Ben A.M. Schouten

Persoonlijk profiel

Quote

“More than just fun and exciting, play is a working model of flexibility. There is a vital link between play, psychological development and learning.”

Research profile

Ben Schouten is Full Professor of Playful Interactions in Intelligent Systems. In addition, he is scientific director of education at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. He is an advisor for the European Commission on the Internet of Things as well as for the Dutch Cultural Media Fund, responsible for E-culture. Schouten is interested in games & play design for social innovations, citizen empowerment and culture.

Schouten was the general chair of the renowned CHI PLAY 2017 conference and co-founder of the Games for Health Conference series. He has co-edited several scientific volumes, such as the proceedings of the 5th International Joint Conference of Ambient Intelligence and the thematic issue of the Journal of Ambient Intelligent Systems (2013), on playful Interactions and Serious Games.

Academic background

Ben Schouten graduated from the Rietveld Art Academy in 1983 and received a Master’s degree in Mathematics, specializing in chaos theory, in 1995. In 1996 Ben Schouten founded Desk.nl, providing innovative internet related solutions. In 2001, Schouten received his PhD from the University of Amsterdam for his award-winning thesis on intuitive image browsing and searching. In the following years, Schouten had his own group at the Centre for Mathematics and Computer Science (CWI, Amsterdam) and taught at the Utrecht School of Art & Technology (HKU). In 2010, he was appointed Full Professor of Playful Interactions in Smart Environments at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and in 2013 Lector of Play & Civic Media Research at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.

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Projecten

1 Afgelopen

I-PE: Intelligent Play Environments to stimulate social and physical activities

Eggen, J. H. (., Bekker, M. M. (., Schoumacher, J. & Schouten, B. A. M.

1/01/11 → 30/06/15

Project: Onderzoek direct

Onderzoeksoutput

439 Citaties
33 Conferentiebijdrage
15 Paper
9 Tijdschriftartikel
8 Hoofdstuk
11 Meer

Buur Natuur - collaborative citymaking for green neighborhoods

Klerks, G., Hansen, N. B. & Schouten, B. A. M., 2019, C&T 2019: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Communities and Technologies. European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies (EUSSET), 4 blz.

Onderzoeksoutput: Hoofdstuk in Boek/Rapport/Congresprocedure › Conferentiebijdrage › Academic › peer review

How participatory design works: mechanisms and effects

Hansen, N. B., Dindler, C., Halskov, K., Bossen, C., Basballe, D. A. & Schouten, B. A. M., 2 dec 2019. 12 blz.

Onderzoeksoutput: Bijdrage aan congres › Paper

Open Access

Bestand

The playful scientist: stimulating playful communities for science practice

Schouten, B. A. M., van der Spek, E. D., Harmsen, D. & Bartholomeus, E. J. C., 1 jan 2019, The playful citizen: civic engagement in a mediatized culture. Glas, R., Lammes, S., de Lange, M., Raessens, J. & de Vries, I. (redactie). Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, blz. 235-254 (Games and Play).

Onderzoeksoutput: Hoofdstuk in Boek/Rapport/Congresprocedure › Hoofdstuk › Academic › peer review

Open Access

Bestand

Thinking outside the (tool) box: exploring empowerment through the design and use of toolkits

Jarusriboonchai, P., Meissner, J. L., Hansen, N. B. & Schouten, B., 3 jun 2019, C and T 2019 - 9th International Conference on Communities and Technologies, Conference Proceedings. Tellioglu, H. & Cech, F. (redactie). New York: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, blz. 317-322 6 blz.

Onderzoeksoutput: Hoofdstuk in Boek/Rapport/Congresprocedure › Conferentiebijdrage › Academic › peer review

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Chi play 2018 welcome

Mueller, F., Johnson, D., Schouten, B., Toups, Z., Wyeth, P., Hämäläinen, P., Iacovides, I., Mekler, E. D., Koenitz, H. & Wallner, G., 23 okt 2018, CHI PLAY 2018 - Proceedings of the 2018 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, blz. iii-iv

Onderzoeksoutput: Hoofdstuk in Boek/Rapport/Congresprocedure › Voorwoord / nawoord › Academic