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Haragonics, Sára. "The Camera as a Social Catalyst." Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Film and Media Studies 23, no. 1 (May 1, 2023): 62–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ausfm-2023-0004.
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Abstract The methodology, practical aspects and social embeddedness of participatory filmmaking and specifically the catalyst method developed by the author are presented in this study through workshop processes in Hungary. While the catalyst method is based on participatory video methodology, it uses film primarily for interpersonal communication, and its main goal is the use of the camera as a group cohesion and intergroup catalyst. The method addresses the representation and self-representation of participants along social fault lines through filmmaking, it is based on the principle of dialogue and aims at community building and participation. The method is hopefully applicable in other countries, as the democratising potential of participatory filmmaking for at least partially redressing existing inequalities can be utilized in other locations as well.1
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Calacci, Dan, Jeffrey J. Shen, and Alex Pentland. "The Cop In Your Neighbor's Doorbell: Amazon Ring and the Spread of Participatory Mass Surveillance." Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction 6, CSCW2 (November 7, 2022): 1–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3555125.
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Consumer surveillance products such as 'smart' doorbell cameras are an already-pervasive phenomenon in the U.S. These devices are marketed as personal and community security tools that allow users to answer their front door remotely, record "suspicious activity" captured by their cameras, and share reports with neighbors. The widespread use of doorbell cameras specifically, however, has created an opaque, wide-reaching surveillance network used by thousands of law enforcement agencies nationwide. The full breadth of this network and how users operate on such platforms is largely unknown. Amazon Ring, one of the largest manufacturers of smart doorbells, offers a companion social networking app to their physical doorbells called Ring Neighbors that allows camera owners to share video and text posts with other camera owners that live nearby. In this paper, we use data collected from public posts on Neighbors to create the first comprehensive map and analysis of smart doorbell camera use across the continental U.S. We use spatial regression methods to estimate the county-level predictors of Neighbors app usage nationally. We then use Los Angeles, one of the most active areas of Ring usage in the country, as a case study to investigate how different neighborhoods in a racially heterogeneous city use a platform like Ring. Using a structured topic analysis and experimental survey design, we show that users actively frame video subjects as criminal and suspicious, that the race of a neighborhood has a significant impact on posting rates, and provide some evidence that Neighbors may be used as a racial gatekeeping tool, particularly by white neighborhoods that border non-white areas in Los Angeles.
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Müllner, András. "Displacements. Contexts for a Participatory Media Project." Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Film and Media Studies 23, no. 1 (May 1, 2023): 86–109. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ausfm-2023-0005.
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Abstract This paper presents a participatory film intervention focused on young people, which was held within the framework of a grant coordinated by the Minor Media/Culture Research Centre and took place in the form of a summer camp in 2021. After revisiting some historical examples and definitions of participatory film, the author focuses on the concept of displacement as used in film theory and psychology, which he attempts to redefine and thereby reverse its negative connotations. The author analyses the catalyst method, one of the various forms of implementing participatory video as a visual research method, which was the one used in the research described here. The participatory film methodology based on the camera-as-catalyst is meant to foster inter-group collaboration through camera use in order to achieve a free performance and interplay of identities and ultimately to strengthen social cohesion. Beyond the emancipatory intent, the diachronic and synchronic case studies are also linked by the fact that most of the projects were also collaborations with young people, as was the case in the Minor Media summer camp. In the final section, the author analyses the films made by the young people in terms of their relation to contemporary popular culture and the performance of adolescent identities defined by liminality.1
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Baligh Jahromi, A., G. Sohn, J. Jung, K. Park, and D. Recchia. "PARTICIPATORY IMAGE-BASED MODELS’ ALIGNMENT FOR RECONSTRUCTING A LARGE-SCALE INDOOR MAPPING." ISPRS Annals of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences V-4-2020 (August 3, 2020): 71–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-v-4-2020-71-2020.
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Abstract. In this paper, we introduced a recently developed image-based model alignment technique for 3D reconstruction of large-scale indoor corridors. The proposed participatory model alignment technique enables crowd source single image-based modeling since it allows various participants to incorporate their images taken from different cameras for large-scale indoor mapping. This technique is robust against changes of camera orientation and prevents miss-association of a newly generated 3D model to the previously integrated models. To investigate the possibility of aligning two individual 3D models, their respective corridor topological graphs must match, and they need to geometrically transform into the same object space. Here 3D affine transformation is applied, and the transformation parameters are estimated through corresponding vertices of both 3D models. Having integrated two models in the same 3D space, they will be back projected into the image space for evaluation using Direct Linear Transformation. Note that the proposed method performs layout model matching in image space and considers information including layout topology and geometry as well as image information to address model alignment. The advantages of using layout information in the proposed alignment technique are twofold. First, a metric constraint is imposed to insure topological model consistency and balance 3D models scale issues. Second, it will reduce alignment ambiguity related to indoor corridor scenes, where the scene is enriched with multiple structural elements including various corridors junctions. To evaluate the performance of the proposed method, we have performed the experiments on a data set collected from Ross building corridors at York University. This dataset includes single images captured by a handheld wide-angle camera. The obtained results present the ability of the proposed method in alignment of single image-based 3D models while producing limited geometric errors.
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Bandauko, Elmond, and Godwin Arku. "The Power of a Camera: Fieldwork Experiences From Using Participatory Photovoice." International Journal of Qualitative Methods 22 (February 1, 2023): 160940692311544. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/16094069231154437.
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Conducting primary data collection can be a fulfilling and interesting adventure producing significant learning experiences particularly for early career researchers. However, fieldwork can be marred with complex challenges and frustrations, especially if conducted in dynamic and politically sensitive environments and with highly vulnerable urban populations. This paper contributes to and advances academic scholarship on fieldwork experiences in the social sciences. Drawing from the first author’s doctoral fieldwork experiences, we share our reflections on the application of the photovoice method in researching street traders in Harare, Zimbabwe. We engage with different issues that researchers could consider in the application of photovoice, especially with dynamic and marginalized urban populations like street traders. These include dealing with and managing complex and multiple ethical dilemmas, dealing with the content-quality conundrum, exploring ‘missing’ photographs and handling ‘leftover’ photographs, handling conflictual council-street trader relations, building rapport, and ensuring participant commitment, joint interpretation, and co-construction of meaning and methodological benefits of using photovoice with street traders. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first paper that reflects on the use of photovoice with street traders in Global South cities, and we hope that the insights presented here will be useful for future urban researchers working on similar topics.
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Apriyanto, Fajar, Irwandi Irwandi, and Ade Aulia Rahman. "TRANSPARENT AFGHAN CAMERA: KARYA FOTOGRAFI PERFORMATIF DAN PARTISIPATORIS." spectā: Journal of Photography, Arts, and Media 2, no. 1 (February 16, 2019): 13–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.24821/specta.v2i1.2464.
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AbstrakKemajuan teknologi fotografi digital dewasa ini bagi kalangan fotografer kreatif merupakan tantangan, namun di sisi lain juga merupakan sesuatu yang menjemukan. Foto-foto yang dihasilkan oleh para seniman fotografi masa kini tidak lagi terfokus pada persoalan reproduksi realitas secara harfiah, tetapi lebih pada penggunaan medium fotografi sebagai sarana penyuaraan ide. Muncul karya-karya yang mencerminkan eksplorasi lebih jauh melalui media fotografi, terutama di sisi sifat-sifat interaktif dalam fotografi. Dapat diduga hal ini terjadi karena ‘terlalu’ instannya proses fotografi digital sehingga menghilangkan selera para seniman untuk mencipta dengan kamera digital. Afghan camera merupakan salah satu jalan keluar bagi fotografer untuk keluar dari kejenuhan tersebut. Dalam penelitian ini afghan camera dihadirkan kembali dalam wujud karya performatif. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah (1) studi pustaka; (2) rekonstruksi dan perancangan; (3) percobaan; dan (4) perwujudan. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang didapatkan, perancangan afghan camera memerlukan ketelitian dan perencanaan yang matang. Dengan demikian, transparent afghan camera dapat tetap berfungsi sebagai kamera serta dapat menjadi karya fotografi ruang interaktif dan performatif.Kata kunci: afghan camera, fotografi, partisipatoris AbstractTransparent Afghan Camera: A Performative and Participatory Photography. Nowadays the technology development of camera has been a challenge for creative photographers, but on the other side it has also become dull. Photographs created by photographers have not only focused on the reproduction of reality literally, but more to the use of photography as a medium in vocalizing ideas. Therefore, photographs reflecting a further exploration with photography, particularly on their interactivity, have emerged. It is assumed as because of the very instant process of digital photography, so it eliminates the passion of the artist to create photograph using a digital camera. Afghan camera is one of solutions for photographers to leave the boredom. In this research, afghan camera is represented in a performative way. The methods used were as follows; (1) literary study, (2) planning and reconstruction; (3) experimentation; and (4) materialization. The result showed that the planning to reconstruct the afghan camera had to be done carefully and thoroughly. The planning ranged from the material to the accuracy in the execution.Keywords: afghan camera, participatory, photography
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Tickle, Sarah. "Engaging young people through photovoice in coastal resorts." Qualitative Research Journal 20, no. 1 (November 1, 2019): 103–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/qrj-06-2019-0051.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine and reflect upon the value of using a camera with young people in the research process. In particular, the paper discusses the opportunities that a camera can bring when researching young people’s lives, subsequently encouraging the use of photovoice with young people in ethnographic research. Design/methodology/approach The paper examines how photovoice can be a beneficial method of data collection when researching young people’s lives. By adopting a qualitative participatory approach, and employing photovoice as one of the main methods, rich and meaningful data were gathered that traditional qualitative methods alone would not have captured. Findings Photovoice was used alongside traditional methods to explore how young people experienced and perceived policing, safety and security in a coastal resort. Using a camera, captured rich images which alongside the narratives given by the young people, provided profound and detailed accounts. Originality/value Using innovative participatory qualitative research methods with young people and adapting to the research setting allowed for deep and meaningful explorations of young people’s lives to be gathered. Carefully considering the use of appropriate methods of data collection and selecting methods that are “fun” and “interesting” empowered young people and provided the researcher with an insight into their social worlds.
