Tag: sociology
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,…
Research findings: How are people creating a sense of togetherness online?
The everyday inventiveness of translocal relationship maintenance I’m excited to share some early insights from our latest study. Some of you may remember it from when it was distributed: a survey about how people who sustain relationships online create a sense of being in the same place, even at a distance. Even now, online platforms…