Pepijn Rijnbout

Pepijn Rijnbout serves as a Teacher-Researcher at Avans University of Applied Sciences in Breda, affiliated with the Communication & Multimedia Design program and the Equal Opportunities for Healthy Choices lectorate. His work integrates teaching with research focused on designing interactive systems that promote healthy choices and social equity through technology.

His multidisciplinary educational background includes:

• Design Academy Eindhoven
• Industrial Design at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)
• Vocational education in Chemistry
• Electrical Engineering at a University of Applied Sciences

Rijnbout specializes in User Experience and User-Centered Design methodologies, with deep expertise in creating game-based solutions for behavioral change. His research employs 'research through design' approaches, developing interactive play environments that foster children's physical activity and social development through tangible prototypes tested in real-world contexts. This work extends into medical applications where gamification principles drive health-promoting behaviors.

No scientific awards were documented in the source material.

As a PhD candidate finalizing his doctoral research at TU/e, Rijnbout's current focus centers on completing his thesis on interactive play environments. His teaching portfolio spans game design, gamification systems, and application development across multiple institutions, though formal student advising or grant leadership isn't explicitly mentioned in his current capacity.

He actively contributes to the Equal Opportunities for Healthy Choices research group, which develops design-driven interventions for equitable health promotion through collaborative prototyping and user-centered validation.