first section of research

Interviewer: Jason Atkinson
Interviewing: David Weblakes
Date
Activity
Details



02/02/2011
Interview 1
Questions and answers
1900 to 2000
(audio recorded +

hand written notes)




03/02/2011
Exercise 1
Describe controls used in your
2000 to 2030
(audio recorded +
favourite game

hand written notes)




03/02/2011
Exercise 2
Picking types of virtual
2030 to 2100
(audio recorded +
environments out of a selection

hand written notes)
of images




03/02/2011
Exercise 3
Online survey (failed due to
2100 to 2130
(audio recorded +
internet connection problems

hand written notes)
and BBC website timing out)

04/02/2011
Exercise 4
Play different games
1900 to 1930
(audio recorded +
hand written notes +
video recorded clips)
04/02/2011
Exercise 4
Look up certain things on the
1930 to 2030
(hand written notes)
web

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questions
answers
Notes
How many hours roughly do
Day about 3 hours or so
Leaning forward
you spend on a
Questions himself by sighing
computer/internet in a day
(erm....)


How many hours roughly do
Do you include the computer as Leaning forward
you spend on a games consol
a games consol?
Questions himself by sighing
In a week 6 hours
(erm....)

What areas do you like to
First person shooter

explore in a virtual space? As in
Tactical games (football
what genre of games
manager)
Sport games
You like sports games do you
Depending on the game, games
like the ones on the wii or do
just as Mario kart but not first
you prefer the ones were you
person shooters
just sit down and play
What was the last game you
Erm football manger
Laughs a little
played
So how far along in the game
Quite hard to judge because
Laughs a little
are you
I’ve just started it again
I don’t know nothing about it
First season of a club
Does sound a good game when
you talk about it
You choice the team pick
players (tactical games)
Why do you like that game
I think the idea of it being


sporty was the first thing which
brought me to the game but
also I like the idea of being the
manager, so you have more
control than just screaming at
the TV (when the manager does
something stupid)
Do you like the game sims
Yer, I’ve got that I tend to go in

and out of that really

Do you think the game is a easy Which game
Moving eye brows a lot
game?
Football manger?
It can be easy and it can be
Sighing
really hard you can choice a

club which suits you so I can

control the level in which it is

hard
So is that you favourite game or At the moment I think it is but I
(erm)
is there a better one out there? also like call of duty
What do you like about call of
I’m not sure
pause thinks about it then sighs
duty
(erm)
What consol do you play call of
PS3

duty on

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What do you like about the ps3
Andrew(brother) that original
(erm)
the most
got it, and I just play on it but I
like the fact you can link it up
with your tv over the xbox
Why do you prefer it over the
Well its more, it’s just what we

xbox
got but if it was my choice I
think I would have had the xbox
as more of my friends have the
xbox than the ps3 but more of
my brothers friends have the
ps3
Do you think it’s to do with the
No.

fact that he goes to a high class
I think it’s more the features
school a different level of class
But like Xbox you have to pay
to the ps3 than the xbox?
about £40 a year for xbox live
unlike PS3 were it is free so the
xbox is cheaper to buy but cost
more in the length of its life
Is the ps3 your favourite consol
I think it depend on the game

more than the consol

do you prefer the way you
I like the new concept like
Leaning back again
interact with one consol to the
kinect for xbox
other
I toy never really took off did it?
Exercise 1


Do you like that layout(see
It takes time but I think it is a

exercise 1) is it easy thing to get good layout
to grips of after you played the
game a couple of times
Do all the same sort of games
I think most of them follow the

follow the same sort of layout.
same lay out
Do you find it easier to explore
I think it’s easier to explore
Erm (a lot)
the virtual world than the real
places like Sydney on the
Leaning forward
world? Why?
internet. I prefer to go there
and it for myself but I feel more
scared of getting lost or
something so I try and have
apps to help me
Do you like the surroundings of
I think so

the games? Such as call of duty
If its 80s and blocks it wouldn’t
do you like the surrounds and
work because we have modern
builds which you can explore?
day standard
Do you thing the virtual world
Depends of the context of the
Erm
should represent the real
game
world?
Do you like the interface of
I like the layout but I normal

windows such as the way you
don’t put it in the bin I normal

can put the trash in the dustbin just hit delete

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Does it affect you in the real
I don’t think it effects me of my

world are you more likely to
choices, I would if it’s
put something in the bin or just something small like paper but
throw it and hope it lands in
if it’s like food packaging, I
the bin
don’t think the layout of the
virtual world influence me in
the real world
Has anything in the virtual
Yer

world influenced you in the real One of the reasons I got my
world as simple as talking to
new phone is its designed for
friends on face book and then
social networks
meeting up?
So your using it to connect?
Do you like the idea of
Yer (erm) on ps3 don’t really

connecting with your friends
use it as my friends don’t have
and playing with them over the
it but i do with games online.
internet in the same game
Do you think you will be playing FIFA manger 2004 I be
Cross arms, trying to look at
similar games in your future
following it for some time now
notes
Would you take risks in the real Depends if i think I can handle it Playing with hands
world
if i think i can i will
What about taking risks in the
Yes

virtual world?