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Yuan, Yuan, Bin Liu, Sai Li, and He-Ping Tan. "Light-field-camera imaging simulation of participatory media using Monte Carlo method." International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 102 (November 2016): 518–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2016.06.053.
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Pedersen, Peter Ole, and Jan Løhmann Stephensen. "V-v-Vertov R-r-Re-Made." Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Film and Media Studies 9, no. 1 (December 1, 2014): 77–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ausfm-2015-0004.
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Abstract The seminal work of pioneering avant-garde filmmaker Dziga Vertov, The Man with the Movie Camera (Chevolek s kino-apparatom, 1929) has given rise to a number of discussions about the documentary film genre and new digital media. By way of comparison with American artist Perry Bard’s online movie project entitled Man With a Movie Camera: The Global Remake (2007), this article investigates the historical perspective of this visionary depiction of reality and its impact on the heralded participatory culture of contemporary digital media, which can be traced back to Russian Constructivism. Through critical analysis of the relation between Vertov’s manifest declarations about the film medium and his resulting cinematic vision, Bard’s project and the work of her chief theoretical inspiration Lev Manovich are examined in the perspective of ‘remake culture,’ participatory authorship and the development a documentary film language. In addition to this, possible trajectories from Vertov and his contemporary Constructivists to recent theories of ‘new materialism’ and the notion of Man/Machine-co-operation is discussed in length.
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Zhang, Biao, Chen Wang, Yudong Liu, Chuanlong Xu, and Qi Qi. "Reconstruction of 3D Temperature Profile of Radiative Participatory Flame Based on Digital Refocusing Technique of Light Field Camera." International Journal of Photoenergy 2019 (December 3, 2019): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6342808.
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Accurate and reliable measurements of the 3D flame temperature profile are highly desirable to achieve in-depth understanding of the combustion and pollutant formation processes. In this paper, a measurement method for reconstruction of a 3D flame temperature profile was proposed by using a light field camera. It combines the convolution imaging model and radiative transfer equation and takes into account the characteristics of emission, absorption, and scattering of a semitransparent flame. According to the point spread function characteristics of the imaging system, the number and positions of the refocus planes were set by comprehensive consideration of the reconstruction accuracy and efficiency. The feasibility of the present method was proved by numerical simulation and an experiment of a candle flame. This method achieves the reconstruction of a 3D asymmetric flame profile through a single exposure of a single camera, which overcomes the problem of complexity of a multicamera system and the time delay of a conventional scanning camera system.
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Jaud, Marion, Stéphane Bertin, Mickaël Beauverger, Emmanuel Augereau, and Christophe Delacourt. "RTK GNSS-Assisted Terrestrial SfM Photogrammetry without GCP: Application to Coastal Morphodynamics Monitoring." Remote Sensing 12, no. 11 (June 11, 2020): 1889. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs12111889.
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The present article describes a new and efficient method of Real Time Kinematic (RTK) Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) assisted terrestrial Structure-from-Motion (SfM) photogrammetry without the need for Ground Control Points (GCPs). The system only requires a simple frame that mechanically connects a RTK GNSS antenna to the camera. The system is low cost, easy to transport, and offers high autonomy. Furthermore, not requiring GCPs enables saving time during the in situ acquisition and during data processing. The method is tested for coastal cliff monitoring, using both a Reflex camera and a Smartphone camera. The quality of the reconstructions is assessed by comparison to a synchronous Terrestrial Laser Scanner (TLS) acquisition. The results are highly satisfying with a mean error of 0.3 cm and a standard deviation of 4.7 cm obtained with the Nikon D800 Reflex camera and, respectively, a mean error of 0.2 cm and a standard deviation of 3.8 cm obtained with the Huawei Y5 Smartphone camera. This method will be particularly interesting when simplicity, portability, and autonomy are desirable. In the future, it would be transposable to participatory science programs, while using an open RTK GNSS network.
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Dearden, Andy, and Syed Mohammed Haider Rizvi. "A Deeply Embedded Sociotechnical Strategy for Designing ICT for Development." International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development 1, no. 4 (October 2009): 52–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jskd.2009062605.
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Development is a social phenomenon. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are a technical phenomenon. Therefore, ICT for development is inescapably a socio-technical phenomenon. For this reason, ICT design efforts that frame themselves with development objectives, require an analysis of their intervention strategies in explicitly socio-technical terms. In this article, the authors reflect on the strategies adopted by the Rural e-Services project, which has been working with a co-operative of marginal farmers in rural India to design new software and new practices using mobile camera phones to communicate with their agricultural advisors. By combining approaches from participatory development practice and participatory methods of ICT design, the project was able to manage a sustainable socio-technical reconfiguration of the operations of the co-operative.
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Rosmawanty, Fauziah Rizqyana Dien, and Tryanti R. Abdulrahman. "Photovoice as A Participatory Learning Method in Writing." TRANS-KATA: Journal of Language, Literature, Culture and Education 1, no. 2 (May 31, 2021): 124–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.54923/transkata.v1i2.14.
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This study is aimed at examining how EFL students in Indonesia utilized photovoice in writing analytical exposition text and exploring their experience as well as perception in learning to write. Four (4) students of senior high school in Indonesia who are taken randomly participated in this qualitative study. The data were gathered from students’ writing of analytical text along with the picture/photograph and interview. Students’ photographs and analytical text were analyzed using photovoice analysis procedures. It consisted of selecting, contextualizing, and codifying phases. Results found three main themes: the main idea, generic structure, and language features. According to the results, photovoice is not only effective for students but also makes them feel interested and motivated in learning writing. In addition, photovoice allows students to express their creativity through the lens of a camera. Photovoice has incredibly fostered students’ learning in writing. They all have positive attitudes toward photovoice participatory learning. Thus, it can be a pedagogical tool to teach writing in an EFL setting. Although this study yielded positive outcomes in writing skills, this can not overgeneralize the outcomes. Therefore, future studies on how students write other writing genres in EFL classrooms need to be conducted.
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Rosmawanty, Fauziah Rizqyana Dien, and Tryanti R. Abdulrahman. "Photovoice as a Participatory Learning Method in Writing." TRANS-KATA: Journal of Language, Literature, Culture and Education 1, no. 2 (May 31, 2021): 124–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.54923/jllce.v1i2.26.
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This study is aimed at examining how EFL students in Indonesia utilized photovoice in writinganalytical exposition text and exploring their experience as well as perception in learning to write. Four (4) students of senior high school in Indonesia who are taken randomly participated in this qualitative study. The data were gathered from students’ writing of analytical text along with the picture/photograph and interview. Students’ photographs and analytical text were analyzed using photovoice analysis procedures. It consisted of selecting, contextualizing, and codifying phases. Results found three main themes: the main idea, generic structure, and language features. According to the results, photovoice is not only effective for students but als makes them feel interested and motivated in learning writing. In addition, photovoice allows students to express their creativity through the lens of a camera. Photovoice has incredibly fostered students’ learning in writing. They all have positive attitudes toward photovoice participatory learning. Thus, it can be a pedagogical tool to teach writing in an EFL setting. Although this study yielded positive outcomes in writing skills, this can not overgeneralize the outcomes. Therefore, future studies on how students write other writing genres in EFL classrooms need to be conducted.
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Caton, Lucy Catherine. "Video Data Sensing." Video Journal of Education and Pedagogy 4, no. 1 (December 5, 2019): 23–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/23644583-00401001.
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This article situates at the interstice of post qualitative inquiry and child participatory video research, in responding to the need for more work around child, camera and researcher relations, where bodies (human and otherwise) coexist and agency is not bounded in one human subject. The article makes its contribution by describing affective methodologies for dealing with vast amounts of digital video data whilst displacing dominant framings for knowing children. The author offers the technique of Video data sensing (Caton, 2019) to recognise how child subjectivities emerge out of the movements and rhythms of bodies, formlessness and chaos. The technique works in conjunction with digital software, as a way for researchers and practitioners to move beyond simply labelling children and their capacities in new and alternate ways, as light, pattern, colour and texture become sites of knowledge production within the child and camera assemblage (Deleuze and Guattari, 1987/2014).
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Ganguly, Divyajyoti, and Tiasa Adhya. "How fishing cats Prionailurus viverrinus Bennett, 1833 fish: describing a felid’s strategy to hunt aquatic prey." Mammalia 86, no. 2 (December 24, 2021): 182–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2020-0133.
