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
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
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.
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?