Open AccessTikTok as a data gathering space: the case of grandchildren and grandparents during the COVID-19 pandemic
Author(s) -
Marije Nouwen,
Mathilde Duflos
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
interaction design and children
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.1145/3459990.3465201
Subject(s) - grandparent , covid-19 , pandemic , social distance , data collection , space (punctuation) , internet privacy , social media , work (physics) , computer science , data science , psychology , sociology , world wide web , developmental psychology , engineering , medicine , social science , virology , disease , pathology , mechanical engineering , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , operating system
Grandparents and grandchildren benefit from a relationship with each other. However, in times of crisis and social distancing it is challenging to maintain this relationship. In this paper, we reflect on TikTok as a data gathering platform that might help designers to capture and ideate on remote communication design across generations. We report on a study that aimed to learn about how grandparents and grandchildren perform their relationship on TikTok in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our work might trigger discussions on the potentials of social media as a place for data gathering, as well as the implications of these insights when designing for and with children, and more particularly intergenerational remote interactions.
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