My Sight, Nottinghamshire
‘Exploration of the sense’ Focus group
The
volunteer work I have been doing at MySight has had great impact on my research
for my final year project.
I have
been exploring the difference senses. Looking at a range of materials that
stimulate the senses and how people respond to them. By exploring the different
senses it gives me insight to other important design features to the objects I
am creating, what are not just based around sight, but also the scents, sounds
and touch that the object can include.
For a
starting point I created a ‘sensory book’ this was a book I created what had a
range of samples in what represented different senses. This book contained
samples of sights, tastes, touches, scents and sounds. There is a range of
materials on the different pages that you could flick through and see how they
work combined with the other senses or individually.
I wanted
to further my research, so from the data I collected from the questionnaire; I gathered
information of the most popular materials. Seeing which ones stimulated the
senses most positively and why. From this data, I created ‘sensory boxes’. These
‘sensory boxes’ contained materials that represented each of the 5 senses. I
put together a range of 4 to 5 of the most popular materials in each box I
wanted to see how the materials worked individually and if they complimented
the each other. The response I got from the boxes would be able to determine what
materials would work well for my designs. What is focused towards people who suffer
with some sort of sensory deprivation.
The
response I got was incredible! Everyone showed the up most enthusiasm and
interest. Responding to the boxes in a very positive manner. It was certain
that the boxes created a positive impact on the group as a whole and
individually. They handled the boxes and really interacted with them, I was
pleased because I really wished for them to explore them fully. All reported
said they could smell the scents, and found the textures very nice to handle. They
all had different responses of boxes but all were positive. I recorded there results
on dictaphone and took notes of their comments.
Box 1
Box 2
Box 3
Box 4
Box 5
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