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How an insurance company motivates clients to stay healthy: the a.s.r. Vitality app

Article

Isabelle Cijsouw

Lily Francois

Ania Borkusewicz

Linh Tran

Tram Thai

12/11/2021

16 minutes to read

This article explores how the a.s.r. Vitality app communicates societal health norms and shows how important notions in Michel Foucault’s work - the panopticon, social hygiene and the care of the self - can be applied to this phenomenon.

Gamification in self-improvement apps

Paper

Rebecca de Jongh

Roeliena Aukema

05/10/2020

11 minutes to read

Through gamification it is possible to work on a more engaging way of learning and to truly let learners use their creative potential. Nevertheless, we should keep in mind that using gamification is highly contextualized.

Blinkist: Solving for Reading in the Attention Economy?

Article

Inge van de Ven

18/05/2020

10 minutes to read

Blinkist is an app developed by a software company in Berlin. According to its marketing campaign, it “makes reading books realistic again”. But what kind of reading does it facilitate? I tried the app for a week.

The Digital Little Red Book

Column

Mingyi Hou

08/10/2019

9 minutes to read

This article explains the functionalities of the Digital little red book or Xuexi Qiangguo with the concept of gamification and its sociopolitical implications on governmentality.

Tourism in the digital age

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Apps like AirBnB, Google maps or even Tinder have become an important part of contemporary travelling and tourism. The internet has become an important infrastructure for travelling and digitalization has shaped tourism in the 21st century. This file addresses the impact of digitalization on tourism and travel.

When mHealth apps become unhealthy

Article

Kelsey van Tellingen

01/05/2019

10 minutes to read

Mhealth apps have become more popular in the last couple of years. Are we losing the connection with our body by using our mobile devices to tell us whether we are living a healthy lifestyle? We need more information about the use of health apps.

New media are extensively used by the asylum seekers.

Asylum Seekers Online

Article

Jolanda van Grunsven

Monika Nemcová

berfin karakecili

Addes Tesfamariam

Sukran Ceren Salali

Anastasia Goana

08/11/2018

2 minutes to read

Migration is very much influenced by the digital age. Many asylum seekers find the information they want and need online. How does the age of digitalization affect the way migration works in the 21st century?

Asylum Seekers Online

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