Generating Ideas
The second part of my research project is to generate ideas. To do this, I will be referring to my media usage log that I explored in my previous post. From conducting my 48-hour media log, I have recognised that gaming has allowed me to escape the tensions of everyday life and it has had a significant affect on my mental health. In relation to others, it would be interesting to see if gaming offers the same sense of escapism for others.
From my log, I identified that I used the Xbox, the PC and my mobile phone to play video games and the main games that I play are: Apex Legends, Sims 4, Plague Inc, Bit-life and Subnautica. Each of these games have different genres for example, Apex Legends is an RPG, first-person battle royal whereas the Sims 4 is an open world simulation game.
In order to generate research questions, I will be focusing on 14-24-year olds as my target demographic group. This is because young teens especially can access games regardless of the PEGI age rating recommendation. When identifying a manageable topic, I used my log to identify my most used media technology, and that was gaming. Therefore, it seemed obvious to research a topic that I was most interest in and knew about. I then started to think about some potential research topic questions via a mind map.
There are many research methods that I can use for my project, which can include surveys, questionnaires, vox pop interviews, etc. The two methods that I find most useful in using for my research project are survey’s and questionnaires as I can use specific questions to ask my target demographic group.
—-> Stay bright, stay positive and shine // Emy
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