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Opening Academic Year 2025

The brief
The Opening Academic Year is one of the biggest livestream productions we make each year. Every September, we work with the Events and Corporate Communications teams to create a show that welcomes new students and staff to TU Delft.

Behind the scenes
We start with the theme and build the production from there. That means developing ideas for stage acts, shaping the timeline, and exploring the stage design. At the same time, our graphics team starts working on visual concepts and recurring design elements that can carry through the whole show. Once the proposal is approved, we move into production mode: bringing in a production partner, finalising the rundown, and mapping out the camera plan for the livestream.

Why this one stood out
This project gives us the space to bring everything together: live direction, graphics, stage design, lighting, sound, and broadcast. It is also one of the few productions aimed directly at students, which gives it a very different energy. The pace is faster, the programme is denser, and the whole show needs to feel sharp from start to finish.

Producer: Stephan Voogd
Director: Christian Kasius
Camera Operator: Celine van Benten, Hector Nieman, Boris Swaen, Simone Breetveld, Rob Maas
Sound Engineer: Vincent Groen
Graphics: Melle de Winter, Christian Kasius
Video Technician: Sander van Duijn

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Collegerama is TU Delft’s essential platform for recorded lectures, offering students flexible, high-quality access to course content. With synchronized video, slides, and audio captured across 20 lecture halls and mobile setups, it supports learning at any pace and helps with exam preparation. Students can watch lectures from any faculty, expanding their learning opportunities. With new tracking cameras and AI-powered captions, Collegerama continues to evolve, making education more accessible and effective.

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Supermarket Robot: Designing Socially Embedded Service Robots in Virtual Reality

June 30, 2025

What happens when a robot helps you shop? This question shaped a groundbreaking project led by Dr. Marco Rozendaal, where VR simulations in a supermarket explored how people and robots interact in public spaces. By blending design, theatre, and puppeteering, the research revealed how robots can earn trust and acceptance—not through perfect programming, but by designing behaviors that feel meaningful and socially appropriate.

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Blended Learning Animations – Who Is the Engineer of the Future?

June 11, 2025

How do students discover who they want to become? At TU Delft, the Mechanical Engineering faculty paired with the New Media Centre’s Graphics team to address that question through animated storytelling. By developing eight distinct “Engineer of the Future” personas—each with its own narrative, style, and personality—students could see relatable career paths. Hand-drawn illustrations and concise two-minute videos translated complex concepts into engaging scripts, creating a compelling blended learning experience that inspires and informs.

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