Interactive (story)map about heat stress in European cities with focus on Vienna 🇦🇹
Research is conducted as part of Master thesis · TU Wien · Erasmus Mundus Cartography
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This is user study dedicated to how users percieve and understand data about climage change, specifically about (urban) heat stress through interactive web maps in the format of free exploration and scrollytelling — story where data and maps reveals with the scroll.
You will interact with one of the 3 Tiers (versions) about the same topic and data. The prototypes are highly focused on Vienna with some example of other cities, such as Berlin and Athens. Tiers are different in the delivery format — from free exploration maps to fully immersive cinematic narrative with audio and 3D.
Your feedback will directly affect the design guidlines for climatic storytelling maps in the future!
| Stage | Content | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 Screening & consent | Short check to meet criteria and informational consent | ~1 min |
| 📝 Pre survey | Demography, experience, knowledge about the topic | ~2-3 mins |
| 🗺️ Prototype | Interaction with prototype | ~10-15 mins |
| 📊 Final survey | UX-assessment, knowledge, engaggement, open questions | ~10-14 mins |
| ~23-33 mins |
No calls, moderation, and live sessions — everything is online.
✅ 18 years old and older ✅ For better experience and more accurate user study, it is highly recommended to use PC or laptop ✅ English — B1 level and higher (prototype and questions in english) ✅ Modern browser
❌ English level is lower than B1 ❌ Younger than 18 years old