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  • How long would it take to read Wikipedia?

    Almer S. Tigelaar 21 / 02 / 2012

    Wikipedia has become the de facto encyclopedia on the Internet. A traditional encyclopedia spans many textbook volumes which would take any normal person ages to read. Few people would likely engage in such an endeavor. However, since Wikipedia is readily accessible: should you take up the challenge?

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  • Life in a Day

    Almer S. Tigelaar 09 / 02 / 2012

    The premise behind the YouTube documentary “Life in a Day” is interesting: invite everyone around the world to shoot video on one specific day: July 24th 2010. Have people upload their raw footage and edit it so it becomes a short, ninety minute, documentary that chronicles a single day on our planet. Does this extreme form of crowdsourcing actually work?

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  • Top 8 Prejudices about Americans

    Almer S. Tigelaar 07 / 02 / 2012

    When travelling abroad it is difficult to go with an open mind. Despite our best efforts we bring with us an excess of prejudice shaped by our own culture and view of the destination country. So to it was for me when I visited the United States. When coming back, people at home are very insistent that you play into their prejudice regarding where you’ve been as well, perhaps as a means of reinforcing their own identity.

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Publications

What follows is an exhaustive interactive listing. A brief listing can be found in the EPrints Database of the EEMCS Faculty, University of Twente.

Journals

Conferences

Workshops

Other Works

Talks

Awards

  • Jury & Public Award: GALA (Gathering of Animal and Life-like Agents),
    For Trackside DEIRA: A Virtual Horse Race Reporter,
    With François Knoppel, Danny Oude Bos & Thijs Alofs,
    Presented at IVA 2007, Paris, France. September 18, 2007

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