Data Walking
The Data Walking Apps are a collection of web apps for mobile devices that empower users to record open-ended data on any topic they are interested in. Typically data gathering activities are top-down and use predefined schemas but our approach sharply contrasts this by designing for data type rather than data topics.
The apps have been used in education programmes and workshops around the world, to encourage data literacy, engagement with location-based data, and critical data studies; all skills we need to navigate the increasingly “datafied” world of work, society, and our personal lives. Across these participatory research activities we have observed participants collecting niche and personally relevant data, reflect on their surroundings, and support discussions.
