Tag: probe

  • Probing into online probes

    What are Cultural Probes? Invented in 1999 by Gaver, Dunn and Pacenti, cultural probes are a category of research instruments, usually consisting of (i) a package of “craft-worthy” materials and tools (e.g. stickers, sticky notes, maps, cameras, voice recorders); and (ii) a collection of prompts Participants respond to the prompts by creating with, or remixing,…

  • What’s next? A creative probe? A workshop?

    The question of what I’ll be doing for my creative phase has been one that has haunted me since I began my PhD. At long last, it’s time for me to figure out the answer to that question. The supervisors made an excellent point that what I’m seeking to do, effectively, is not to solve…