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Interview 4 - 31/04/2015
The last interview was conducted with a female tourist who has never been to this part of Edinburgh before. He impression of the space was positive but she mentioned the space need something which will make it more friendly for tourist. According to her, the space looks very dark and some benches would be useful.
Interview 3 - 31/04/2015
The interviewee was middle-age man who lives near to Edinburgh and spends time at the location from time to time. His overall impression of the space is positive but he pointed there should be more seats. He also likes the space for its special historical atmosphere.
Observation 10 - video 2
Video recording of busy Royal Mile during the observation.
Observation 10 - video 1
St. Giles’ Cathedral and part of the square was quite busy but still empty compering to main street Royal Mile, what is demonstrated in next footage.
Observation 10 - 31/03/2015, 13.00-14.00
The last observation was difficult because of changing weather. During the sunny moment, I manage to take some final photos, footage and conduct two last interviews described in fallowing posts. Activity at the location increased significantly due to the start of the tourist’s season. The observation did not bring new information but confirmed already gathered. The audience using the space could not sit down this time because of rain and wet stairs. I observed many tourist talking photos at the location and office workers walking across the square.
Observation 9 - 30/03/2015, 17.00-18.00
The observation was a little bit difficult due to rain. I tried to conduct an interview but not many people wanted to stay to talk due to the rain. The spot was quite empty and messy because of Proclamation Ceremony earlier during the day. However, I used this opportunity to have a look at the location from different perspective. I have never noticed the bins in the corner, which are not visually attractive, what was mention by one of the interviewee during the last visit. The building opposite to the Cathedral looks more attractive from this angle. From this perspective, the architectural style of the space is a little bit different which could be considered as an influence in the design work.
Observation 8 - 27/03/2015, 16.00-17.00 - part 2
The second interview I conducted during the eighth observation with middle age female tourists from Texas. She was visiting Edinburgh for the first time. According to her, the space could be cleaner, more attractive if there were some plants or flowers. She was not impressed by litter bind standing in the corner. The tourist said it interesting place because of architecture.
Observation 8 - 27/03/2015, 16.00-17.00
It was the first observation with conducting an interview. Due to rain, I decided to record the conversation instead of taking notes. The first interviewee was a young office worker who crosses the location almost every single day. His opinion about the space confirmed my observations and initial ideas about the space. He quite liked it but he thought there is need for more seats. The interviewee mention the space is usually empty except of some special occasions.
Inspirations - Secret monitor
An example I found which is not exactly an interaction but good idea to intrigue and involve users to try the installation. It is worth to consider as a nice touch to make an experience more playful.
Inspirations research
Looking for the inspiration, I found a great idea of engaging with an installation. Simple and familiar shape of a door is playful and intriguing. The installation creates an impression of portal. Interactive with it the user starts interaction with ‘the other side’, some other county. I am guessing the piece uses big screen, internet connection and a camera. That kind of intervention could quite effecting promoting tool.
Historical Research - St. Giles' Cathedral
The Cathedral’s rich history is a subject of interest for many tourists visiting the Old town in Edinburgh. They spend some time not only inside but also outside sitting on the stairs. It is a place of many wedding due to nearby Registrar Office.
http://www.stgilescathedral.org.uk/saint-giles-history/
Historical Research - The Buccleuch Statue
The statue of Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott (1806-1884), the 5th Duke of Buccleuch was unveiled in 1888.The panels illustrate episodes in the Duke’s life and family history. Some of them are quite graphic. The life of the Duke was not related directly to this particular location.
Historical Research - The Heart of Midlothian and The Old Tolbooth
During the research about the location and meaning of The Heart of Midlothian I have found this short documentary about the tradition of spitting on the mosaic. Many residents of Edinburgh do not know the origin of it. The documentary explain the Parliament Square West used to be location for The Old Tolbooth, a prison, places of tortures but old the most important administration building in the city. The west part of the building was a platform for public executions. The heart marks the doorway from the prison and the spitting was the sign of contempt for the building. Not many remember the origin of this tradition and many think is it done for a good luck.
http://www.royal-mile.com/interest/heartofmid.html
Observation 7 - 21/03/2015, 1.20-2.20
Nice weather attracted more audience to the space. It is time to conduct some further study by using open questionnaire. Therefore, I started to prepare the questionnaire and approval for next few observations.
In addition, I started to research the location for more elements to use. It is a space reach in historical facts related to it. I gathered quite a lot of facts so far that I will describe in separate post.
Observation 6 - 19/03/2015, 16.20 -17.20
The spot seems to be occupied by tourists again. People are resting and there is not much action here. Looks like there is need to engage people with the space. There are two way I could think to do it: to create something, which will be relaxing type of activity or something intriguing that would make them, reflect. I could try to connect both and make it playful as well. I need to consider which part of the space exactly I want to use. I thought about the statue but it might be not possible to attach anything to it. The space near to church might be better for it. Maybe I should just use the middle part.
Based on that and my previous researched I started to think about some installation based on customized visual elements controlled by music. It could be screen based or mapping based. I thought to include a camera. I think I might be interesting to design some sort of interactive mirror in the space. Possible titles: The other side of the game. The other side of the mirror.
Observation 5 - 7/03/2015, 18.00 - 19.00
The observation was difficult because of the weather conditions. Probably for the same reason, there was less activity then usually. It is also possible because it is weekend. I will need to repeat the observation on some Saturday. The activities observed before repeat again. It becomes clear the space need intervention, which disrupt this monotony. The space has potential because of its location. It is possible nicer weather will increase usage of the space and activities will change.
Observation 5 - a short video
The video I took during the one of the observations.