Joanneke Weerdmeesteronline
Researcher at GEMH LabShort bio
Behavioural scientist, lecturer, consultant, gamer, dungeon master, language enthusiast, and lover of all things geeky.
Top-3 games
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- The Last of Us
- Bioshock Infinite
About me
A behavioural scientist with a passion for creating and validating interactive experiences and applications that can help us understand and manage our mental well-being in a playful and meaningful way. Her doctoral dissertation focused on the potential of game-based biofeedback interventions for anxiety regulation (e.g. DEEP). Currently she works as a lecturer at the Radboud University and as a freelance consultant to help bridge the fields of science, health care, game design, and tech innovation.
Projects I’ve worked on
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CategoryBehavior RegulationDate19/01/2025Study/CourseLocation
A Full-Body Videogame Intervention for Decreasing ADHD Symptoms
About the projectThis 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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CategoryAnxiety | DepressionDate19/01/2025Study/CourseLocation
Exploring the Potential of Game-based Biofeedback for Anxiety Regulation
About the projectThis project explored the potential of using game-based biofeedback interventions for anxiety regulation. Specifically, the project had the following aims: 1) Creating a new integrative theoretical model featuring traditional as well as newly proposed mechanisms of change in biofeedback interventions for anxiety regulation. 2) Further developing and validating the efficacy of the biofeedback video game DEEP as an anxiety regulation tool. 3) Formulating guidelines for future research and development of biofeedback interventions for anxiety regulation.
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My publications
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Visualization, Self-Efficacy, and Locus of Control in a Virtual Reality Biofeedback Video Game for Anxiety Regulation
Weerdmeester, J., van Rooij, M. M. J.W., & Granic, I. (2022). Visualization, Self-Efficacy, and Locus of Control in a Virtual Reality Biofeedback Video Game for Anxiety Regulation. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 25 (6).doi: 10.1089/cyber.2022.0030
Author: Joanneke Weerdmeester
Upload date: 06-10-2022
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Take a DEEP Breath: Exploring the Potential of Game-based Biofeedback Interventions for Anxiety Regulations [Doctoral Dissertation]
J.W. Weerdmeester (2021). Take a DEEP Breath: Exploring the Potential of Game-based Biofeedback Interventions for Anxiety Regulations. Doctoral Thesis. Radboud University.
Author: Joanneke Weerdmeester
Upload date: 11-21-2021
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A Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing the Efficacy of a Virtual Reality Biofeedback Video Game: Anxiety Outcomes and Appraisal Processes
Weerdmeester, J., van Rooij, M. M.J.W., Maciejewski, D. F., Engels, R. C.M.E, & Granic, I. (2021). A Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing the Efficacy of a Virtual Reality Biofeedback Video Game: Anxiety Outcomes and Appraisal Processes. Technology, Mind, and Behavior. doi: 10.1037/tmb0000028
Author: Joanneke Weerdmeester
Upload date: 08-05-2021
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An Integrative Model for the Effectiveness of Biofeedback Interventions for Anxiety Regulation: Viewpoint
Weerdmeester, J., van Rooij, M. M., Engels, R. C., & Granic, I. (2020). Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(7), e14958.
Author: Joanneke Weerdmeester
Upload date: 07-23-2020
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Efficacy of a Virtual Reality Biofeedback Game (DEEP) to Reduce Anxiety and Disruptive Classroom Behavior: Single-Case Study
Bossenbroek, R., Wols, A., Weerdmeester, J., Lichtwarck-Aschoff, A., Granic, I., & van Rooij, M. (2020). JMIR Mental Health, 7(3), e16066. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/16066
Author: Aniek Wols
Upload date: 03-24-2020
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Exploring the Role of Self-efficacy in Biofeedback Video Games
Weerdmeester, J., van Rooij, M., Harris, O., Smit, N., Engels, R. C., & Granic, I. (2017, October). In Extended Abstracts Publication of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (pp. 453-461). ACM.
Author: Joanneke Weerdmeester
Upload date: 10-15-2017
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Current Opportunities in Research and Development of Games for Mental Health
Tuijnman, A. & Weerdmeester, J. (2017). CHI PLAY, October 15 - 18, 2017, Amsterdam.
Author: Anouk Tuijnman
Upload date: 10-15-2017
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A Feasibility Study on the Effectiveness of a Full-Body Videogame Intervention for Decreasing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms
Weerdmeester, J., Cima, M., Granic, I., Hashemian, Y., & Gotsis, M. (2016). Games for Health Journal, 5(4), 258-269.
Author: Joanneke Weerdmeester
Upload date: 08-01-2016
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Joanneke Weerdmeester on Google Scholar
Video Games, Anxiety, Biofeedback, Virtual Reality, Clinical Psychology
Author: Joanneke Weerdmeester
Upload date: 01-19-2025
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DEEP: A Biofeedback Virtual Reality Game for Children At-risk for Anxiety
van Rooij, M., Lobel, A., Harris, O., Smit, N., & Granic, I. (2016). CHI'16 Extended Abstracts, May 07-12, 2016, San Jose, CA, USA
Author: Marieke van Rooij
Upload date: 05-07-2016
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
Professor at McMaster's University & Co-founder of PlayNice Interactive
I am a passionate researcher interested in improving the well-being of young people with the use of innovative interventions.
PhD-Candidate at Radboud University
Assistant prof. and data geek at the GEMH lab, dynamical modelling, personalisation, wants to put the I back into AI, news junkie, cat lover.
Assistant Professor
Rutger Engels
CEO at Trimbos Institute / Professor Developmental Psychopathology Utrecht University
Niki Smit
Game Designer & Artist
Owen Harris
Game Designer, Teacher & Human
Marientina Gotsis
Research Assistant Professor
