Touring in a Living Lab: some methodological considerations

This paper presents a number of thoughts about the use of the Living Lab methodology, which are based on experiences gained in the ongoing MOCATOUR project. The central topic of the MOCATOUR project is to establish novel computational methods to facilitate tourists with personalised and contextualised access to and annotation of cultural and historic information while they freely explore a city. We present a brief description of the scenario in which the Living Lab methodology is applied. We then outline the positive as well as problematic aspects of this research methodology for mobile environments with a focus on affective computing.