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Participants needed for paid experiment on walking behaviour in cities: earn £15 Amazon voucher

19 May 2016

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Participants needed for paid experiment on walking behaviour in cities: earn £15 Amazon voucher

Researchers at theÌý¹û¶³Ó°Ôº CentreÌýfor Advanced Spatial Analysis are carrying out an experiment to understand walking behaviour and pedestrian experience in cities.

What does the experiment entail?

You will be asked to walk in partsÌýof Oxford Street,Ìýand then return to ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº to answer a set of computer-basedÌý"quizzes".ÌýPrior knowledge of the Oxford Street area is not required.

During theÌýwalk you willÌýwear a wrist-worn sensor measuring your body activity and carry a lightweightÌýbackpack with data-recording equipment.ÌýTheÌýexperiment and questions should take approximately 2 hours (30 minutes preparation, approximately 1 hour walking and 30Ìýminutes of questions).Ìý

Who should take part?

In order to participate you mustÌý:

  • notÌýhave extensive knowledge or have been Oxford Street very often.Ìý
  • be healthy with no history of psychiatric and/or neurological disorders;
  • have normal or corrected-to-normal vision;Ìý
  • be aged between 18-45Ìýyears old;Ìý
  • beÌýcomfortableÌýto walk continuouslyÌýforÌýapproximately 1hr.

How much, where and when?

You will receive aÌý£15 Amazon Voucher as a form of reimbursement for your time.

The experiment will start in ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº CentreÌýfor Advanced Spatial Analysis, 1stÌýfloor,Ìý90 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 4TJ.ÌýÌý

If you are eligible and interested, we invite you to choose a time-slot andÌýsign up to the study.

For further information, please contact anouchka.lettre.15@ucl.ac.uk.

This study has been approved by the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Research Ethics Committee. Project ID Number: 4329/004.Ìý

Anouchka Lettré, MA Research in Spatial Data Science and Visualisation, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis