Using Transient Search for Exploring Urban Events
Author
Nielsen, Per Møller
Term
4. term (INF10 - Master Thesis)
Education
Publication year
2015
Submitted on
2015-06-05
Pages
45
Abstract
Denne kandidatafhandling undersøger, om en mobil 'transient søgning'-tilgang – at bruge en smartphone til at finde nærliggende, kortvarige begivenheder og aktiviteter – kan hjælpe folk med at udforske byen. I Melbourne, Australien, blev der gennemført fem kontekstuelle interviews (interviews i virkelige omgivelser) for bedre at forstå behovene til et system, der finder arrangementer. Med udgangspunkt i dette blev en fungerende mobilapp designet, udviklet og testet i et laboratorium. I Aalborg, Danmark, blev systemet redesignet til to varianter til at finde byaktiviteter og derefter taget i brug og evalueret i et feltstudie med ti deltagere. Der blev gennemført opfølgende feltevalueringer efter fire ugers brug med syv deltagere. Derudover downloadede 62 anonyme brugere appen online, og 16 udfyldte et online spørgeskema; resultaterne fra spørgeskemaet er endnu ikke analyseret. Afhandlingen samler resultaterne fra de to forskningsprojekter og diskuterer de samlede konklusioner.
This thesis examines whether a mobile 'transient search' approach — using a smartphone to find nearby, short‑lived events and activities — can help people explore a city. In Melbourne, Australia, five contextual interviews (interviews in real‑life settings) were conducted to understand what people need from an event‑finding system. Based on these insights, a working mobile app was designed, built, and tested in a laboratory. In Aalborg, Denmark, the system was redesigned into two variants for finding urban activities and then deployed for everyday use. It was evaluated in a field study with ten participants, with follow‑up field evaluations after four weeks involving seven participants. In addition, 62 anonymous users downloaded the app online, and 16 completed an online questionnaire; those questionnaire results have not yet been analyzed. The thesis brings together the findings from the two research projects and discusses their combined outcomes.
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