Friday, January 19, 2007
Tutorial with Simon Pope
Talked to Simon about projects at almost perfect which he went to over in Canada. Need to get in touch with HP Bristol and Node to talk to them about the platforms they use for their projects and to people who had projects with almost perfect.
PDA St Fagans Questionnaire
Here's a link to a questionnaire I've put together to guage peoples perceptions and reactions to using handheld devices to provide locative aware context driven data.
http://www.formdesk.com/deribbeddesigns/locativemedia
http://www.formdesk.com/deribbeddesigns/locativemedia
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Research Paper Pro Forma-St Fagans
BA/BSc Hons DESIGN for INTERACTIVE MEDIA (Top-up)
Module Number ADM306b
Module Value 4
Year 2005-2006
Semester 1 & 2
Tutors WKB/DL/SN/SP
Assignment Personal Project Pro Forma
Student name: Nigel Whitbread
Student number: 06000671
Email address: nigelwhitbread@yahoo.co.uk
RESEARCH PAPER PRO FORMA
I. Your general field of enquiry
Locative Aware Services – Locative Media. Research what devices can be used, what content is being broadcast, and what applications are being used to produce the content. An investigation into what innovative ways locative media is being used to provide context driven content
II. Your chosen subject
This research project will be looking at what devices (PDA’s, mobile phones, Node) would provide the best platform for location aware content. They are to be used at St Fagans Museum of Welsh Life to provide historical location context driven data about the site and its buildings.
III. Your objectives. What are you going to document /uncover / explain / question?
To determine what content is required to enhance the historical sense of St Fagans and give the user a sense of where the buildings came from originally. To find out if users would prefer audio, textual, stills, video driven content or a combination of all four. Using primary questions and the information uncovered I will create a prototype application to run on a specific device.
IV. A description and assessment of research base. Primary sources. Secondary sources.
A large part of my primary research will involve visiting museums and historical sites of interest, and conduct interviews and questionnaires with visitors, staff and the general public. Secondary data will be taken from existing research papers on locative media and handheld devices.
V. An indication of your preferred methodology and why it is appropriate. What academic approach will you choose that is best suited to the analysis, contextualisation and cultural critique of your subject?
The methodology I propose will include, semi structured interviews (of the general public, museum visitors, staff and school children of a variety of ages) to be undertaken online and at St Fagans to gain an understanding of the interest people show in using devices to look at historical content with contextual relevancy. Analysis of acquired data – filmed, photography, audio, interviews, questionnaires. Creation of a prototype on a relevant device based on users expectations.
VI. References to key thinkers/academics
Researchers and academics in the Locative Media sector, including – Anne Galloway, Mathew Ward, RK Harle, A Hopper, Nicolas Nova, and Ben Russell.
VII. Indicative bibliography
Galloway, Anne and Matthew Ward (2005): Locative Media as Socialising and Spatialising Practices: Learning from Archaeology (DRAFT). Forthcoming Leonardo Electronic Almanac, MIT Press. Available online: http://www.purselipsquarejaw.org/papers/galloway_ward_draft.pdf
Harle, R. K. and Hopper, A. (2005): Deploying and Evaluating a Location-Aware Systems. In: Proceedings of the Mobisys 2005. Available online: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/Research/DTG/~rkh23/pubs/mobisys2005.pdf
Russell, Ben (2004): Transcultural Media Online Reader Introduction, TCM Online Reader.
Mobile Location Based Services. Andrew Jagoe., Prentice Hall PTR, 2002
LocationBased Services: Fundamentals and Operation, Küpper, Axel, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2005.
Pasta and Vinegar webblog., Nicolas Nova, http://tecfa.unige.ch/perso/staf/nova/blog/, 2006,
Locative.net, Http://www.locative.net
VIII. Additional information that is relevant.
Will map out a schedule of work so that I can effectively manage my project
Will consider what I would like to be able to publish and where, e.g. who is my intended audience, names of conferences and journals/publications that may be interested in your work.
IX. Any questions you may have for staff.
I would like feedback on how viable my proposal is, if they think it can go the distance and do they think it would be worthwhile approaching museums, schools and other institutions.
Module Number ADM306b
Module Value 4
Year 2005-2006
Semester 1 & 2
Tutors WKB/DL/SN/SP
Assignment Personal Project Pro Forma
Student name: Nigel Whitbread
Student number: 06000671
Email address: nigelwhitbread@yahoo.co.uk
RESEARCH PAPER PRO FORMA
I. Your general field of enquiry
Locative Aware Services – Locative Media. Research what devices can be used, what content is being broadcast, and what applications are being used to produce the content. An investigation into what innovative ways locative media is being used to provide context driven content
II. Your chosen subject
This research project will be looking at what devices (PDA’s, mobile phones, Node) would provide the best platform for location aware content. They are to be used at St Fagans Museum of Welsh Life to provide historical location context driven data about the site and its buildings.
III. Your objectives. What are you going to document /uncover / explain / question?
To determine what content is required to enhance the historical sense of St Fagans and give the user a sense of where the buildings came from originally. To find out if users would prefer audio, textual, stills, video driven content or a combination of all four. Using primary questions and the information uncovered I will create a prototype application to run on a specific device.
IV. A description and assessment of research base. Primary sources. Secondary sources.
A large part of my primary research will involve visiting museums and historical sites of interest, and conduct interviews and questionnaires with visitors, staff and the general public. Secondary data will be taken from existing research papers on locative media and handheld devices.
V. An indication of your preferred methodology and why it is appropriate. What academic approach will you choose that is best suited to the analysis, contextualisation and cultural critique of your subject?
The methodology I propose will include, semi structured interviews (of the general public, museum visitors, staff and school children of a variety of ages) to be undertaken online and at St Fagans to gain an understanding of the interest people show in using devices to look at historical content with contextual relevancy. Analysis of acquired data – filmed, photography, audio, interviews, questionnaires. Creation of a prototype on a relevant device based on users expectations.
VI. References to key thinkers/academics
Researchers and academics in the Locative Media sector, including – Anne Galloway, Mathew Ward, RK Harle, A Hopper, Nicolas Nova, and Ben Russell.
VII. Indicative bibliography
Galloway, Anne and Matthew Ward (2005): Locative Media as Socialising and Spatialising Practices: Learning from Archaeology (DRAFT). Forthcoming Leonardo Electronic Almanac, MIT Press. Available online: http://www.purselipsquarejaw.org/papers/galloway_ward_draft.pdf
Harle, R. K. and Hopper, A. (2005): Deploying and Evaluating a Location-Aware Systems. In: Proceedings of the Mobisys 2005. Available online: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/Research/DTG/~rkh23/pubs/mobisys2005.pdf
Russell, Ben (2004): Transcultural Media Online Reader Introduction, TCM Online Reader.
Mobile Location Based Services. Andrew Jagoe., Prentice Hall PTR, 2002
LocationBased Services: Fundamentals and Operation, Küpper, Axel, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2005.
Pasta and Vinegar webblog., Nicolas Nova, http://tecfa.unige.ch/perso/staf/nova/blog/, 2006,
Locative.net, Http://www.locative.net
VIII. Additional information that is relevant.
Will map out a schedule of work so that I can effectively manage my project
Will consider what I would like to be able to publish and where, e.g. who is my intended audience, names of conferences and journals/publications that may be interested in your work.
IX. Any questions you may have for staff.
I would like feedback on how viable my proposal is, if they think it can go the distance and do they think it would be worthwhile approaching museums, schools and other institutions.
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