27-09-2020Earn €20/hour working with game developers and researchers on a product that helps young adults reflect on how they spend their time on social media!
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Talk: A Playful Approach to Solving Serious Problems - Waterkant 2020
Joanneke Weerdmeester - 26-08-2020During the online edition of the Waterkant Festival, Joanneke Weerdmeester (GEMH-lab) & Owen Harris (Explore DEEP) gave a joint talk on using interactive technology such as games and VR to improve our well-being. Check it out!