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Abstract The fishing cat’s persistence in a ‘semi-aquatic niche’ suggests the evolution of a successful hunting strategy. We describe it for the first time by analysing 197 camera-trap video-clips, collected from a participatory-science initiative, within an ethogram framework. The cats spent ∼52% of the time sitting and waiting for prey (fishes) to come nearer and took limited attempts to hunt (3.89%) in deeper waters (in which the upper portions of the cat’s body were submerged), where its hunting success was found to be 42.86%. In shallow waters, it adopted a predominantly active mode of hunting (∼96%) to flush out prey.
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Huda, M. Thoriqul, Nur Maria Setyorini, Yulia Lailatul Fitria Wulandari, Umi Masyitoh, Lailatul Rohmah Irfa’ud Darojah, Helmalia Herni Putri Aryuni, Eva Khoirun Ni’mah, et al. "Pelatihan Dakwah Digital Live Streaming Sebagai Upaya Program Paham Digital Pemuda Desa Bulu Kediri." TAAWUN 3, no. 02 (August 21, 2023): 127–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.37850/taawun.v3i02.498.
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The fact that the development of social media has entered into different facets of life is inevitable. Of course, this can be used well, for example in the dissemination of information or religious proselytizing on social media. Social media digital da'wah training through live streaming is one form of utilizing media as a means of da'wah and an effort to mobilize youth in religious activities and social media publications. This is because Bulu Village is an area where the community is 100% Muslim and has many routine religious activities. In social media digital da'wah training through live streaming, the method used in this community service activity is the PAR (Participatory Action Research) method. The PAR (Participatory Action Research) method is a method that combines research and continuous action by involving the community. By participating in this training, participants can have the initial provisions to do live streaming independently via smartphone or camera. The development of technology is very influential on the method of da'wah so in its implementation, the way of da'wah must be adjusted to technological developments so that it is not left behind and can run effectively.
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Song, Chengqun, Jun Cheng, and Wei Feng. "A Crowdsensing-Based Real-Time System for Finger Interactions in Intelligent Transport System." Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing 2017 (2017): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7385052.
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Crowdsensing leverages human intelligence/experience from the general public and social interactions to create participatory sensor networks, where context-aware and semantically complex information is gathered, processed, and shared to collaboratively solve specific problems. This paper proposes a real-time projector-camera finger system based on the crowdsensing, in which user can interact with a computer by bare hand touching on arbitrary surfaces. The interaction process of the system can be completely carried out automatically, and it can be used as an intelligent device in intelligent transport system where the driver can watch and interact with the display information while driving, without causing visual distractions. A single camera is used in the system to recover 3D information of fingertip for hand touch detection. A linear-scanning method is used in the system to determine the touch for increasing the users’ collaboration and operationality. Experiments are performed to show the feasibility of the proposed system. The system is robust to different lighting conditions. The average percentage of correct hand touch detection of the system is 92.0% and the average time of processing one video frame is 30 milliseconds.
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Gunawan, Gunawan. "Digging The Local Knowledge: Using Video-Camera to Engage School Children in Maritime Culture." Komunitas 12, no. 1 (March 2, 2020): 36–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.15294/komunitas.v12i1.23571.
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In the current era of globalism penetration, many local communities face challenge especially in the existence of their local knowledge and wisdom. The younger generation began to move away from various locality systems as a result of the intervention of industrialism, modern education and global information exposure. Therefore, an effort to generate local knowledge around the lives of young people is needed so that their lives are not uprooted from the roots of cultural history and local wealth which is actually still very much needed in facing life's challenges. This article is the result of a research conducted on the community of Banyutowo Village, Dukuhseti Subdistrict, Pati Regency in an effort to develop local potential and knowledge through a community school for fishermen's children. The purpose of this article is to explain how maritime knowledge can be developed in fishermen's children through film designed by the children themselves. The study uses qualitative methods with a participatory approach and action research. The results of the study show that using camera to make films about maritime localities in the village directly involving the children provides space for them to know, feel, and reflect themselves in the maritime knowledge of their village communities.
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Balbé, Wanda, and Soledad Torres. "From the eye-body to the embodied-eye. The use of images in performance-research strategies." Revista de Antropologia Visual 2, no. 29 (April 15, 2021): 1–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.47725/rav.029.02.
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This article discusses the use of images in socio-anthropological research and their contribution to the development of performance-research methodological strategies. By bringing three research-creation collaborative experiences developed in different violent and/or traumatic socio-political contexts in Argentina (a video workshop conducted with indigenous toba-qom teachers, a video-dance in the ruins of Villa Epecuén and a performatic installation about the feminist movement NiUnaMenos) it reflects on different relationships between performance-camera-corporalities and explores the poetic-epistemological-political potential of the images to (re)present sensitive corporalities. In dialogue with other embodied research methods, the analysis suggests how the use of images in a cross-disciplinary approach can contribute to the development of participatory-collaborative strategies and enable a space for decolonizing our gaze(s) and micropolitical transformation.
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FARID, M., F. DJUFRY, A. YASSI, M. F. ANSHORI, Y. MUSA, NASARUDDIN, M. AQIL, et al. "INTEGRATED CORN CULTIVATION TECHNOLOGY BASED ON MORPHOLOGY, DRONE IMAGING, AND PARTICIPATORY PLANT BREEDING." SABRAO Journal of Breeding and Genetics 54, no. 2 (June 30, 2022): 267–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.54910/sabrao2022.54.2.5.
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The evaluation of a cultivation technology would be more efficient when the technology assessment is based on various approaches like conventional morphological approaches, the use of drone’s normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) imaging, and participatory plant breeding (PPB). The recent study aimed to assess the effectiveness of the combination of morphological approaches, drone imaging, and participatory plant breeding in selecting the best corn cultivation technology package. This research conducted in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with one factor from March to December 2021 at the Village Taroang, Takalar Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The factor is 40 cultivation technology packages. The treatments were replicated three times, thus having 120 experimental units. For plant participation, the investigations were conducted with 56 farmers on their corn fields through quantitative surveys in the targeted area. For NDVI, the observation was recorded 70 days after planting using a DJI Inspire two unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with a multi-spectral camera. Based on the results of the study, the combined strategy of different approaches like morpho-physiological, drone’s NDVI, and participatory plant breeding is found effective in evaluating the corn production technology. The yield, plant height, percentage of net yield, and cob weight were good selection criteria for the morphology approach in evaluating corn cultivation. The NDVI could be recommended in helping the morphology evaluation and PPB, especially in a large-scale evaluation. Based on a combined assessment of the different approaches, the maize cultivar Pioneer-27 combined with ‘Legowo’ spacing technology, NPK fertilizer ratio of 200:100:50, KNO3 at the rate of 25 kg, and application of biofertilizer 'Eco farming' @ 5 cc L-1, was recommended as the best corn production technology package in the Village Taroang, Takalar Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Burbank, Ben, Debra McGregor, and Mary Wild. "‘My special, my special thing, and my camera!’ Using GoPro™ as a complementary research tool to investigate young children’s museum experiences." Museum and Society 16, no. 3 (November 21, 2018): 311–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.29311/mas.v16i3.2792.
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This paper discusses insights derived from a small-scale ethnographic study designed to explore young children’s (aged three to six) everyday, lived experiences within a participatory family museum in southern England. Inspired by the child-centred work of Kirk (2014) this paper begins by examining the effectiveness of photo-elicitation interviews in accessing ‘snap-shots’ of children’s perspectives of their museum visits. In the current study this method is complemented by the use of chest-mounted GoPro cameras to provide a first person and more holistic perspective of children’s museum visits. 12 children’s visits were filmed in total. During three of these, children were also carrying child-friendly digital cameras. As this was part of a larger study the data collection was designed to compare the utility of GoPro technology being used in tandem with both photo and drawing-elicitation. In response to these initial findings a photo-map of the museum was created to prompt discussion with the final six participants. Recruitment was purposive and there was no contact with the participants prior to them arriving at the museum. The video captured by the chest-mounted Go-Pro cameras is particularly illuminating when analysed in the context of the post-visit interview data. Although the photo-elicitation and drawing-elicitation interviews do reveal some important details about the children’s experiences and perspectives, the video footage highlights the difficulties with relying on these methods in an everyday museum setting. For example parental involvement in the children’s photography is far more pervasive than might be expected, and the degree to which the camera affects the nature of the children’s visits is notable. The video also reveals how easy it is to misinterpret children when relying solely on their recollections in an interview situation. This paper finishes with a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of using Go-Pro technology as a complementary tool in the exploration of young children’s museum experiences.
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McGuire, Mark Patrick. "Participatory Filmmaking Among Contemporary Shugendō Practitioners: Representing an Esoteric Tradition in an Accessible Documentary Film." Journal of American-East Asian Relations 20, no. 4 (2013): 325–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/18765610-02004001.
