In spring 2024, we spoke with Dr. ir. Dennis Reidsma. Dennis is an associate professor at the Human Media Interaction group and a lecturer in the Creative Technology and Interaction Technology programs at the University of Twente. Dennis's research focuses on designing playful interactions in smart environments. He has been involved in creating interactive play platforms for children, designing games for people with multiple or severe intellectual disabilities, gait rehabilitation, volleyball training, indoor rowing, and more. The central theme is the influence of technology on social and physical behavior and user experiences.

Active4Life is funded by ZonMw's Sport and Exercise research program and is executed by prof. dr. Lilian Lechner, professor of Health Psychology at the Open University and his team. The consortium further consists of Open University partners (Psychology, Computer Science, Educational Sciences), Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, the University of Amsterdam and partners Gemeente Kerkrade, Kanker.nl and NLActief, the industry association of the recognized and entrepreneurial sports and exercise companies in the Netherlands. The project started at the end of 2019; we spoke with Lilian in early December 2022.