Mobile methods | Advantages | Disadvantages |
Mobile methods#6: Mobile technologies |
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· Tracking the pedestrians’ movement using “Road Tripper” application | · Real-time mapping capability in tracking movement · The application could also track car and bicycle movement within urban spaces · Could easily convert the tracked map into JPEG file and upload on social media | · Map used in the application not accurate but useable. |
Mobile methods#3: Mobile video ethnography |
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“Anticipatory following” video documentation | Documenting real-time movement of pedestrian | · The recorded video are not in good quality especially the ones that were recorded while moving · The outcome of recorded videos are portrait orientation which limited the view of the background environment |
Mobile methods#4: Time-space diaries |
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Using Penultimate and Skitch for note-taking | Capability of taking notes similar to paper-pen methods but with added valued of embedded photos while writing the notes in real-time | The application only used for researcher’s note taking but not for respondents |
Mobile methods#10: Mobile place |
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Interview conducted in different setting | Making unfamiliar familiar when the interviewees were asked to looked at the signs from different angle of viewpoint instead of on the street | The EAT location is a café and therefore decrease the participations from the customers |