Fieldwork Brainstorming

Kinds of Fieldwork / Primary Research

1. Interview - person with experience (i.e. player), person involved in the practice (i.e. producer), experts
2. Survey - representative sample of people; get basic information
3. Observation - looking at others or self? logging
4. Primary document - undigested information

Discuss

• What can we do with fieldwork?
• Advantages?
• Practical considerations?

• How to integrate fieldwork and secondary sources?
  • confirm an established point
  • add nuance, particular details, or a concrete illustration
  • extend or get local insights

Get some expert knowledge from a psychologist or someone that is an expert in the field. I posted a status on my facebook for anyone who plays online games with avatars to respond. We'll see how this goes...