Robby van Delden

Robby van Delden is an Assistant Professor at the Human Media Interaction (HMI) group of the University of Twente, specializing in interactive play and gamification for health and sports contexts. His educational background includes MSc degrees in Human Media Interaction and Industrial Design Engineering (Emerging Technology Design track), followed by a PhD on "(Steering) Interactive Play Behavior".

His research integrates

• exergaming technology
• persuasive systems
• movement-based design
• social VR applications

with a focus on measurable outcomes in rehabilitation, sports, and education. Recent publications examine sport data's impact on athlete motivation, movement design toolkits, and ethical considerations in gamification.

Scientific awards include the

• Best poster award CVOI 2022

for collaborative research on patient mobilization. He actively participates in academic events like

• CHI ’24
• MOCO 2024

and organizes national XR and Human-Computer Interaction workshops.