Anouk Tuijnmanonline
Short bio
I am a passionate researcher interested in improving the well-being of young people with the use of innovative interventions.
Top-3 games
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Animal Crossing: New Horizon
- Pokémon Franchise
About me
I am a PhD candidate at the Behavioural Science Institute of the Radboud University Nijmegen. I have a master’s degree in Pedagogical Sciences and worked at a youth care facility before starting my PhD. During my clinical master I wrote a thesis on whether video games can be used to foster social skills among young adolescents. My doctoral research focuses on the development and testing of social video games for the prevention of depression in youth.
Projects I’ve worked on
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CategoryDepressionDate26/05/2022Study/CourseLocation
Social Games as Prevention Tools for Depression in Adolescents
About the projectIn my PhD project I study social games for the prevention of depression. In my project I take part in both the development and testing of games. I want to use video games to help youth become more emotionally resilient and to decrease the stigma that surrounds depression. I do this in close collaboration with other researchers and game designers. I am particularly interested in games that are played in a social context, because I believe that both social threat and social support are key factors in the development and maintenance of depression.
My updates
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@Anouk Tuijnman - 13-10-2020
RT @yoanneke: Kan een Virtual Reality game helpen bij angst of stress? Mijn onderzoek naar de ontspannende werking van het spel DEEP @explo…
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@Anouk Tuijnman - 03-10-2020
RT @Gryphire: Time for Part 8 of my #GEMHPortraits series: the kind and funny Geert Verheijen, who will be defending his thesis in little o…
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@Anouk Tuijnman - 13-08-2020
@LindaKKaye @PlayNiceInst Thank you for sharing! I'm definitely going to read it. Very relevant for my own work on… https://t.co/YUK3fipz5C
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@Anouk Tuijnman - 14-07-2020
RT @Gryphire: Attention! We're looking for a senior #gamedev with #AI & #MachineLearning experience for an awesome new #game project we're…
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@Anouk Tuijnman - 10-07-2020
RT @gamingthemind: Dr Isabela Granic, Director of @GEMH_Lab, discusses benefits of gaming during lockdown. "If you've hung out with kids w…
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@Anouk Tuijnman - 08-07-2020
RT @PlayNiceInst: Super excited to participate on the Technology, Mind, & Behavior panel w/ my esteemed colleagues. Attend the symposium fo…
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@Anouk Tuijnman - 19-06-2020
RT @Gryphire: Our latest @GEMH_Lab paper is out now, in @APA's new tech journal! We've tried to give a comprehensive overview of the method…
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@Anouk Tuijnman - 17-06-2020
RT @Gryphire: Our (@GEMH_Lab) awesome Hanneke Scholten (unfortunately Twitter-less) has just given a great interview on Dutch radio station…
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@Anouk Tuijnman - 11-06-2020
RT @AniekWols: Why should we hide it? "Video games aiming to improve mental health may benefit from promoting the game’s mental health ben…
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@Anouk Tuijnman - 10-06-2020
RT @PlayNiceInst: The @WSJ featuring collaborations with @GEMH_Lab ‘s unstoppable @yoanneke and @exploreDEEP ! Some excellent review of our…
Events View all events
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30JuneAbout the event
Indigo 2017
LocationDe Lik, Utrecht
Dutch Game Garden invites you to INDIGO, the showcase for the finest, most outstanding games by independent developers.
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UNTILL15October18OctoberAbout the event
CHI Play 2017
LocationPakhuis De Zwijger, Amsterdam
CHI PLAY is an international and interdisciplinary conference for researchers and professionals across all areas of play, games and human-computer interaction.
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26FebruaryAbout the event
Games for Mental Health in the Lowlands
LocationKU Leuven
The symposium will be held in the renovated building 'Collegium Veteranorum'
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UNTILL24October26OctoberAbout the event
VR Days
LocationDeLaMar Theatre/Kromhouthal
VR Days Europe is a 3-day celebration of Virtual and Augmented content, creativity and innovation.
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UNTILL11May12MayAbout the event
Health Literacy Conference
LocationBielefeld, Germany
Together with Evert Hoogendoorn (IJsfontein) Rutger Engels and Anouk Tuijnman will give a talk on the development and testing of Moving Stories.
