On May 11, Workshop D took place, integrated within Task 8.1 of the Family Food Heritage Solution, in which citizen-scientists had the opportunity to test the Family Food Heritage platform in a real-use context.

In collaboration with UC Framework, responsible for the development of the app, the different features of the platform were presented, explored, and tested. The session had concrete practical objectives, such as creating families, inviting other users, submitting recipes, uploading photographs, editing information, and searching for content.

The participants’ reactions proved to be diverse – from those who only hoped to be successful upon first contact with the platform to those that were already enthusiastic about adding their family stories and memories.

“For now, let’s see how it goes.” – Marília

“I want to start preserving everything my family has.” – Cristina

More than a simple technical test, the workshop allowed us to observe how users experience and interact with the platform for the first time, especially given they enjoyed the particular status of active participants in its cocreation.