Conference paper, 2021

Survey of Leisure Walking Behaviours and Activity Tracking Use: Emerging Themes and Design Considerations

Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Location Based Services (LBS 2021), TUWien, pages 136–141

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In this paper we present a work in progress analysis of a leisure walking behaviour survey that focuses on walkers' habits and experiences. We are specifically interested in the use of mobile tracking applications in this context to help design and deploy future technologies that can better support engaging leisure walks through synthesising previous behaviours and experiences. This survey collected 329 responses relating to self-reported walking behaviour patterns and mobile activity tracker use. In the emerging analysis we identified design considerations for future walking-focused applications, emphasizing the subjective and personal nature of walking routes.

Mobile Activity TrackingWalking BehaviourMobile Geospatial Computing

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Williams, J., Pinchin, J., Hazzard, A. & Priestnall, G. (2021). Survey of Leisure Walking Behaviours and Activity Tracking Use: Emerging Themes and Design Considerations. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Location Based Services (LBS 2021), 136–141. TUWien. https://doi.org/10.34726/1760

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@inproceedings{Williams2021,
  address      = {Glasgow, UK/online},
  title        = {Survey of Leisure Walking Behaviours and Activity Tracking Use: Emerging Themes and Design Considerations},
  doi          = {10.34726/1760},
  booktitle    = {Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Location Based Services (LBS 2021)},
  publisher    = {TUWien},
  author       = {Williams, James and Pinchin, James and Hazzard, Adrian and Priestnall, Gary},
  year         = {2021},
  url          = {/assets/papers/Williams2021.pdf},
  pages        = {136–141},
  abstract     = {In this paper we present a work in progress analysis of a leisure walking behaviour survey that focuses on walkers' habits and experiences. We are specifically interested in the use of mobile tracking applications in this context to help design and deploy future technologies that can better support engaging leisure walks through synthesising previous behaviours and experiences. This survey collected 329 responses relating to self-reported walking behaviour patterns and mobile activity tracker use. In the emerging analysis we identified design considerations for future walking-focused applications, emphasizing the subjective and personal nature of walking routes.},
  keywords     = {Mobile Activity Tracking; Walking Behaviour; Mobile Geospatial Computing}
}

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