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02JuneAbout the event
Symposium Health Games
LocationUniversity of Utrecht
Anouk Tuijnman from the GEMH lab will give a presentation on Applied Games and Mental Health: Moving Stories. Moving Stories will also be shown at the demo session.
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08NovemberAbout the event
Kick-off kiesweek #VJR18 in Leuven
LocationStadhuis Leuven
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11NovemberAbout the event
InScience Festival - Talk by Anouk Tuijnman
LocationLux Nijmegen (LUX 2)
InScience Festival in Nijmegen on research and games
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UNTILL13September15SeptemberAbout the event
EARA 2018
LocationGhent, Belgium
GEMH Lab speaks at the biennial conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA) which took place in Ghent between September 12 and September 15 2018.
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19OctoberAbout the event
Dynamics of Youth Showcase
LocationTrimbos Institute, Utrecht
GEMH Lab speaks at the Dynamics of Youth Showcase at Trimbos Institute
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UNTILL12September15SeptemberAbout the event
European Association for Research on Adolescence - 2018
LocationGhent, Belgium
Symposium: Promoting emotional resilience through games for emotional and mental health at EARA 2018
My publications
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Current Opportunities in Research and Development of Games for Mental Health
Tuijnman, A. & Weerdmeester, J. (2017) Current Opportunities in Research and Development of Games for Mental Health. CHI PLAY, October 15 - 18, 2017, Amsterdam.
Author: Anouk Tuijnman
Upload date: 10-15-2017
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The Sims: A Social Improvement Mechanism for Adolescents
Lobel, A., Engels, R., Tuijnman, A., de Valk, T., & Granic, I. (2013, April). Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
Author: Adam Lobel
Upload date: 04-15-2013
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A Game-Based School Program for Mental Health Literacy and Stigma Regarding Depression (Moving Stories): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Tuijnman, A., Kleinjan, M., Hoogendoorn, E., Granic, I. & Engels, R.C. (2019) A Game-Based School Program for Mental Health Literacy and Stigma Regarding Depression (Moving Stories): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Researc Protocols, 8(3):e11255, doi: 10.2196/11255
Author: Anouk Tuijnman
Upload date: 03-14-2019
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Use of the Principles of Design Thinking to Address Limitations of Digital Mental Health Interventions for Youth: Viewpoint
Scholten, H., & Granic, I. (2019). Journal of Medial Internet Research, 21(1), e11528. doi: 10.2196/11528
Author: Hanneke Scholten
Upload date: 06-16-2020
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Developing and Testing ScrollQuest: A Video Game Targeting Rejection Sensitivity in Adolescents
Tuijnman, A., Granic, I., Whitkin, J., & Engels, R. C. M. E. (2017). Developing and testing ScrollQuest: A video game targeting rejection sensitivity in adolescents. In CHI PLAY'17 Extended Abstracts: Extended Abstracts Publication of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (pp. 213-221). New York, NY: ACM.
Author: Anouk Tuijnman
Upload date: 10-15-2017
Worked together with
Professor and Chair of the Developmental Psychopathology department in the Behavioural Science Institute; writer; voracious podcast consumer; mother of two upstanding little gamers
Director of GEMH Lab
Assistant Professor within the Developmental Psychopathology group of the Behavioural Science Institute
Assistant Professor
Game developer, VR-guru, mocap artist, animator, video editor and all-round problem solver. Avid gamer, movie lover and dabbling photographer.
Game Designer
In house game designer, artist, producer and lover of games. I bring diversity, design experience and the NOISE!!!!
Creative Director
PhD candidate with a background in neuroscience, now combining her love of gaming with her interest in the brain and human behaviour. Collector of useless skills, photographer, illustrator, and ukulele player.
PhD-Candidate
Researcher, psychologist, PhD-candidate, gamer, dungeon master, language enthusiast and lover of all things geeky.
PhD-Candidate
Rutger Engels
CEO at Trimbos Institute / Professor Developmental Psychopathology Utrecht University
Marientina Gotsis
Research Assistant Professor
Marloes Kleinjan
Program Head Epidemiology & Research support at Trimbos Institute / Professor Youth Mental Health Promotion Utrecht University