The Expertise Unit Psychology, Technology & Society has a new member for the 2022-2023 academic year. She briefly introduces herself here.

Hello, my name is Amandine Verstegen and I will be doing an internship in the Psychology and Technology research line from mid-September to March. I am currently in the 2nd Master Theoretical and Experimental Psychology at UGent. Like many of us, I cherish the desire to make the world (even) a little more pleasant for everyone and I am convinced that virtual reality can be a promising avenue to achieve that. As part of my studies, I have already conducted a small-scale study on the influence of sunlight on people’s moods. My master’s thesis will focus on the impact of both real and virtual sunlight on work performance. I am greatly looking forward to delving even more into the possibilities and challenges of virtual reality and how this technology could make our lives even more enjoyable.