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Revision as of 09:09, 2 December 2021
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What is this tool and what can be done with it?
One Button Trackers are small hardware devices which record discrete observations on the press of the button by recording when the button was pressed, for how long (and in same cases also how hard it has been pressed).
Different versions of this device exist, a first prototype was created by TOTTI Labs. And Gedankenstuecke adapted the Puck.js to turn it into a One Button Tracker.
TOTTI Labs One Button Tracker
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Puck.js-based One Button Tracker
The Puck.js is a small bluetooth enabled beacon which also includes an accelerometer, temperature sensor and light sensor as well as a button. It can be programmed via JavaScript. Gedankenstuecke made a website which allows to turn a standard Puck.js into a One Button Tracker.
Pros:
- readily available to buy online
- comparatively cheap (~25 GBP)
- simple to set up
- completely open source, can be improved and adapted to other use cases
Cons:
- not specifically designed for the use as a one button tracker, thus:
- prone to accidental button presses
- website for data export doesn't always work as expected
- can break comparatively easily (e.g. when sitting on it)
- if data is not regularly downloaded and wiped from Puck.js, the memory can run over, leading to loss of data
Linked content on this wiki
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Projects that use this tool |
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Autoethnography using one button tracker and Jupyter notebook, Smartphone Disengagement, Tracking smoking habits |
Self researchers who used this tool |
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Esenabre Gedankenstuecke, Esenabre, Esenabre, Gedankenstuecke |
We talked about this tool in the following meetings |
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2021-09-09 Self-Research Chat, 2021-09-30 Self-Research Chat, 2022-01-13 Self-Research Chat, 2022-02-03 Self-Research Chat, 2022-07-14 Self-Research Chat, 2022-07-28 Self-Research Chat, 2022-08-11 Self-Research Chat, 2022-10-20 Self-Research Chat |