Possible case-studies For the LiveMemories project

Main objectives Within 5 months: - to gain insights about which kind of participation we might expect and leverage on (both online and offline) ‏ - to gain insights in order to give a direction for the development of the technical platform

Within 5 months:

- to gain insights about which kind of participation we might expect and leverage on (both online and offline) ‏

- to gain insights in order to give a direction for the development of the technical platform

Our Guidelines 1. Simple, feasible case studies 1.1. Requiring almost no resources from us (high probability of failure - adopt ongoing projects already carried out by others and give a direction to them 1.2. Need to have impact on territory! --> to be easy to build on (quick mashup of user-generated data) ‏ 2. Active users' participation 3. To promote collective discussion, not only data upload 4. To advantage already active communities (building a new community can be resource demanding and increase the probability of failure) ‏

1. Simple, feasible case studies

1.1. Requiring almost no resources from us (high probability of failure - adopt ongoing projects already carried out by others and give a direction to them

1.2. Need to have impact on territory! --> to be easy to build on (quick mashup of user-generated data) ‏

2. Active users' participation

3. To promote collective discussion, not only data upload

4. To advantage already active communities (building a new community can be resource demanding and increase the probability of failure) ‏

One of the previous case studies - and lessons learned La Memoria al Tempo di Internet - 22nd of October We tried to involve students in: discussion on "what is a memory?“ sharing of personal memories collectively build the memory of the event during the day: through a couple of diaries where students could write their comments and an online blog by uploading photos on flickr with the tag "livememories" but... no participation! (this is good, we are needed! ;) ‏

La Memoria al Tempo di Internet - 22nd of October

We tried to involve students in:

discussion on "what is a memory?“

sharing of personal memories

collectively build the memory of the event

during the day: through a couple of diaries where students could write their comments and an online blog

by uploading photos on flickr with the tag "livememories"

but... no participation!

(this is good, we are needed! ;) ‏

Possible case studies Already suggested: - Family Reunion by Ilya - Building a ‘memory’ for a particular location by Massimo Poesio - Sport Showcase by Massimo Poesio: creating a collective memory about sport (a team, an event, a type of sport ) We are investigating: 1. Opera for the future (portobeseno & cooperativa mercurio) ‏ 2. TrentoAsa community (archivio Ferrandi - Museo Storico) 3. OpenStreetMap by school students 4. Family Tree (Archivio Diocesano) ‏ 5. Trentino bloggers 6. MIT and Zambana Vecchia

Already suggested:

- Family Reunion by Ilya

- Building a ‘memory’ for a particular location by Massimo Poesio

- Sport Showcase by Massimo Poesio: creating a collective memory about sport (a team, an event, a type of sport )

We are investigating:

1. Opera for the future (portobeseno & cooperativa mercurio) ‏

2. TrentoAsa community (archivio Ferrandi - Museo Storico)

3. OpenStreetMap by school students

4. Family Tree (Archivio Diocesano) ‏

5. Trentino bloggers

6. MIT and Zambana Vecchia

1. Opera for the future Opera Universitaria and Portobeseno already started a collective construction of the memory of the birth of the new students residence San Bartolomeo through: - photos - videos - audio interviews We could continue with the collaboration of Portobeseno and of the Cooperativa Mercurio (they have a web radio we could leverage on within the residence) ‏ pro: active , young , “ connected ” users, “ social networks ”, easy mashup , tied to real-world locations and contacts cons: tools: webradio platform, upload of files on Flickr , ... content: photos , audio and video files, texts target: university students resources: low resources demanding probability of success: 20%

Opera Universitaria and Portobeseno already started a collective construction of the memory of the birth of the new students residence San Bartolomeo through:

- photos

- videos

- audio interviews

We could continue with the collaboration of Portobeseno and of the Cooperativa Mercurio (they have a web radio we could leverage on within the residence) ‏

pro: active , young , “ connected ” users, “ social networks ”, easy mashup , tied to real-world locations and contacts

cons:

tools: webradio platform, upload of files on Flickr , ...

content: photos , audio and video files, texts

target: university students

resources: low resources demanding

probability of success: 20%

2. TrentoAsa community TrentoAsa is an active community of photographs on Flickr (trentoasa.it, www.flickr.com/groups/trento_asa 127 members ) ‏ We could exploit some material from the Historical Museum of Trento (possibility to use the museum's archive of photos given by citizens) ‏ We could set a photo contest about the memory of particular places (how they were and how they are) and engage/monitor the discussion within the community pro: already online , motivated , tech-savvy , easy mashup cons: engagement must be very cool tools: Flickr content: photos , maybe some texts target: Flickr users resources: low resources demanding probability of success: 12%

TrentoAsa is an active community of photographs on Flickr (trentoasa.it, www.flickr.com/groups/trento_asa 127 members ) ‏

We could exploit some material from the Historical Museum of Trento (possibility to use the museum's archive of photos given by citizens) ‏

