Research Seminar — Design Research Methodology in Motion: How Thesis-Level Thinking Shapes Chapter-Level Doing – and Vice-Versa

Tilde Bekker is Professor of Digital Technologies for Playfulness and Motivation at the Eindhoven University of Technology. Bekker is interested in designing playful interactions between multiple people and multiple objects in contexts of play and learning. Bekker's research interests include designing tools for teachers and students, intelligent playful solutions for children, and developing and evaluating design methods. Her most recent projects include developing tools to support self-directed learning and creating teaching materials about More-Than-Human Design approaches for Higher Education. She teaches and does research in interaction design for children and other user groups, on user-centered design methods, designing for physical and social activities, and designing for playful learning. She has a background in industrial and interaction design, with a focus on conducting theory-informed design research.