Social sciences, research, urban studies, mobility, informality, political action, youth
Using video and still cameras, state-of-the-art smartphones, biometric sensors, GPS modules, audio recorders and microphones, our team spends a great deal of time in the field with people. We conduct mobile discussions (while walking, on the bus, on moto-taxis), film public spaces for hours at a time in order to analyse what happens there, and explore the affective load of certain locations by means of biometric sensors.
The lab makes innovative use of multimedia tools in the following three areas of the research process:
Data collection:
Recordings, audio, video, biometrics, GPS, places, people, trajectories, situations, conversations, interviews.
Data processing and analysis:
We use a wide variety of software to process these data: video editing, cartography, lexicostatistics, analysis of new interactive media content. Our objective is to combine different types of data in order to extract new types of information.
Circulation of research findings:
Our goal is to use the visually interesting data that we collect in order to circulate research findings: e.g., production of webdocs, interactive platforms, mobile applications and other approaches that allow us to make research findings accessible and available to citizens.
- Arts and cultural industries
- Education
- Healthcare and social services
- Policy and governance
- Transportation
Specialized labs and equipment
| Equipment | Function |
|---|---|
| 10 computers | |
| 3 laptops | |
| 20 monitors | |
| 10 Sony DSC-W570 still cameras | Compact camera linked to GPS |
| 5 Sony Handycam CX550V camcorders | Camcorder with integrated image stabilization |
| 5 Google Nexus 4 (16 GB) smartphones (2013) | Smartphones |
| 5 miniature video spycams | |
| 1 pair of camera glasses | |
| 1 portable HD recorder with a 2.4-inch touchscreen | |
| 20 memory cards: 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB | |
| 2 miniature cameras (cellphone and keychain) | |
| Large selection of batteries of different sizes for cameras and GPS and micro devices | |
| STP-LAW-PV500EVP long-life battery | |
| 3 biometric Q-sensors | |
| 8 Shure headphones | |
| 4 tripods and multiple tripod bags | |
| 10 Olympus DS-2400 digital recorders | |
| SM58 microphone | |
| H4Next zoom | |
| NEC NP410 portable projector | |
| Audio-technica tie-clip microphone | |
| Wireless video microphone | |
| 10 CSK4A GPS devices | |
| 1 GPS E device | GPS used with Rebel T4i camera |
| 1 Canon Rebel T4i still camera | GPS E |
| 1 EFS 55-250 mm zoom | Used with Canon camera |
Software: Adobe Master Collection (Premiere, Soundbooth etc), EndNote, MapInfo, Microsoft Office, QSR v.10 (NVIVO), Alceste, Inqscrib, TweetDck, Skype, Prezi, Licence Equitrac, DSS Player |
Additional information
| Title | URL |
|---|---|
| VESPA seminars vidéo presentation on VIMÉO | https://vimeo.com/64321526 |
| VESPA Laboratory Facebook page | https://www.facebook.com/LaboVESPA |
| Workshops organized by VESPA: Glance at 2015-2016 Program | http://www.ucs.inrs.ca/evenements/seminaire-vespa-le-dismaland-de-banksy |
| The unsuspected benefits of public transport | http://planeteinrs.ca/webzine/julie-anne-boudreau-benefices-insoupconnes-transports-commun |
| Radio Show, 98.5. Isabelle Maréchal interviews Julie-Anne Boudreau | http://www.985fm.ca/audioplayer.php?mp3=139006 |
| Julie-Anne Boudreau Webpage | http://www.ucs.inrs.ca/julie-anne-boudreau |
| TV capsule- Le Code Chastenay October 2015 (program 188) | http://lecodechastenay.telequebec.tv/emission.aspx?id=195 |
| Hanoi public space research project Webpage | http://www.hanoiyouthpublicspace.com/ |
| Interview with Laurent Boursier March 24 2015 | http://www.radio-canada.ca/util/postier/suggerer-go.asp?nID=1293365 |
| MapCollab project Webpage | http://mapcollab.org/ |