Why?
For example call of duty I now I
can come back 5 second latter
Do you like the idea of saving
Yes
(likes to be in control)
points within the game rather
I much prefer that because I
than you have to start from
was playing football manger
scratch every time you start
the other day with my new club
up?
at it crashed on me and i hadn’t
saved it and i got real fed up
and had to go and leave the
game and the computer


Need for speed within the first

game you couldn’t take any
damage but in the others you
can.
Why do you think they changed I don’t now erm its coursing

that?
you to take less risk within the
game
What’s you perfect idea of a
I would look at the sort of
Leaning back
virtual environment?
games I play such as
Holding his hands in his lap
tom clarke's hawks(not sure
about spelling), first person
shooter but all done in a
airplane, were you control the
plane and shoot at other
airplanes
and call of duty mix between
them that sort of layout

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Exercises 1:
Description: Showing me on the controller what each button does within your favourite game
(draw + label) + audio record
Consol control:


Very fast quick and new all controls

Weird when you think you don’t look at the controller when you play a game


Change gun


R1 = shoot
L1 = aim

R2 = throw grenade

L2 = throw special grenade
Duck / grouch / crawl
Jump




Special only

Reload


Running around


Push in to sprint
Aiming


Push in to use knife

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Exercises 2: visual images
Description: I want to understand the types of virtual environments you like the most; here I have a
list of pictures I want you to pick the 3 that best fit to your style the most (focusing mainly on the
environment)


List of pictures:







Sims 3
Star Wars Force Unleashed
New Super Mario Bros wii







Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Call of Duty: Black Ops

Pac man







Guitar Hero III



Portal 2
Need for Speed Most Wanted




Notes:
His leaning forwards (to look closely at each image)
Picked call of duty, assassins creed, Mario

FIFA 11

More notes from audio recording:
Guitar hero = not very good when you look at it normal just focus on the playing rather than the
surroundings
Star wars = 80s blocks out of date (not designed to look like that but feels like that)
Modern games you wont realise it was that game without the title unlike pac man and super Mario
brothers

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Exercises 3: way in which you search the web
Secondary research;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/virtualrevolution/

This exercises failed however the information gained I can still use
(he lent over the computer and was very quite)

Can remember up to 7 digit numbers.

How many hours in a week do you:

Searching for relating work: 3 or 4
Emailing: less = 30 mins
Social websites: 5 or 6
Listening, downloading or watching videos: 5 or 6
Buying: less = 30 mins
Banking: none
Commenting: none
Blogging: none
Entertainment: 7 or 8
Work / interacting with a computer: 5 or 6
Reading the web: 1 or 2
Conversations: 5 or 6 hours
More than one application at a time: sometimes
Listen/watching: most of the time
WebPages: sometime
Conversation at same time: sometimes

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Exercises 4: game play
Play different games to watch re action time. When asked something how long it takes him to
respond
Name of game:
tom clancy’s hawx 2
Notes:
Focused on screen (doesn’t look away)
Leaning back (relaxed)
Game – repetitive music – dynamic music
Don’t think it takes much consontrasion attention
When asked question: had to think about it then said no
Cross legs
Scratched head
Small details within the game you don’t look at if you are focused on another part of the screen
Still laughing smiling
Shows more pressure when landing
More relaxed after landing airplane

Name of game:
COD / call of duty: black ops
Notes:
Puts seat back and relaxes wail game loads
Re straightens seat before game starts
Sitting more up straight than within the last game
Music comes and goes
Grinting teeth
Moving lips
Sighing
more violent Hand movements
leaning forward more in some scenes
when asked to many questions in real life he dies within the virtual world
takes brakes in between games
leaning towards left
tries to calm down after every death (must think that less stress will help)
leaning right
pointing toes up when is more intense action within the game
low feet when less stress
seat up palled up at start of game (dies straight away)(proves to be worse at the game play)
has signs of the epic win face (eyes and eye brows move up lips out)

name of game:
FIFA 11 EA Sports
Notes:
Odd angle
Leaning a little forward
moving feet
keep changing were he sits
game score 1-1


do for at least three games

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Exercises 5: looking things up on the web
Look up certain things on the web
Find a music video
Typed in url: www.youtube.com – search – hometown glory adde – first one on list

Question: do you tend to click on the first one:
Answer: erm I tend to, I look at title and description

Find a picture
Typed in url: www.google.com – click Google image – search – funny pictures

Question: do you like the way Google presents images
Answer: yes the new way

Find out something interesting
(a piece of news or something about a person you don’t know about)
Typed in url: www.bbc.co.uk – click sports – scroll down page – football side link

Look up something in your favourites
Don’t really use favourites, uses Google chrome not got favourites like internet explorer, you start
typing and if it something you’ve all ready done it comes up

Find out what was Tim Burton first movie?
Typed in url: www.google.com – search – tim burton – Wikipedia – back – search – time burton first
movie – typed in url: www.answer.com – back – 3rd one down (Tim Burton collective) – clicked –
search page – first movie

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The interview was held within my bed room so the person may have felt out of place however the
room was also in his home?

“What do you like about the ps3 the most?
Andrew (brother) that original got it, and I just play on it but I like the fact you can link it up with
your TV over the Xbox”
(The thing that seems to matter most is family this can be seen from what he has said but should
also be obverses from his age which means his still legally under the care of his parents)

Exercise 4: shows that he likes to be relaxed when play “Leaning back (relaxed)” and play “tactical
games”
This may show that he likes things that are mentally challenging not just physically

Next time I wish to focus on more general topics more so than what I did hear which was focus on
the virtual world as I thought this was what we were aiming for.

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