Projects
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Project LeadSuhaavi KochharCategoryBehavior RegulationProject statusData Collection
Detour: A smartphone game to help youth quit smoking
Welcome to Detour, the innovative mobile game designed to help youths quit smoking by offering guidance, social support, and goal setting. Developed by a team of researchers, game developers, and youths, Detour utilizes cutting-edge psychology research to distract from smoking urges, build healthier habits, and focus on a smoke-free future. With daily reminders, just-in-time interventions, and a habit tracker feature for motivation, Detour empowers young individuals to lead healthier, happier lives. Join the community today and take the first step toward a smoke-free future!
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Suhaavi Kochhar
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Maartje Luijten
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Hanneke Scholten
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Ken Koontz
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Project LeadAbele MichelaCategoryBehavior RegulationProject statusCompleted
DUST: Decisions Under Stress Training - A Biofeedback Training in Virtual Reality for police officers
The work of a police officer can be seen as an evolutionary paradox: in places and situations where most people would fall prey to survival instincts of self-preservation, police officers ought to act calm, with proportionality and benevolence. This is why police officers need to train control over their responses to threat as much as possible. To enable this, we develop a virtual training environment with real-time biofeedback. We combine virtual reality and biofeedback to create a personalized, realistic training experience, while honing state-of-the-art technology and psychophysical theory.
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Abele Michela
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Jan Brammer
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Karin Roelofs
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Jacobien van Peer
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Ken Koontz
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Erik van den Berge
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Isabela Granic
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Project LeadHanneke ScholtenCategoryBehavior RegulationProject statusCompleted
Designing and Testing a Game Intervention to Help Youth Quit Smoking
Smoking is one of the leading public health problems in the world. In the Netherlands today, still 1 in 4 youth between the ages of 16 and 25 smoke. Even more worrisome is that there are almost no evidence-based interventions available to help them quit smoking. That’s why we, in collaboration with scientists, game designers and smoking youth, developed and tested a game to help youth quit smoking. HitnRun is a mobile game in which you can train your impulse control, and in which you collaborate in teams, support each other’s quit attempts, and compete against other teams.
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Hanneke Scholten
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Maartje Luijten
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Isabela Granic
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Ken Koontz
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Anouk Poppelaars
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Project LeadJoanneke WeerdmeesterCategoryBehavior RegulationProject statusCompleted
A Full-Body Videogame Intervention for Decreasing ADHD Symptoms
This project is focused on assessing the feasibility and effectiveness of a full-body-driven intervention videogame targeted at decreasing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms.
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Joanneke Weerdmeester
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Isabela Granic
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Marientina Gotsis
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Yasaman Hashemian
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Project LeadEva AlblasCategoryBehavior RegulationProject statusCompleted
The Impact of Health Games on Implicit Attitudes Towards Food and Food Choice Behavior
Because of the observed overlap between obesity and substance abuse, excessive eating has been termed addictive behavior. We want to investigate whether video games can be used to modify automatic processes involved in eating behavior. The focus of this project is on a positive implicit attitude towards energy-dense food and automatic approach behavior.
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Eva Alblas
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Frans Folkvord
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Doeschka J Anschütz
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Jonathan van 't Riet
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Moniek Buijzen
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Isabela Granic
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Erik van den Berge
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