TaskCam: Designing and Testing an Open Tool for Cultural Probes Studies
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Simple, open-source digital cameras built around an Arduino shield that displays scrolling task prompts, saves photos to SD, and fits into either a 3D-printed or laser-cut paper case. Teams built and customised about six prototypes for a Vancouver probe study, found candid but sometimes unusable images, repurposed wool and scrap paper enclosures, hit a brittle on/off switch failure, and then released a Mark 2 with surface-mount switches and about $50 parts; modular board supports 20 different reconfigurations.
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