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We are recruiting participants to take part in a research study using existing mobile applications to help investigate different services in two neighborhoods. The neighborhoods are the Halifax waterfront and downtown Dartmouth. You will use a provided Smartphone and will use Google Maps to find and explore different points of interest (e.g., parks, coffee shops) that you might look for before renting or purchasing a home in a neighborhood.

To participate you:
•    need to be comfortable walking for an hour with stops
•    need to have some experience using a Smartphone or a small screen device
•    agree to be videotaped while performing the study

The study will be conducted in the waterfront area of Halifax and downtown area of Dartmouth (we will take the ferry across the harbour). The study will take about two and half hours to complete (2.5 hours). If you are interested, you should email the researcher listed below. The researcher will send you a pre-session questionnaire that will ask you a few questions to help us tailor our tasks to your background. You will also fill in a short survey where you will self rate your sense of direction. We will arrange a time to meet with the research team in one of the two neighborhoods. When we meet, you will give consent to do the study and then complete a set of tasks using Google Maps.  Compensation is a $30 Amazon gift card and reimbursement for taking the ferry.

If you are interested in participating, please contact Aisha Edrah (edrah@cs.dal.ca).