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From the late 1970s rising interrelated interests in Japanese mountain asceticism, Esoteric Buddhism and “New Age” spirituality and healing were spurred by oil shocks and concerns about the fragility of human and ecological health during a time of unprecedented economic prosperity. When the bubble economy burst in the 1990s, certain individuals shifted focus to inner rather than outer wealth and to greater quality of life over income. They found a growing body of print, audio-visual and on-line media produced by charismatic Shugendō priests Tanaka Riten and Tateishi Kōshō, who condensed and abbreviated traditional ascetic mountain initiation rituals of Shugendō (literally “The Way of Acquiring Power”). They adapted these practices to suit the needs and work schedules of busy urban lay participants. In 2007 filmmaker Jean-Marc Abela and I traveled to Yoshino and Shingu (south of Kyoto) to create a participatory documentary film, Shugendō Now. By disseminating research about the experiences of Shugendō priests and lay practitioners in an accessible documentary and Ph.D. thesis, we have sought to contribute to a new understanding of how a mountain ascetic tradition is being creatively reinvented in the 21st Century. Bringing a camera and professional filmmaker into the field and seeking direction and feedback from research co-participants enabled unanticipated discoveries and my most productive and collaborative fieldwork experiences to date.
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Lang, Michael, Catherine Laing, Nancy Moules, and Andrew Estefan. "Words, Camera, Music, Action: A Methodology of Digital Storytelling in a Health Care Setting." International Journal of Qualitative Methods 18 (January 1, 2019): 160940691986324. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1609406919863241.
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In this technological age, storytelling is moving from oral and written to digital formats, creating many methodological opportunities for researchers and practitioners. This article explores a specific genre of participatory media production, digital storytelling (DST), which could be a valuable research tool to describe, analyze, and understand the experiences of research participants. Digital stories (DS) are short movies that use images, videos, a voice-over, and various video editing techniques to share an important story from the participant’s life. In a health care setting, DS can be used as knowledge translation tools for education and advocacy, as data to be analyzed in the research process, or as a therapeutic intervention, in any combination, depending on the intent of the project. Although an increasing number of health-related research studies indicate using DST, or some variation of it, there is a glaring paucity of methodologically focused manuscripts in the health care literature. This article delineates and describes four primary phases of DST in a health care context as finding the story, telling the story, crafting the story, and sharing the story. Both the creative and technical considerations of DST facilitation are elucidated through specific examples and practical concepts. By drawing from diverse literature such as narratology, film, and psychotherapy, and exploring new creative tools and ideas to help research participants convey meaning, this article provides a starting point for qualitative researchers to explore the use of DST in their own contexts.
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Chassin, Thibaud, Jens Ingensand, Guillaume Touya, and Sidonie Christophe. "How do users interact with Virtual Geographic Environments? Users’ behavior evaluation in urban participatory planning." Proceedings of the ICA 4 (December 3, 2021): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/ica-proc-4-19-2021.
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Abstract. For the past twenty years, the adoption of Virtual Geographic Environments is thriving. This democratization is due to numerous new opportunities offered by this medium. However, in participatory urban planning these interactive 3D geovisualizations are still labeled as very advanced means, and are only scarcely used. The involvement of citizens in urban decision-making is indeed carefully planned ahead to limit off-topic feedback. A better comprehension of Virtual Geographic Environments, and more specifically of users’ strategic behaviors while interacting with this medium could enhance participants’ contributions. The users’ strategic behavior was assessed in this article through an experimental study. A total of 107 participants completed online tasks about the identification of 3D scenes’ footprints, the comparison of buildings’ heights, and the visibility of objects through the scenes. The interactions of the participants were recorded (i.e. pressed keys, pointing device interactions), as well as the camera positions adopted to complete specific tasks. The results show that: (1) users get more efficient throughout the study; (2) interruptions in 3D manipulation appear to highlight difficulties in interacting with the virtual environments; (3) users tend to centralize their positions within the scene, notably around their starting position; (4) the type of task strongly affects the behavior of users, limiting or broadening their explorations. The results of this experimental study are a valuable resource that can be used to improve the design of future urban planning projects involving Virtual Geographic Environments, e.g. with the creation of personalized 3D tools.
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Sandberg, Helena, and Julia Gillen. "Investigating the digital media engagements of very young children at home: Reflecting on methodology and ethics." Communications 46, no. 3 (September 1, 2021): 332–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/commun-2021-0046.
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Abstract In the media and communications field, research investigating the digital media engagements of very young children at home has largely been restricted to survey methods relying on parental self-reports. Recognizing that qualitative approaches can provide insights in families’ practices, values, and attitudes, we argue for the fruitfulness of an ethnographic perspective, drawing on three cases from the project “A Day in the Digital Lives of children 0–3;” two in Sweden and one in England. Using the concept of methodological responsibility, we argue that methodology and ethics are intrinsically entwined. We offer reflections on dilemmas and challenges involved in our participatory work with children under three and their families, bringing attention to such issues as ensuring initial and ongoing consent, using a video camera in the home and data sharing and dissemination. Building trust in such sensitive work is a complex process but the rewards are considerable.
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Mols, Anouk, and Jason Pridmore. "When Citizens Are “Actually Doing Police Work”: The Blurring of Boundaries in WhatsApp Neighbourhood Crime Prevention Groups in The Netherlands." Surveillance & Society 17, no. 3/4 (September 7, 2019): 272–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.24908/ss.v17i3/4.8664.
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Neighbourhood watch messaging groups are part of an already pervasive phenomenon in The Netherlands, despite having only recently emerged. In many neighbourhoods, street signs have been installed to make passers-by aware of active neighbourhood surveillance. In messaging groups (using WhatsApp or similar communication apps), neighbours exchange warnings, concerns, and information about incidents, emergencies, and (allegedly) suspicious situations. These exchanges often lead to neighbours actively protecting and monitoring their streets, sending messages about suspicious activities, and using camera-phones to record events. While citizen-initiated participatory policing practices in the neighbourhood can increase (experiences of) safety and social cohesion, they often default to lateral surveillance, ethnic profiling, risky vigilantism, and distrust towards neighbours and strangers. Whereas the use of messaging apps is central, WhatsApp neighbourhood crime prevention (WNCP) groups are heterogeneous: they vary from independent self-organised policing networks to neighbours working with and alongside community police. As suggested by one of our interviewees, this can lead to citizens “actually doing police work,” which complicates relationships between police and citizens. This paper draws on interviews and focus groups in order to examine participatory policing practices and the responsibilisation of citizens for their neighbourhood safety and security. This exploration of actual practices shows that these often diverge from the intended process and that the blurring of boundaries between police and citizens complicates issues of accountability and normalises suspicion and the responsibilisation of citizens.
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Ghoddousi, Arash, Mahmood Soofi, Amirhossein Kh Hamidi, Sheyda Ashayeri, Lukas Egli, Siavash Ghoddousi, Julian Speicher, Igor Khorozyan, Bahram H. Kiabi, and Matthias Waltert. "The decline of ungulate populations in Iranian protected areas calls for urgent action against poaching." Oryx 53, no. 1 (April 12, 2017): 151–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003060531600154x.
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AbstractPoaching is cryptically but rapidly driving many species towards extinction. Knowledge of population trends of exploited species and incentives for poaching is necessary to inform appropriate conservation measures. We estimated the abundance of four ungulate species in Golestan National Park, Iran, the country's oldest protected area, where poaching of ungulates is widespread. We used line transect surveys (186 km), camera trapping (2,777 camera-nights), point counts (64 scans) and dung counts (along 38 km), and compared population estimates with those from earlier records. We also investigated the incentives for poaching, using a semi-structured interview survey. Population estimates for 2011–2014 indicated a 66–89% decline in three ungulate species (bezoar goatCapra aegagrus, red deerCervus elaphusand urialOvis vignei) compared to 1970–1978. Only wild boarSus scrofashowed a population increase (of 58%) during the same period, possibly facilitated by religious restrictions regarding the consumption of this species. The incentives for poaching were categorized (in a non-ordinal manner) as subsistence, pleasure, tradition, trade of wild meat, and conflict with conservation regulations and bodies. The decline in hunted ungulates in this Park appears to be the result of rampant poaching, and a similar trend is evident in other protected areas in the country. We suggest the adoption of participatory conservation strategies, improvement of law enforcement practices and cooperation with international experts to reduce poaching in these protected areas. Taking into account the incentives for poaching, a combination of economic and non-economic strategies should be considered.
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Borchers, Peggy, David Pfisterer, Matthieu Scherpf, Karen Voigt, and Antje Bergmann. "Needs- and user-oriented development of contactless camera-based telemonitoring in heart disease–Results of an acceptance survey from the Home-based Healthcare Project (feasibility project)." PLOS ONE 18, no. 3 (March 7, 2023): e0282527. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282527.
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Home-based telemonitoring in heart failure patients can reduce all-cause mortality and the relative risk of heart failure-related hospitalization compared to standard care. However, technology use depends, among other things, on user acceptance, making it important to include potential users early in development. In a home-based healthcare project (a feasibility project) a participatory approach was chosen in preparation for future development of contactless camera-based telemonitoring in heart disease patients. The project study patients (n = 18) were surveyed regarding acceptance and design expectations, and acceptance-enhancing measures and design suggestions were then drawn from the results. The study patients corresponded to the target group of potential future users. 83% of respondents showed high acceptance. 17% of those surveyed were more skeptical with moderate or low acceptance. The latter were female, mostly living alone, and without technical expertise. Low acceptance was associated with a higher expectation of effort and lower perception of self-efficacy and lower integratability into daily rhythms. For the design, the respondents found independent operation of the technology very important. Furthermore, concerns were expressed about the new measuring technology, e.g., anxiety about constant surveillance. The acceptance of a new generation of medical technology (contactless camera-based measuring technology) for telemonitoring is already quite high in the surveyed group of older users (60+). Specific user expectations concerning design should be considered during development to increase acceptance by potential users even more.
