1.walk & talk
The interviewees walked in a route of their choice while filming the street and talking about changes in their lives and on the street due to COVID-19. Audio and video data was recorded to the cloud via Zoom in real-time
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The route was captured using a GPS app with the interviewee’s permission. GPS logging data from the interviewees mobile phones was sent post-facto to the remote interviewer.
2.track
3.content analysis
The walkie-talkie interview protocol gave us three layers of information: (1) the video, (2) the audio and transcript , and (3) the route . We analyzed these three layers of information and identified recurring themes.
5.visualization
We used the Mapbox Scrollytelling API, which is designed to create web-based digital multimedia “stories” that unfold as a viewer scrolls through the webpage.
4.recurring themes
We divide the themes into Changes in the sidewalk, and Changes in lifestyle.
Method
The Sidewalk Ballet
in the Age of Social Distancing
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How did COVID-19 change the ways in which people use and perceive New York City?
Between December 2020 to May 2021, we conducted several of these interviews.
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A Walkie-Talkie is our way to present an interview that took place via Zoom, including our analysis according to recurring themes.
What is a
Walkie-Talkie?