Mobile Media Methods

Mobile media such as smartphones, apps, and social media are an integral part of everyday life, used by billions of people around the world. For students and researchers, mobile media also offer a treasure trove of new concepts, methods, and techniques to do research ¿ representing a new phase in digital methods. Across disciplines, researchers rely upon mobile media for quantitative and qualitative projects, to gather data and document sound and images, engage with participants, and disseminate findings. ¿¿This is the first textbook devoted to explaining these innovative and groundbreaking mobile media methods. Exploring¿the opportunities and limitations mobile media offer for methods, the book covers a range of topics from mobilities and placemaking to virtual reality and AI, as well as new kinds of mobility such as e-scooters and connected cars.¿Student-friendly features such as practical guidance on how to gather and analyse data alongside exercises are also included.¿Underscoring