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Grattarola, Florencia, and Lucía Rodríguez-Tricot. "Mammals of Paso Centurión, an area with relicts of Atlantic Forest in Uruguay." Neotropical Biology and Conservation 15, no. 3 (July 24, 2020): 267–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/neotropical.15.e53062.
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Paso Centurión is one of the most diverse areas of Uruguay. It is legally protected at local and national level, however, there are different interests competing for its land use and management. With the aim to document the biodiversity of the area together with the local people, the NGO JULANA has been conducting a participatory monitoring process with camera traps since 2013. Here, we present a list of 23 medium and large-size mammal species documented in the area and a standardised dataset of occurrence records. Top observations include the last Chrysocyon brachyurus seen in Uruguay, the first record of Herpailurus yagouaroundi in the country and the second report of Leopardus munoai in the area. We also highlight the frequent observation of numerous rare species such as Tamandua tetradactyla, Leopardus wiedii, Cabassous tatouay, Coendou spinosus and Cuniculus paca. Although the cameras were located within only a few metres of the houses of the local people, some of the rarest and most elusive species in the country were reported. This suggests a possible coexistence between people – their socio-economic practices – and nature in the area. Our work underlines the importance of the recent inclusion of Paso Centurión and Sierra de Ríos to the National System of Protected Areas under the proposed category of ‘Protected Landscape’. Collectively, in a context of global change and lack of biodiversity data on species distribution, we emphasise the value of these records for the knowledge of mammals in Uruguay and the need to extend and continue monitoring this area.
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Jarldorn, Michele. "Picturing creative approaches to social work research: Using photography to promote social change." Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work 28, no. 4 (December 23, 2016): 5–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.11157/anzswj-vol28iss4id293.
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INTRODUCTION: This article argues for the benefits of employing the arts-based method known as photovoice. Drawn from a social work PhD project with 12 South Australian exprisoners, this research aimed to better understand the post-release experiences within the context of a rising prison population and high recidivism rates.METHODS: Participants were given a single-use camera and the research question if you had 15 minutes with a policy maker or politician, what would you want to tell them about your experience? Later, the participants’ narratives were combined with the photographs and used to create an art exhibition with the rationale that images are more likely to resonate with people than words alone.FINDINGS: Using photovoice in this way has the potential to create new knowledge through the process of participants constructing and retelling accounts of their experiences via the medium of photography.CONCLUSION: I propose that the process of turning research into praxis through participatory action-based methods such as photovoice can be a positive, empowering experience for the participants and researchers.
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Esau, Daniel, Pak To Ho, Geoffrey K. Blair, Damian Duffy, Nathan N. O’Hara, Videsh Kapoor, and Margaret Ajiko. "Engaging youth in rural Uganda in articulating health priorities through Photovoice." Global Health Promotion 24, no. 3 (April 7, 2016): 59–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1757975915614167.
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Youth living in rural Uganda represent over 20% of the country’s population. Despite the size of this demographic segment of the population, there is a paucity of data on their health priorities. Engaging people in understanding their own health status has proven to be an effective mechanism for health promotion. The objective of this study was to use Photovoice, a community-based, participatory action research methodology, to understand the current health priorities of youth living in rural Uganda. Thirty-two students between the ages of 13 and 17 were recruited from four schools within the region of Soroti, Uganda. Participants were given a disposable camera and were asked to photograph situations that contributed or detracted from their health status. The cameras were then returned to the investigators and each photo taken by the participant was reviewed with the investigators during a semi-structured interview. Codes were applied to the photographs and organized into overarching themes. Each participant chose one to two photos that were most representative of their health priorities for a secondary analysis. Participants provided 499 photos that met the eligibility criteria. The most common themes presented in the photographs were ‘hygiene’ ( n = 73, 12.4%), ‘nutrition’ ( n = 69, 11.7%), and ‘cleanliness’ ( n = 48, 8%). ‘Hygiene’ ( n = 6, 14.6%) and ‘exercise’ ( n = 6, 14.6%) were the most common priorities articulated in the representative photographs. Photovoice proved to be an effective method to assess and express the health concerns of youth in rural Uganda. Study participants were able to articulate their health concerns and priorities through photographs and reflect on opportunities for health promotion through subsequent interviews.
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Hussain, Heena. "The Surveillance of Blackness in the Kardashians' Wellness Empire." Review of International American Studies 15, no. 1 (June 15, 2022): 107–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.31261/rias.12748.
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Keeping up with the Kardashians depicts the lives of the Kardashian clan through reality television. The unparalleled success of five sisters managed by their mother has only continued to increase over time along with their participatory self-surveillance through their formidable use of social media. In recent years, a focus on health and wellbeing has led the sisters to endorse products for weight loss and health, using their bodies as spaces of commodification and advertisement online. The family’s interaction with the camera, and the aesthetics of their social media cross-promotions combine to present an open “honest” front promoting the replication of their success and beauty for their audiences. The sisters engage with blackness in a way that bolsters their claims of capacitating and beautifying white feminine subjects, engagements now commonly termed “blackfishing.” This article analyzes how the Kardashians have created an intense regime of self-surveillance, even dabbling self-consciously in the carceral state's techniques for surveilling blackness, to construct themselves as both uncommonly, exotically sexual ('baring all') and respectable enough (white or white passing) to sell various remedies with dubious health value.
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Syafroni, Roni Nugraha. "Pelatihan Penggunaan Pelabelan Lanskap Linguistik Pariwisata bagi Pemandu Wisata Keraton Kasepuhan Cirebon." Amalee: Indonesian Journal of Community Research and Engagement 4, no. 1 (February 28, 2023): 41–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.37680/amalee.v4i1.2354.
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Labeling activities at the Keraton Kasepuhan Cirebon were carried out using the theory of linguistic tourism landscapes. There are six labels documented using a digital camera. This training is necessary because the Cirebon Kasepuhan Palace is a tourist attraction that is frequently visited by domestic and foreign tourists, so labeling in the palace environment must also accommodate the needs of all tourists through the language used on the label. Then, training activities were carried out for tour guides on the six labels. This training aims to introduce tourism linguistic landscape theory to tour guides. The method used in implementing this PKM program is the mentoring or PAR (Participatory Action Research) method. Then data collection was carried out with a site survey and documentation of materials for training and discussion. The training steps are preliminary, implementation, and evaluation steps. The results and conclusions of this dedication are that linguistics can be useful to be juxtaposed with other sciences and be useful for the knowledge of the wider community. This training can also help tour guides explain more clearly to tourists when explaining objects in the palace environment through brand information.
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Guay, Manon, Mathieu Labbé, Noémie Séguin-Tremblay, Claudine Auger, Geneviève Goyer, Emily Veloza, Natalie Chevalier, Jan Polgar, and François Michaud. "Adapting a Person’s Home in 3D Using a Mobile App (MapIt): Participatory Design Framework Investigating the App’s Acceptability." JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies 8, no. 2 (May 11, 2021): e24669. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/24669.
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Background Home adaptation processes enhancing occupational engagement rely on identifying environmental barriers, generally during time-consuming home visits performed by occupational therapists (OTs). Relevance of a 3D model to the OT’s work has been attested, but a convenient and consumer-available technology to map the home environment in 3D is currently lacking. For instance, such a technology would support the exploration of home adaptations for a person with disability, with or without an OT visit. Objective The aim of this study was to document the development and acceptability of a 3D mapping eHealth technology, optimizing its contribution to the OT’s work when conducting assessments in which home representations are essential to fit a person’s needs. Methods A user-centered perspective, embedded in a participatory design framework where users are considered as research partners (not as just study participants), is reported. OTs, engineers, clinicians, researchers, and students, as well as the relatives of older adults contributed by providing ongoing feedback (eg, demonstrations, brainstorming, usability testing, questionnaires, prototyping). System acceptability, as per the Nielsen model, is documented by deductively integrating the data. Results A total of 24 stakeholders contributed significantly to MapIt technology’s co-design over a span of 4 years. Fueled by the objective to enhance MapIt’s acceptability, 11 iterations lead to a mobile app to scan a room and produce its 3D model in less than 5 minutes. The app is available for smartphones and paired with computer software. Scanning, visualization, and automatic measurements are done on a smartphone equipped with a motion sensor and a camera with depth perception, and the computer software facilitates visualization, while allowing custom measurement of architectural elements directly on the 3D model. Stakeholders’ perception was favorable regarding MapIt’s acceptability, testifying to its usefulness (ie, usability and utility). Residual usability issues as well as concerns about accessibility and scan rendering still need to be addressed to foster its integration to a clinical context. Conclusions MapIt allows to scan a room quickly and simply, providing a 3D model from images taken in real-world settings and to remotely but jointly explore home adaptations to enhance a person’s occupational engagement.
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Jaud, Marion, Matthieu Kervot, Christophe Delacourt, and Stéphane Bertin. "Potential of Smartphone SfM Photogrammetry to Measure Coastal Morphodynamics." Remote Sensing 11, no. 19 (September 26, 2019): 2242. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs11192242.