We could set a photo contest about the memory of particular places (how they were and how they are) and engage/monitor the discussion within the community

pro: already online , motivated , tech-savvy , easy mashup cons: engagement must be very cool

tools: Flickr

content: photos , maybe some texts

target: Flickr users

resources: low resources demanding

probability of success: 12%

3. OpenStreetMap School Students go OpenStreetMapping (representing/collecting memories of the places) Cristina Moretto works in FBK on this! We could involve the participation of student's parents or grandparents, ie. Recording and creating connections between different memories (how different people felt or feel particular places, roads, parks, ecc.). Pro: could meet teachers ' interests; possibility to involve students, parents and grandparents, both online and offline Cons: we're tied to a particular instrument? (openstreetmap); how can it be mashupped ? tools: openstreetmap , tools for text comments and photo upload content: trails on maps, geolocated photos and text memories Target: children/boys&girls; their parents/grandparents resources: low resources demanding probability of success: 8+/-10%

School Students go OpenStreetMapping (representing/collecting memories of the places) Cristina Moretto works in FBK on this!

We could involve the participation of student's parents or grandparents, ie. Recording and creating connections between different memories (how different people felt or feel particular places, roads, parks, ecc.). Pro: could meet teachers ' interests; possibility to involve students, parents and grandparents, both online and offline Cons: we're tied to a particular instrument? (openstreetmap); how can it be mashupped ?

tools: openstreetmap , tools for text comments and photo upload

content: trails on maps, geolocated photos and text memories

Target: children/boys&girls; their parents/grandparents

resources: low resources demanding

probability of success: 8+/-10%

4. Family Tree The Archivio Diocesano has a big database containing names of people who left the Trentino region in the XIX century. On the 22nd of October they said they wanted to put online this archive anyway, to help people who asked to find their forefathers. How to exploit this archive to engage a discussion on it? How could we involve citizens somehow? pro: data should be online anyway (to be verified) cons: privacy issues, will data be online? tools: content: name and what? target: every citizen (especially people with expats) ‏ probability of success: ??%

The Archivio Diocesano has a big database containing names of people who left the Trentino region in the XIX century.

On the 22nd of October they said they wanted to put online this archive anyway, to help people who asked to find their forefathers.

How to exploit this archive to engage a discussion on it? How could we involve citizens somehow?

pro: data should be online anyway (to be verified) cons: privacy issues, will data be online?

tools:

content: name and what?

target: every citizen (especially people with expats) ‏

probability of success: ??%

5. Trentino blogger 245 blogs at http://www.blogitalia.it/elenco_dei_blog.asp?pv=92 but many more some aggregated at http://www.trentowiki.it/blogs/ they're already contributing live memories (their blogs!!!) Pro: already contributing "memories", tech-savvy , easy to mashup (RSS), want to be engaged in online discussions Cons: it might require a lot of time to follow and inspire and monitor ongoing conversations, what is the "right" engagement bit? tools: just their blogs content: mainly text ! target: trentino bloggers probability of success: 34%

245 blogs at http://www.blogitalia.it/elenco_dei_blog.asp?pv=92 but many more

some aggregated at http://www.trentowiki.it/blogs/

they're already contributing live memories (their blogs!!!)

Pro: already contributing "memories", tech-savvy , easy to mashup (RSS), want to be engaged in online discussions Cons: it might require a lot of time to follow and inspire and monitor ongoing conversations, what is the "right" engagement bit?

tools: just their blogs

content: mainly text !

target: trentino bloggers

probability of success: 34%

6. MIT and Zambana Vecchia http://mobile.mit.edu/en/zambana MIT and FBK joint project To investigate how to transform the village of Zambana into a Sustainable Green Village (creatively redesign the village of Zambana, from an urban planning perspective, as well as from architectural and new media design perspectives). Collect the memory of what Zambana was ( landslide ) and what is becoming ... Pro: MIT does it anyway, physical world Cons: not straightforward tools: voice interviews and photos ? content: text , photos , voice , video ? target: inhabitants of Zambana (past, present, future) ‏ probability of success: ~4%

http://mobile.mit.edu/en/zambana

MIT and FBK joint project

To investigate how to transform the village of Zambana into a Sustainable Green Village (creatively redesign the village of Zambana, from an urban planning perspective, as well as from architectural and new media design perspectives).

Collect the memory of what Zambana was ( landslide ) and what is becoming ...

Pro: MIT does it anyway, physical world

Cons: not straightforward

tools: voice interviews and photos ?

content: text , photos , voice , video ?

target: inhabitants of Zambana (past, present, future) ‏

probability of success: ~4%

Other ideas - Minove architects (Echi dalle Case Cantoniere) ‏ - At the museum - Trentino's prolocos - Portobeseno: Castelpietra 2009 - Something directly on Facebook - Mondi 3D - A case study involving old citizens - casacitta.tn.it, trentofutura.it - Calliano e i nomi delle vie - Laboratory grandparents & children

- Minove architects (Echi dalle Case Cantoniere) ‏

- At the museum

- Trentino's prolocos

- Portobeseno: Castelpietra 2009

- Something directly on Facebook

- Mondi 3D

- A case study involving old citizens

- casacitta.tn.it, trentofutura.it

- Calliano e i nomi delle vie

- Laboratory grandparents & children