Tijmen holds an MA in both interactive media design from the HKU (graduating with an interactive urban screen) and new media theory from the University of Utrecht (graduating with distinction on a thesis that critically examined ubiquitous computing ideology). This duality of perspective allows for a nuanced view of the field of design and technology.
Tijmen is a founding member of the NetNiet.org foundation and SETUP, Utrecht's event-focussed medialab. He is also an editor at This Happened. Tijmen has tought on pervasive and locative design at the HvA and the WDKA schools, and regularly lectures and hosts workshops.