Joey van der Bie

Hi there!

I am Joey van der Bie a MSc. Media Technology student at the Leiden University and teacher at the Hague University of Applied Sciences at the Communication and Multimedia Design program. Currently exploring how to create experiences with emerging technologies like Augmented Reality, gesture control and Affective Computing. In my spare time I like to do some art.

On this website you can see more of my work and interests. If you want me to work for you, share some information, or just have a chat, contact me @ Joey[AT]vanderBie.net or via one of the other channels I use (Social Networks (Hyves, Facebook and LinkedIn), Microblogs or this site).

Degree(s)
Bachelor of ICT in Information Technology (Informatica) at the Rotterdam University (Hogeschool Rotterdam).

Upcoming: Master of Science in Media Technology at the Leiden University

Publication(s)
Improving teaching through more flexible presentation control with an iPhone
Joey van der Bie and Martijn Walraven (2009),
Proceedings 13th Computer-Human Interaction Netherlands Conference June 11 2009, Leiden (The Netherlands)

Projects
2010 – Boskoi, a platform for reporting and viewing urban edibles, available on the web and as an Android application (commissioned by FoAM)

Worked for
2010/ongoing – The Hague University of Applied Sciences (Teacher @ the Communication and Multimedia Design program)
2007/ongoing – Stadswonen (Student Assistant-Caretaker and Small Maintenance)
2010 – Leiden University (Student Assistant for the iPhone workshop and the course Embodied Vision)
2008 – KPN (internship)
2007 – Asolutions (internship)
2006/2007 – Onetrail (Freelance Java Developer & internship)
2001/2007 – Schoenhandel Stef (Salesman)

What people say about my work

Boskoi
2010-10-22 – Nu.nl – App met eetbare natuur
2010-10-20 – AndroidWorld – App review: Boskoi (eetbare natuur om je heen)
2010-10-19 – Idealize – Nederlandse Android-app toont eetbare natuur
2010-10-19 – Postbus31 – (Android) Boskoi Beta: Zoek eetbare vruchten en planten in de stad met je Android-telefoon
2010-10-19 – Desertification – Boskoi Android application that lets users map edible urban plants (PSFK / FoAM / Cryptoforest)
2010-10-19 – PSFK – Dutch Android App Unlocks The Edible City
2010-10-13 – Cryptoforestry – Edible city G-map apps, wild horses & the great hippie revival (critical points about the concept)
2010-10-08 – GeenStijl – Vandaag! Onkrijd smullen met cultuurgekkies (funny reporting about the app)
2010-10-04 – Binnenlands Bestuur – Op zoek naar culinaire stadsecologie
2010-09-30 – Pollinize – Urban Foraging (description about the project)
2010-08-26 – Wired – Augmented Reality: augmented foreaging
2010-08-25 – Wired – Go augmented foraging with your Android phone
2010-08-25 – Mobile Behavior – Mobile Crowdsourcing: Boskoi Informs Foragers About Wild-Food Sources
2010-08-24 – Inhabitat – Mobile Phone App Enables Wild Food Foragers