At the BMS lab, we work on many interesting and exciting projects. Sometimes they baffle even the researchers themselves. We try to keep an updated overview of what is happening in and around the lab and the latest development on this page.
Combating the Corona virus: A solution for everyone
The worldwide outbreak of sars-cov-2 (the novel coronavirus) has changed the world. Not just through the direct impact on the health of people. Its impact…
Research with human participants becomes possible again
Recent developments in the Dutch COVID-19 outbreak has led to a loosening of measures intended to combat the spread of the virus. At the University…
Storytelling in a digital forest
Kars Otten, a PhD candidate at the University of Twente, and his colleagues have immersed themselves in the challenges of promoting social interaction amongst the…
New equipment and updates on existing devices
The BMS lab continously looks for new instruments, devices and facilities to better aid students and researchers. This means that we have a growing and…
Best paper award ETIMM conference for study on Online Consumer Reviews
Online Consumer Reviews form a major part of the online buying experience. They do so for both the consumers that read and write them and…
Testing user experience with the Experivan
The mobile lab of the BMS lab – dubbed the Experivan – enables researchers to bring their studies to their targeted audiences. Whether they are…
Evaluating the validity of new devices for science
Technology evolves fast and often with great leaps. This leads to new and interesting opportunities for both consumers and scientists. It however also presents challenges.…
The BMS lab will host the Brain Computer Interface testing ground
Over the past decades we have witnessed major developments in not just the machines that drive the world, but also in the ways we interact…
Francesco’s street-crossing-safety-slider presented during the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
In traffic, humans communicate with all different kinds of signals, nods, winks and shouts what they are doing and what they want others to do.…
Carolina Herrando’s work is part of the NeuroPsychoEconomics Conference in June
As the BMS lab, we often aid both students and researchers from around and even outside the University of Twente with their research. These research…
A Virtual Reality App to get rid of the fear of heights
Professor Jean-Louis van Gelder of the department of the Psychology of Conflict, Risk and Safety from the University of Twente was in the news recently.…
New multicamera pc control in Transparent!
Today we installed a new multicamera pc control room for observation with dedicated encoding into the BMSLAB! This room also has a one-way mirror, and…
BMS LAB Projects #1
Hereby we open our series in which we introduce projects featuring the BMSLAB! We start with the Vigilant Brain. Denny Sasonko, a Master Student of…
BMS LAB Grand Opening
The BMS LAB had its official Grand Opening on April 19th, 2018. Ellen Giebels opened the event with a moving speech about the process behind…
KAIST University Visit
Daniel Saakes from South Korea’s KAIST University came to visit the BMS LAB University of Twente today. Together we support the Communication Sciences educational Module…
BMS LAB VR supermarket for social sciences by Kim Vissers!
Check our new video of the VR supermarket by Kim Vissers, combining VR, leap motion and Cyberith virtualizer treadmill for social sciences!
VR For social sciences PART 1: Cyberith treadmill setup (2017)
Our new VR treadmill is in! See part one of VR for social sciences here:
1st year students of Communication Science in the DesignLab.
On a Tuesday in February, about fifty first year students in the bachelor programme of Communication Science are working in the DesignLab.At one of the…
BMS LAB active at Mythbusters open day in DesignLab
Mythbuster Jamie Hyneman visted the University of Twente last weekend. A tour was given in the DesignLab about the latest advances in technology. The BMS…
BMS LAB Promo video
New promo video of the Tech4People BMS LAB. Including some of the research tracks we include for social sciences and technologies we use.