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With recent advances in photogrammetric processing methods and sensor technologies, smartphones represent a new opportunity of mainstream, low-cost sensor, with a great potential for Structure-from-Motion (SfM) photogrammetry, and in particular for participatory science programs or citizen observatories. Keeping in mind the application in citizen observatories, three smartphone models (Galaxy S7®, Lumia 930® and iPhone 8®) and a bridge camera were compared (separately and in combination) for coastal applications: A coastal cliff and a sandy beach. Various acquisition protocols, at different distances from a cliff face and using “linear” or “fan-shaped” capture mode, were also assessed in their efficiency. A simultaneous Terrestrial Laser Scanner (TLS) survey provided a reference dataset to assess the quality of the SfM reconstructions. Satisfactory reconstructions (mean error < 5 cm) of the cliff face were obtained using all smartphone models tested. To measure the cliff face, fan-shaped capturing mode allowed a quicker image acquisition on site and better results (mean error of 1.3 cm with a standard deviation of 0.1 cm at 20 m from the cliff face) than linear capturing mode (mean error of 2.5 cm with a standard deviation of 21.8 cm), provided that the distance to the cliff face is sufficient to ensure a good image overlap. To obtain satisfactory results over beaches, we show that it is preferable to have high-angle shots of the study area, which may limit the applicability of the method for certain sites.
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Lorenz, Laura, and Erin Bush. "Critical and Creative Thinking and Photovoice: Strategies for Strengthening Participation and Inclusion." Health Promotion Practice 23, no. 2 (March 2022): 274–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15248399211055714.
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Researchers, nonprofit organizations, and others have long used photovoice as a participatory action research method with vulnerable groups to depict, reflect on, and describe their realities, and advocate for change. Paulo Freire, whose scholarship is a foundation of photovoice, encouraged critical thinking in a popular education process to understand “the ‘why’ of things and facts.” Creative thinking, a complementary concept that emerged in the field of education in the 1990s, involves, at its core, development, implementation, and communication of multiple original ideas. We provide a model of critical and creative thinking as an integrated process that generates knowledge as participants complete four key photovoice steps: (1) answer questions with a camera, (2) communicate in the group, (3) observe commonalities, and (4) communicate to power. We argue that each step involves teachable skills and provide practical, low-tech strategies that photovoice facilitators can use to enhance critical and creative thinking by any participant who finds it challenging to complete the four steps. Bringing a critical and creative thinking process to photovoice facilitation grounds the method in its education roots. It can enhance participation and inclusion of any vulnerable group, including people with cognitive and communication disorders due to acquired brain injury, mental illness, or substance use disorder for example. We suggest that use of the suggested strategies will result in an authentic, meaningful process that helps equalize power relationships, respects individuals as experts on their own lives, and increases the potential for data that prompt action.
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Dwi Syamsih. "Biodiversity Analysis of Protected Forests in Central Kalimantan: Implications for Conservation and Sustainable Management." Journal of Horizon 1, no. 1 (May 31, 2024): 10–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.62872/swdg3z92.
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Protected forests in Central Kalimantan are vital reservoirs of biodiversity, housing diverse flora and fauna crucial for local and global ecosystems. Despite their ecological significance, these forests face imminent threats from deforestation, illegal encroachment, and climate change, jeopardizing their biodiversity and ecological integrity. This study aims to assess the biodiversity of Central Kalimantan's protected forests and explore its implications for conservation and sustainable management. The research methodology employs a comprehensive approach, integrating field surveys, laboratory analysis, and community engagement. Field surveys involve transect walks, camera traps, and direct observations to inventory flora and fauna. Soil and water analyses assess habitat conditions, while participatory approaches engage local communities in forest management. Findings reveal a rich diversity of flora and fauna, including rare and endemic species such as Shorea stenoptera and Dipterocarpus grandiflorus. High Shannon-Wiener and Simpson diversity indices indicate a healthy ecosystem, but deforestation and illegal encroachment pose significant threats, fragmenting habitats and disrupting species survival. Climate change exacerbates these challenges, necessitating adaptation strategies for ecosystem resilience. Community participation emerges as pivotal in conservation efforts, leveraging traditional knowledge and fostering sustainable livelihoods. Collaboration among stakeholders is essential for effective forest management, emphasizing the need for holistic conservation strategies. In conclusion, this study underscores the urgent need for conservation action to safeguard the biodiversity of Central Kalimantan's protected forests. By integrating scientific research with community engagement, policymakers and stakeholders can develop effective strategies to conserve these invaluable ecosystems, ensuring their sustainability for future generations.
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Wohlfeil, Markus. "Learning from the professionals: film tourists’ “authentic” experiences on a film studio tour." Arts and the Market 8, no. 1 (May 8, 2018): 47–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/aam-08-2017-0020.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how consumers perceive, experience and engage with the art of filmmaking and the industrial film production process that the film studios present to them during their guided film studio tours. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on the author’s own film tourist experiences, observations and participatory interactions with fellow visitors at a major Hollywood film studio, this paper takes an autoethnographic “I’m-the-camera”-perspective and a hermeneutic data analysis approach. Findings The findings reveal that visitors experience the “authentic” representation of the working studio’s industrial film production process as an opportunity and “invitation to join” a broader filmmaker community and to share their own amateur filmmaking experiences with fellow visitors and professionals – just to discover eventually that the perceived community is actually the real “simulacrum”. Research limitations/implications Although using an autoethnographic approach means that the breadth of collected data is limited, the gain in depth of insights allows for a deeper understanding of the actual visitor experience. Practical implications The findings encourage film studio executives, managers and talent agents to reconsider current practices and motivations in delivering film studio tours and to explore avenues for harnessing their strategic potential. Originality/value Contrary to previous studies that have conceptualised film studio tours as simulacra that deny consumers a genuine access to the backstage, the findings of this study suggest that the real simulacrum is actually the film tourists’ “experienced feeling” of having joined and being part of a filmmaker community, which raises question regarding the study of virtual communities.
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Romlah, Romlah, Okta Rosfiani, Ade Ratna Putri Rahayu, Alfiansyah Syahro, and Nabil Alfian. "Problems of Online Learning in the Covid-19 Pandemic Era." International Journal of Multidisciplinary Approach Research and Science 2, no. 01 (December 29, 2023): 465–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.59653/ijmars.v2i01.536.
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In the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, learning in schools is carried out online to prevent the spread of COVID-19 Schools, teachers, parents, and other parties face many challenges in achieving learning objectives The purpose of this study is to identify the problems of online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic at SMK Muhammadiyah 5 Central Jakarta, DKI Jakarta This research uses a descriptive qualitative approach with a case study method Primary data sources are teachers, deputy heads of infrastructure, parents, and students, and secondary data sources are school principals Participatory observation techniques, in-depth interviews, and documentation were used for data collection. Data were analyzed using the Miles and Huberman interactive model at the stages of data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing The researcher's investigation revealed several problems: 1) students looking for answers on the Internet, unstable network, decreased motivation to learn. 2) Teachers, namely students rarely submit assignments, off-camera while studying, teachers explain too much theory without explanation, teachers are more interested in teaching online than offline. 3) Deputy Director for Social Infrastructure that there are still students who do not have cell phones or other communication tools to support online learning. There are two students in each class who do not have cell phones. The school provides appropriate equipment, such as Wi-Fi, classrooms, and computers, to enable students who encounter barriers to continue participating in online learning. 4) Parents have limited time to support their children's learning, spend a lot of money on quota and textbooks, and are able to utilize mobile phones as communication tools in online learning.
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Bougsiaa, Hussein. "Teaching and Learning Context in Augmented Reality Environment." Ars Educandi, no. 13 (December 1, 2016): 23–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.26881/ae.2016.13.02.
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The article presents Augmented reality (AR) as a step between reality and virtual reality for the benefit of education. After some introductory example of where AR heads, the technology will be explained itself. Then, I describe the modules of the AR that are developed and how it can be used in university courses and activities.AR is the mid-point on a continuum between the real physical world around us, and the virtual digital world online superimposing information on our sensory experiences as we move through time and space. Viewing physical objects through a mobile’s camera, AR uses image recognition, geo-location, the device’s accelerometer, and online databases to provide information relevant in time and space to the user. Research continues into different interaction methods and display possibilities making engagement with online data more natural and intuitive. The article explores current research in AR and associated technologies in order to understand possibilities for learners today and in the future.This literature review focuses on AR for learning that utilize mobile, context-aware technologies (e.g., smartphones, tablets), which enable participants to interact with digital information embedded within the physical environment. Summarizing research findings about AR in formal and informal learning environments (i.e., schools, universities, museums, parks, zoos, etc.), with an emphasis on the affordances and limitations associated with AR as it relates to teaching, learning, and instructional design. As a cognitive tool and pedagogical approach, AR is primarily aligned with situated and constructivist learning theory, as it positions the learner within a real-world physical and social context while guiding, scaffolding and facilitating participatory and meta-cognitive learning processes such as authentic inquiry, active observation, peer coaching, reciprocal teaching and legitimate peripheral participation with multiple modes of representation.
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Adsul, Prajakta, Shivamma Nayaka, Rashmi Pramathesh, Savitha Gowda, Poornima Jaykrishna, Vijaya Srinivas, and Purnima Madhivanan. "Using photovoice to understand the context of cervical cancer screening for underserved communities in rural India." Global Health Promotion 27, no. 4 (May 13, 2020): 50–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1757975920915677.
