About Me
Kars Otten is a signature PhD candidate at the University of Twente, working together with the department of Communication Science and at the department of Psychology, Health and Technology.
He investigates which specific features of virtual nature elicit storytelling and what features of storytelling are being elicited in older adults. In doing so he aims to develop virtual nature technology that promotes storytelling, to be used in e.g. retirement or nursing homes, which improves social connectedness among older adults.
Because this interdisciplinary project requires both virtual nature technology and storytelling technology, both the BMS lab and the Story lab are involved.
Organisations
Research
The Virtual Nature Healing Environment can create and bring nature wherever it is needed. Have look on the website below and also try out the demo.
https://bmslab.utwente.nl/virtual-nature-healing-environment/
Publications
UT Research Information System
News on utwente.nl
- Storytelling in a digital forest: https://bmslab.utwente.nl/news-storytelling-in-a-digital-forest/
Contact Details
Visiting Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Cubicus
(building no. 41), room C213
De Zul 10
7522NJ Enschede
The Netherlands
Mailing Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Cubicus
C213
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands
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