Earlier this year I submitted an application to get funding to write a white paper for the EPSRC-funded Get a Move On (GAMO) network. I was lucky enough to have my application accepted, and as such was invited to present my white paper, entitled “The current state of self-tracking technologies and interventions for encouraging increased activity and how to assess them: a critical review” at the first GAMO Symposium, which was held in sunny Wembley on the 24th and 25th May.
Presentations about to start! Fantastic line up of research papers and thinkpieces to help set the future research agenda #GAMO2017 pic.twitter.com/1cIHaQjvDQ
— GetAMoveOn (@GAMONetwork) May 25, 2017
The aim of the symposium was to bring together experts from a variety of areas, including sensor networks, data analytics, interactive visualisation, human computer interaction, online citizen engagement, behaviour change, sports and exercise. There were a variety of presentations, not just of the funded white-papers, but also of ongoing research projects and student posters.
I’ll be sure to post my paper on here as soon as I’ve heard back from the reviewers, until then you can have a look at some of the tweets from during my talk:
.@dbpharrison warning beware novelty effects when evaluating personal informatics and physical activity interventions! #GAMO2017 pic.twitter.com/ICqREmnbcO
— GetAMoveOn (@GAMONetwork) May 25, 2017
Considerations for using wearables in activity-promotion interventions from @dbpharrison #GAMO2017 pic.twitter.com/k4O5DsrewF
— GetAMoveOn (@GAMONetwork) May 25, 2017
@dbpharrison showing NHS recommend for physical activity. How much should we move and what should we do? #gamo2017 pic.twitter.com/cjWVeLGt5K
— marta e. cecchinato (@martacecchinato) May 25, 2017
@dbpharrison presenting the current state self tracking technology #gamo2017 Go Danny!! pic.twitter.com/GSKPN8nKbM
— marta e. cecchinato (@martacecchinato) May 25, 2017
You can read some more about the symposium here, download a booklet showing the proceedings here, and get a better idea of how the day panned out by looking through the storify page here.
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