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Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed among women in India and current estimates indicate low screening rates. To implement successful population-based screening programs, there is an urgent need to explore the social and cultural beliefs among women residing in underserved communities. An innovative, community-based participatory approach called photovoice was used with 14 women aged between 30–51 years, residing in rural and tribal villages around Mysore, Karnataka, India. Each participant was trained in photovoice techniques, provided with a digital camera, and asked to photo document their everyday realities that could influence their intentions to undergo cervical cancer screening. Over 6 months, participants took a total of 136 photos and participated in 42 individual interviews and two group discussions. These data helped identify specific beliefs prevalent in the target population and were organized according to the Integrated Behavior Model. Some women reported a lack of perceived susceptibility to cervical cancer whereas others mentioned the fatal nature of cancer as a disease and believed that no screening exam could prevent death if they were destined to get cancer. Husbands, mothers-in-law, and their peers in the community had an important influence on the social identity of women and influenced their intentions to participate in the screening exams. Seeking healthcare was associated with an economic burden, not only in terms of out-of-pocket expenses for healthcare services but also in missing daily labor wages or taking unpaid leave from work to seek healthcare when they were asymptomatic. Several action steps were proposed including: identifying community liaisons or champions, repeated community activities to raise awareness of cervical cancer, and educating men and other family members about women’s health issues. Study findings can conceptually help design and develop educational efforts for mobilizing women to undergo screening and inform future research to help understand disparities.
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Hamka, Hamka, Ni'matuzahroh Ni'matuzahroh, Tri Astuti, Mein-Woei Suen, and Fu-An Shieh. "Psychological well-being of people living near landfills: preliminary case study in Indonesia." International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare 13, no. 4 (June 29, 2020): 365–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijhrh-09-2019-0076.
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the psychological well-being of people living around landfills, which constitutes a preliminary case study localized in Samarinda city, Indonesia. Design/methodology/approach This current study used a descriptive, participatory case study design. For data collection, interviews and participatory observation were used. Specifically, this case study took place in Samarinda City, Indonesia. Findings The psychological well-being of the people living around landfills was indicated very low in the light of psychological well-being such as personal growth, life’s goals and self-acceptance dimensions. Research limitations/implications Psychological well-being is part of an attitude of gratitude, thus making individuals happy and satisfied in life. The results of this study point to the fact that people who live around landfills have low psychological well-being due to lack of support from the community and government. In addition, with this research, people who live near landfills are very happy because they feel cared for and care about their condition. People who live near landfills expect the government and surrounding communities to know about their situation so that they become prosperous and well-being. In addition, providing medical team services, sending clean water and providing good solutions can help people who live near landfills. The limitation of this preliminary study was that researchers could deeply explore the lives of people in the next research. Besides, the next research can provide a camera or voice recorder in the state of only observation. In addition, the researcher can analyze more deeply in the next research. The final limitation was that participants could not have enough time to interact with, thus, the researcher could not collect the data to explore further. Practical implications Base on the result in this study, the government needs to have the policy to take care of those people who stay near landfills, for example, improving drinking water, establish the health management and giving a right to people to stay near landfills. Social implications By improving the growing environment, the people live near landfills can have some changes in their life. In addition, the negative stereotype and prejudice can be decreased and establish a more friendly society and increasing their well-being. Originality/value The participants were found to be problematic, primarily in managing their environment and influencing their personal growth. On top of that, the participants appeared to possess a lack exposure of to social interaction with other communities, which might cause them social gap and lack of caring perceived toward the surrounding environment, lack of better life’s goals, the disappointment of current conditions due to low educational and skill backgrounds. Nonetheless, the participants were still of gratefulness upon the situation for they were still granted health for studies to support their families. Besides, the participants did not show any positive attitudes toward themselves because of the disappointment of their condition and personal qualities.
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Marin, Ricardo, Rocío Lara, and Javier Valseca. "Vídeo espontáneo infantil en contextos familiares y cine de animación en contextos escolares. Dos investigaciones preliminares en Granada y Tegucigalpa." eari. educación artística. revista de investigación, no. 10 (December 19, 2019): 272. http://dx.doi.org/10.7203/eari.10.14513.
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Resumen: Presentamos dos indagaciones preliminares sobre cine y Educación Artística. Primera, un estudio de caso de un niño sobre video espontáneo infantil (VEI) en un contexto familiar en Granada (España), que responde a la pregunta ¿qué vídeos produce la infancia de forma espontánea? Como conclusión inicial a partir de esta observación longitudinal no-participante sugerimos cinco fases: (a) exploración autónoma del aparato de grabación; (b) se actúa delante de la cámara fija; (c) la cámara sigue a la acción, se graba al mismo tiempo que se hace cualquier cosa; (d) imitación directa de sus ‘youtuberos’ preferidos; y (e) adopción de los usos videográficos adultos predominantes. La segunda es una ‘Investigación-Acción Participativa’ sobre la enseñanza del cine, que responde a la pregunta ¿cómo enseñar a ver y a hacer cine en la escuela? El contexto es un proyecto de cooperación educativa en Educación Artística que desarrollamos en tres escuelas de la ONG ‘Asociación Colaboración y Esfuerzo (ACOES) en Tegucigalpa. Las cuatro acciones son: ver películas completas, formación de técnicos proyeccionistas entre el propio alumnado de secundaria, creación de cine de animación a partir de N. MacLaren, en pequeños grupos, y formación del profesorado a partir de obras clásicas del cine español y hondureño. La principal conclusión es que ver y hacer vídeos forma parte del proceso de aculturación en las sociedades contemporáneas por lo que es necesario conocer mejor cuáles son los tipos y modos espontáneos de percepción y creación videográfica en edades escolares para poder mejorar los objetivos de aprendizaje del cine en la escuela.
Palabras Clave: vídeo espontáneo infantil, cine de animación escolar, educación artística, cine hondureño y español.
Abstract: We present two preliminary inquiries on cinema and Art Education. First, a case study of a child on ‘children's spontaneous video’ (VEI) in a family context in Granada (Spain), which answers the question: What videos does childhood produce spontaneously? As an initial conclusion from this non-participating longitudinal observation five phases can be indicated: (a) autonomous exploration of the recording apparatus; (b) acting in front of the fixed camera; (c) the camera follows the action, recording at the same time as doing anything; (d) direct imitation of its preferred 'youtubers'; and (e) imitation of predominant adult video narratives. The second is a 'Participatory Action Research' on the teaching of cinema, in school. The context is a project of educational cooperation in Art Education that we have been developing in three schools of the NGO ‘Association Collaboration and Effort’ (ACOES) in Tegucigalpa. The four actions are: watching complete films, training of projection technicians among the secondary school students, making animated films in small groups inspired in N. MacLaren, and teacher training on classic works of Spanish and Honduran cinema. The main conclusion is that watching and making videos is part of the process of acculturation in contemporary societies, so it is necessary to know the spontaneous modes of perception and video creation at school ages in order to improve the learning objectives of screen education.
Keywords: spontaneous children's video, making animated video in school, art education, Spanish and Honduran cinema.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7203/eari.10.14513
http://dx.doi.org/10.7203/eari.10.14513
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Lenette, Caroline, Isobel Blomfield, Arash Bordbar, Hayatullah Akbari, and Anyier Yuol. "SELF-REPRESENTATION IN PARTICIPATORY VIDEO RESEARCH." Art/Research International: A Transdisciplinary Journal 5, no. 2 (October 1, 2020): 399–424. http://dx.doi.org/10.18432/ari29498.
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Participatory video involves co-researchers using digital or video cameras to create their own videos and present issues according to their sense of what is important. In 2018, the authors—including three co-researchers from refugee backgrounds—collaborated through participatory video research to document views on better access and participation in higher education. Here, we reflect on key ethical issues encountered and share lessons learnt from our project. Our aim is not to discredit this methodology but to contribute new discussions on how participatory video can be used effectively as a form of self-representation to target wide audiences and effect social and policy change. This way, debates on the social and political potentialities of arts-based methods such as participatory video can be expanded. Since deploying participatory video in forced migration research is a relatively novel approach, there is much scope to expand the contours of knowledge on its potential to reach diverse audiences and open up new opportunities for social and political impact.
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Leung, May May, Alen Agaronov, Tara Entwistle, Lorene Harry, Julie Sharkey-Buckley, and Nicholas Freudenberg. "Voices Through Cameras." Health Promotion Practice 18, no. 2 (November 21, 2016): 211–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1524839916678404.
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Engaging and empowering youth to promote health could be important in promoting sustainable positive behaviors. Photovoice is a community-based participatory research tool giving priority populations opportunities for active community engagement and advocacy through photography. Our project objective was to better understand youth perceptions related to food justice within their own community and identify solutions to promote positive change, using photovoice. Twelve minority youth from a low-income New York City neighborhood participated. Six photovoice sessions were conducted within a 24-week after-school food justice program, which included three photo assignments aimed at answering, “What influences me to eat healthy and unhealthy in my community and home environment?” Photos guided interviews and discussions. Inductive and deductive processes were used to identify codes; similar codes were grouped into themes. Five major themes emerged from the data: (1) attitudes toward food industry and food safety, (2) environmental influences of food choices, (3) social influences of food choices, (4) diet impact on health and well-being, and (5) solutions to improve the food environment. Participants shared their photos with community members at a celebration/photo exhibit. Photovoice could be a useful tool for youth to reflect on their food environment and engage in promoting positive change within their community.
