SB2: Research Workshop

Today we had a research workshop in order for us to get used to and understand more about appropriate research methods we could use for  our own briefs.

Primary Research - interviews, surveys, books, documentaries, podcasts, radios etc.

Secondary research - existing research thats already been done, and examining and analysing it.

WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, HOW

Unusual Research Methods - experience it, understand it, investigate it, 

Document - document experiments, practical work etc. and analyse/ examine them

*Use appropriate research methods for you own topic*

Today's Session

• Research on maps, mapping n groups of 5 max.
• Have to go OUT the uni building. 
• deliverables are research boards. 
• findings on the wall

OUR GROUP TASK

We were split into groups to conduct a research about a concept, with our group deciding to research and document conversations that we hear from people while waking through the streets. At first me, Jocel, Kristen and Georgia walked together but found that we were getting the same exact conversations, therefore we decided to walk together the same way however at different distances, giving us really interesting results.

This research method gave us really interesting results that when we were transcribing the conversations we found similar, if not the same exact conversations are being repeated throughout, as well as conversations that seem to connect and make sense together occasionally, showing us that walking at different distance and changing our research method slightly made for a more dynamic result. As well, as having different languages slotted in between made it even more interesting as well.

Moving forward with this, research on conversation patterns and how different people react to certain conversations can be done. I could also maybe analyse how and why different conversations can make sense when put together though they don't relate? or research on English Language structure possibly, but I don't know if that going TOO MUCH OUT OF CONTEXT. Nevertheless, I think that it's a a really interesting concept and idea that can be taken into different avenues.

Thoughts & Reflections: 

Today was actually really productive and was very fun as it made me think of other more unusual research methods I could apply to my idea for SB1 (although I don't know what idea I want to do yet :(.i was also good to see what everyone else had done, as we all thought of very different things at the same time they were all very interesting. Especially, the 'hat' group, because their idea sounded very simple but at the same time it was really good because it was really well executed and it worked really well and you could understand their concept right of the bat, that's why I think it worked really well and they won.

At this point, I'm still thinking about what my concept for SB1 is, also I don't want to think about it too much and too long because I really need to have a good amount of research for it as well and screen print too.