When developing a Digital Artefact with my group, we proposed an idea which focused on the topic of fitness/health care as it was an area of interest for us and is rising in popularity. Coincidentally at this time, it was something that I had grown an interest in also. However, we struggled with what kind [...]
Digital Artefact
With previous Digital Artefacts, I always started with the base of my idea being centred around The Sims. Initially, I opted for the easy decision of doing what I love in the game, which is creating houses from inspiration gathered online or in real life. For BCM 325, I wanted to try something new while [...]
Curation of tweets & interactions – Part 2
Having live tweeted for an additional 7 weeks, I found the process still as hard as I thought it was going to be at first and my process of doing so did not change. Prior to tweeting and streaming the movie watched each week, I continued to do some research so I had a bit [...]
Peer Commentary & Feedback #2
The first DA I came across was Lani's, who's been creating blog posts focusing on the changing nature of video gaming. Video gaming and how it'll evolve in the future is something I've always been interested in, and the topics she raised and will address are ones I haven't thought about; their environmental impact and [...]
BCM 325 DA Beta
Working on my DA, I played around with Lucidchart to create floor plans, then created it in The Sims 4. After carrying out some testing by creating my own subreddit and posting in different subreddits, I didn't receive as much feedback as I would've liked. I thought about other aspects of interior design I could look [...]
Curation of tweets & interactions – Part 1
Live tweeting in class isn't something I've come across in any subject before, so to me, it sounded like a bit of a daunting task. It's said that it's "designed to demonstrate your ability to engage in research, critically evaluate a text and engage in productive and convivial discussion in real-time." After having live tweeted [...]
Idea Blog
The use of personal assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri and the Google Assistant has risen in popularity. Currently, there are 4.08 billion people using digital voice assistants worldwide, with this number estimated to rise consistently in the years to come (Statista, 2020). Whilst there are many individuals who use these assistants as they’re [...]
Peer Commentary & Feedback
Blog posts - Comments: The first blog post was by Chris, who's planned to continue his previous DA idea of creating podcast videos based on different topics around gaming. Out of the 3 posts I had to comment on, this one was the one I resonate with the most as I play a few games [...]
BCM 325 DA Pitch
My DA involves creating floor plans using online software, and building the house in The Sims 4. These will be shared on Reddit (r/interiordesign and r/TheSims), with an audience of professionals and those interested in the two, where I hope to receive positive feedback. It's evident that interior design is changing with the transition from in person [...]
Ethnographic Study (Part 2): Methodology
If you haven’t already read my introduction post detailing the topic I’m focusing on for my ethnographic study, check it out here. For a quick recap, my topic centres around multi screening use in the home and out in public. This post will discuss how I’ll move forward in conducting the ethnographic study. How I [...]
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