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Templeton, John Michael, Christian Poellabauer, and Sandra Schneider. "Enhancement of Neurocognitive Assessments Using Smartphone Capabilities: Systematic Review." JMIR mHealth and uHealth 8, no. 6 (June 24, 2020): e15517. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/15517.
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Background Comprehensive exams such as the Dean-Woodcock Neuropsychological Assessment System, the Global Deterioration Scale, and the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination are the gold standard for doctors and clinicians in the preliminary assessment and monitoring of neurocognitive function in conditions such as neurodegenerative diseases and acquired brain injuries (ABIs). In recent years, there has been an increased focus on implementing these exams on mobile devices to benefit from their configurable built-in sensors, in addition to scoring, interpretation, and storage capabilities. As smartphones become more accepted in health care among both users and clinicians, the ability to use device information (eg, device position, screen interactions, and app usage) for subject monitoring also increases. Sensor-based assessments (eg, functional gait using a mobile device’s accelerometer and/or gyroscope or collection of speech samples using recordings from the device’s microphone) include the potential for enhanced information for diagnoses of neurological conditions; mapping the development of these conditions over time; and monitoring efficient, evidence-based rehabilitation programs. Objective This paper provides an overview of neurocognitive conditions and relevant functions of interest, analysis of recent results using smartphone and/or tablet built-in sensor information for the assessment of these different neurocognitive conditions, and how human-device interactions and the assessment and monitoring of these neurocognitive functions can be enhanced for both the patient and health care provider. Methods This survey presents a review of current mobile technological capabilities to enhance the assessment of various neurocognitive conditions, including both neurodegenerative diseases and ABIs. It explores how device features can be configured for assessments as well as the enhanced capability and data monitoring that will arise due to the addition of these features. It also recognizes the challenges that will be apparent with the transfer of these current assessments to mobile devices. Results Built-in sensor information on mobile devices is found to provide information that can enhance neurocognitive assessment and monitoring across all functional categories. Configurations of positional sensors (eg, accelerometer, gyroscope, and GPS), media sensors (eg, microphone and camera), inherent sensors (eg, device timer), and participatory user-device interactions (eg, screen interactions, metadata input, app usage, and device lock and unlock) are all helpful for assessing these functions for the purposes of training, monitoring, diagnosis, or rehabilitation. Conclusions This survey discusses some of the many opportunities and challenges of implementing configured built-in sensors on mobile devices to enhance assessments and monitoring of neurocognitive functions as well as disease progression across neurodegenerative and acquired neurological conditions.
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Shilton, Katie. "Participatory Sensing: Building Empowering Surveillance." Surveillance & Society 8, no. 2 (December 18, 2010): 131–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.24908/ss.v8i2.3482.
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Mobile phones could become the largest surveillance system on the planet. These ubiquitous, networked devices can currently sense and upload data such as images, sound, location, and motion using on-board cameras, microphones, GPS, and accelerometers. And they can be triggered and controlled by billions of individuals around the world. But the emergent, wide-scale sensing systems that phones support pose a number of questions. Who will control the necessary infrastructure for data storage, analysis, sharing, and retention? And to what purposes will such systems be deployed? This paper explores whether these questions can be answered in ways that promote empowering surveillance: large-scale data collection used by individuals and communities to improve their quality of life and increase their power relative to corporations and governments. Researchers in academic and industry laboratories around the world are currently coordinating mobile phone networks for purposes that expand the definition of surveillance. Technology movements, variously called personal sensing, urban sensing or participatory sensing, have emerged within the areas of social computing and urban computing. These research programs endeavor to make ubiquitous devices such as phones a platform for coordinated investigation of human activity. Researchers are exploring ways to introduce these technologies into the public realm, a move that anticipates sensing by people across the world. This paper uses ethnographic data collected in a sensing development laboratory to illuminate possibilities that participatory sensing holds for equitable use, meaningful community participation, and empowerment. Analyzing the motivations and values embedded within the design process and resulting technologies reveals ways in which participatory sensing builds tools for empowering surveillance and responds to the many ethical challenges these new technologies raise.
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Portillo Reyes, Hector Orlando, and Marcio Martínez. "Urgent Prioritization of Conservation Sites for the Jagüilla (Tayassu pecari) in the Honduran Moskitia Region." Therya 15, no. 1 (January 30, 2024): 71–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.12933/therya-24-5879.
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Tayassu pecari (known in Honduras as jagüilla and Wari in Miskito), is one of two types of wild pigs (chanchos de monte) found in Honduras (Marineros and Martinez 1998). Currently, its conservation status on the IUCN red list is vulnerable (VU) and critically endangered (CR) for Honduras (WCS 2021). According to Portillo and Elvir (2016), the potential area for jagüilla distribution is 6,126 km2 corresponding to 5.5 % of the country territory. The potential area for this species is in three sites, mainly protected area of the Reserva del Hombre and the Biósfera del Río Plátano (RHBRP), with approximately 70 % of the predicted potential distribution (4,288 km2), 20 % (1,225 km2) in the indigenous territories of Rus Rus, Mocorón and Warunta, and 10 % (613 km2) in the Tawahka Asagni Biosphere Reserve. The aim of this note is to contribute to the prioritization of four sites where evidence of small groups of jagüillas have been found: 1) Sierra de Agalta National Park. 2) the core zone of the RHBRP. 3) the cultural zone of the RHBRP. 4) the Warunta Mountains. Records of jagüilla were obtained from diverse sources (Table 1), mainly from biological monitoring implemented in various locations of the Río Plátano Biosphere (buffer zone, cultural zone, and core zone), Warunta Mountains, riparian forest in Rus Rus River, as well as the Tawahka Biosphere Reserve through the use of camera traps which were carried out between 2016 and 2022. In the RHBRP jagüilla were registered in two of the three zones these being the core zone and the cultural zone; no records of the species were obtained in the buffer zone. In these localities, groups of 2 to 45 individuals were documented. For the Warunta region in the Indigenous Federation of Mocoron and Segovia Zone (FINZMOS territory), tracks, and photographic evidence of a large group of 50 to 100 individuals were registered moving in this territory covered mainly by primary broadleaf forest. Hunting by invasive settlers and habitat loss due to deforestation in protected areas, has had an impact on jagüilla populations, reducing this species in the Honduran Moskitia region as mentioned by Portillo and Elvir (2016). One of the important aspects of this work is to highlight the findings in NP Sierra de Agalta as a potential site for future research and biological monitoring efforts for the development of conservation processes for the jagüilla as a park conservation target (Figure 2) since the last records of this species were documented at La Quebrada del Sol, NP Sierra de Agalta, in 1994 (Marineros and Martínez 1998). It is of utmost importance to establish monitoring and participatory conservation processes with the local communities (Larsen 2019; Martínez et al. 2022).
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Politis, Yurgos, Louis Olivia, and Thomas Olivia. "Empowering autistic adults through their involvement in the development of a virtual world." Advances in Autism 5, no. 4 (September 26, 2019): 303–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/aia-01-2019-0001.
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Purpose People with cognitive disabilities have a right to an inclusive society, and to have access to services and products that meet their specific needs. Participatory design (PD) represents a potentially effective way to ensure these rights, because users become influencers of the technological development and design process, are actively involved in the customization of that technology and develop a relationship with the designers/developers. Literature suggests that user involvement in technology development produces better products and has shown that this process offers users a voice and the process is also conducive to mutual learning between researchers and participants. This paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach Here the authors will present the development of a virtual world (VW) platform, having as a starting point a minimally viable initial version. This was followed by the creation of a networking framework to test each feature of the VW, which allowed connected users, most of whom on the autistic spectrum, to interact with each other in real time in the VW, and to see each other’s effects. Stress testing sessions were initiated with a mixed group of 15 users, 8 of whom with autism (7 male and 1 female). Ten of the participants were male and five were female (Figure 1). Findings Even though the platform is feature-complete, its code is still in development; features can be improved/expanded upon, which necessitates further testing. The most commonly flagged issues from the stress testing were requests for videos/text manuals, the camera controls and chat message errors. These were implemented/fixed or added to the feature roadmap. “Heavy avatar customization” was also suggested, which has conceptual merit, but is not a priority. Practical implications PD is an inclusive approach that addresses personal needs and preferences, matching up the person with the tools and environments to ensure equity and inclusion. The VW whose development is described in this paper has been used for communication skills training with autistic young adults. It could be used for other social, life, academic and vocational skills training. This type of training through VR/VW may help enhance the employment-related skills of neurodiverse populations (and thus empower independent living) and has the potential for broader implementation and wider access in terms of distance learning. Originality/value This paper adds to the rather limited literature on applying PD approaches in the development of products for people with neurodevelopmental disabilities. The authors will present such a process for the development of a VW with people with autism. Although literature suggests that user involvement produces better outcomes, adopting this approach is not straightforward. The paper will describe in detail not only the contribution the participants made in every phase but also the limitations of applying a PD approach with a neurodiverse population, in order for them to be equal partners in the process and be involved in a meaningful way.