Design Research & Methodology || Proposal

Design Research & Methodology

/4/2022  - /4/2022 

Jodiann Yeoh Chooi Kit 0352238

Design Research & Methodology || Proposal

Research Design & Methodology MIB

Week 1 

Week 1 Lecture Slides

The lectures briefed us regarding the modules and steps taken to meet the requirements. They then read through the MIB to ensure that we know the upcoming assignments and the guidelines to follow. After the briefing we were instructed to start with identifying the research topic and to generate our rationale.

-Lock in your specialisation(Mines Entertainment Design)

-Write 200 word rationale

-Establish an area of interest, also known as a research problem

I ran into troubles where I did not know that we had to adhere to topics which was outside my specialisation(for next semester). Thus why initially I chose to do "Sustainable Packaging" which is under Graphic Design rather than Entertainment Design.

After receiving feedback(specified in feedback section), I scrapped the entire document and restarted. I shifted to a topic relevant to my specialisation, being "Character Depiction in Video Games".

Week 2

Week 2 Lecture Slides

We were instructed to formulate the research statement, research objectives, and research questions. Prior to doing so, I read through the provided lecture slide above to understand better the guidelines on how to do so.

Week 3

Week 3 Lecture Slides

Week 3 further explained in detail what research objectives and research questions are. I realised that I had to further develop my initial RO's and RQ's as there would be flaws in the long run.

Week 4 Lecture Slides

Progression

Proposal Sheet Draft 1

Proposal Slides Draft 1

Final Proposal Sheet

Final Proposal Slides

Feedback

Week 2

To get the ideas flowing, I was asked about what I dislike in games and what I want to change about it. I thought about immersion. I thoroughly reflected and thought of what Ms. Hayati and I discussed. I started looking into what I as a user would want to see in games. I want to see more of characters which look like me but portrayed in a more realistic manner. This includes body image, beauty standards etc.

Week 3

-To tweak my research questions and objectives.

-Add in my references and ensure my quotations are all from reliable sources rather than websites and to specify the page if Iwere to take sentences out.

-Overall good and much better than the previous attempt.

Week 4

-Continue working and to add the contents into google slides to fit my style.

Week 5

-Remember to put a working title in on the first slide, try to put citations in my rationale but not necessary to do so if its a general rationale.

-Instead of saying "I", replace it with "the researcher".

-She said that I seem to demonstrate the necessary knowledge through my citations.

-"Study the impact" of something is not advisable due to time constraints so I rephrase it.

-Replace research objective 2 to "To understand how to define accurate cultural representation in character design"