Emotion Map of San Francisco

Posted by Myrna the Minx on November 4, 2007 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

I saw an article of the Emotion Map of San Francisco over the weekend. Interestingly enough, the artist, Christian Nold, noted that San Francisco’s volunteers for the project were “naughty” compared to the participants in other cities because they ducked into cafes, bars, and bookstores while they were supposed to stay outside From the project website:

This is a participatory mapping project by Christian Nold and commissioned by Southern Exposure. People go for a walk around the Mission district in San Francisco with the aid of a Bio Mapping device which records the wearer’s Galvanic Skin Response (GSR), which is a simple indicator of emotional arousal in conjunction with their geographical location. This can be used to plot an “emotion map” that highlights point of high and low arousal. By sharing and reflecting on this data, we can construct maps that visualize where we as a community feel stressed and excited.

I wonder what Reno’s emotion map would look like?