Read Play Lab Part 1 here
Day 3 – Sensory Research
Sensory research involved engaging all our senses to explore and think deeply about something as simple as a circle. This process made me realise the countless ways we can investigate something that might initially seem straightforward or have an obvious meaning. I’ve come to understand that sensory research is a powerful tool for investigative inquiry, allowing us to delve deeply into a subject in a way that feels personal and unique to our individual perspective, using our senses as guides.
How does a circle move?
What does a circle sound like?
What does a circle taste like?
A circle is quite versatile. It can taste as tangy as an olive, as sweet as a Ferrero Rocher, or as bland as aspirin. With a circle, what you get is entirely up to you!
What does a circle feel like?
How would a circle dress like?
How can we experience a circle sensorily?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IGGKS_CZ4B2yRyTGsv6KP9PjwO5PlV5H/view?usp=sharing
How can we create an experience that communicates the essence of a circle, without using it directly?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GTB3Q-tw7j7hnTTNTZASsYYsZ0FRMJAp/view?usp=sharing
Day 4 – Narrative
The narrative task required us to create a story based on a fact we uncovered related to our chosen shape. This involved crafting a complete narrative, including elements like story structure, genre, theme, and characters. We developed three distinct narratives based on different facts, selected one, and passed it on to another group for further development. At the same time, we received another group’s written verbal territory and were tasked with building a visual world (in the form of a collage) based on the information they provided.
In the final step, we swapped our work again with another group, taking their collage and further developing it into a three-part storyboard. This entire process emphasised the importance of not becoming too attached to your work, reflecting industry practices’ collaborative and iterative nature. It also honed my skills in understanding a brief, adapting to someone else’s work, and expanding upon it as if it were my own.
Verbal Territories
The Visual World
Storyboards
D-Day!