In-situ probe
源于 Gaver 文化探针（cultural probe）的设计研究方法变体：让参与者在日常环境中、按特定时长完成研究者设计的'任务包'或'小任务'，从而在真实情境中观察其实践与协商过程。
English Definition
"A design research method, derived from Gaver's cultural probes, in which participants carry out researcher-designed activities, missions, or artifacts in their own everyday environment over a defined period, allowing researchers to study situated practices as they unfold."
用法说明 · 针对中文母语者
在中文设计研究中常译作'实地探针'或'情境探针'。'in-situ' 强调'在真实生活场景中'，与实验室研究形成对照。常与 cultural probe、technology probe 并称 probe 家族方法。
常见错误
- ·误以为 probe 是问卷或访谈，实际更接近'任务包 + 反思记录'的混合方法
- ·把 'in-situ' 拆开写成 'in situ probe'（中间无连字符不符合学界习惯）
- ·把它当成单纯的数据收集工具，忽略其反思性设计的内核
真实用例 · 3 条
"we conducted a multi-stage qualitative study with 24 young adults in South Korea. The study combined a group workshop, a 10-day in-situ probe, and a follow-up interview"
"Central to this approach was a cultural-probe–inspired 'bite-sized mission' activity: participants first identified personally meaningful values during the workshop, then enacted small, self-authored missions grounded in those values over a 10-day period."
"This design allowed us to observe how participants navigated God-Saeng not only in discourse but through everyday actions, negotiations, and moments of tension embedded in their lived routines."