In this paper we analyze what makes body maps effective at collecting data in interaction design research. A systematic literature review showed a lack of documentation of the method application in current works and we set out to explore what makes body maps effective at gathering knowledge about the body. After designing different body maps using research-through-design methods, we tested the body maps in user studies in which we asked participants to fill out body maps after a yoga activity. Results suggest that the design of body maps and the prompts around them are fundamental to the type and richness of data gathered and that body maps have a function of enabling deeper reflection about the bodily experience. We suggest that researchers carefully design their body maps based on the type of data they are interested in when using them in their studies and document this accordingly.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-447471 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | van Rantwijk, Michael Vincent |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Människa-datorinteraktion |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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