The app walkthrough method

The QUT Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC) conducts world-leading interdisciplinary research for a flourishing digital society.

QUT Digital Media Research Centre

This is the first in a <A HREF="https://research.qut.edu.au/dmrc/research-training/digital-methods-training-workshops/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">series of monthly methods workshops</A> run by researchers in QUT's Digital Media Research Centre. Starting off the 2018 series is DMRC Director, <A HREF="https://research.qut.edu.au/dmrc/people/jean-burgess/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Prof. Jean Burgess</A>, on the App Walkthrough method.
Workshop overview: Software applications (apps) are the site of significant sociocultural and economic transformations across many domains, from health and relationships to entertainment and finance. As relatively closed systems, apps pose methodological challenges for digital media research. In this session, we will discuss a new approach, the walkthrough method, which combines cultural studies and science and technology studies (STS) as a lens for critical app analysis. Participants will learn how to establish an app’s environment of expected use by assessing its vision, operating model, and modes of governance. They will also gain hands-on experience using the walkthrough technique to systematically step through the stages of registration, everyday use, and discontinuation to identify the app’s embedded cultural meanings and implied ideal users.
Workshop facilitator: <A HREF="https://research.qut.edu.au/dmrc/people/jean-burgess/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Prof. Jean Burgess</A>, DMRC
Participation in the workshop is free but strictly limited, and registration is essential.

Building Z9 607 (level 6), Creative Industries Faculty

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