When we first pitched our projects, my initial thought on this section of the project, where we had to reflect on what we comment, was the most annoying and tedious section and I did not see the merit. Now however, it all makes sense. The ability to read, watch and experience each others projects has … Continue reading BCM215 Self Reflection of Comments: The Beta Version →

Since the original pitch, my BCM215 project has not really undergone many changes, except for a slight variation in the content matter which is now more focused, this is talked about more on the video bellow. However, what I plan to talk about in more detail in this blog post are the challenges I have … Continue reading BCM215 Beta Presentation →

A large part of Task 1 is commenting on three other class members project pitches in a constructive way that may actually aid the development of their project in the coming months. This was the easy part, I enjoyed reading through and watching the various pitches that I commented on however the next part is … Continue reading Critical Self Reflection of Comments: BCM215 →

In BCM241 Media Ethnographies, we are instructed to undertake a research report of our own choosing and in my case, I have chosen to investigate online content creators and vloggers. In more specific terms, I want to study the audience and fanbase, study the degree of their loyalty and immerse myself into a different popular … Continue reading BCM241: Media Ethnographies Pitch →

In this subject, a Digital artefact is part of the major project, in this video I outline my basic pitch idea and the process that it involves. However, because of time constraints there were a few things that were glossed over that need to be expanded on so I can fully pitch the idea for … Continue reading BCM215 Digital Artefact Pitch →

This week, a sudden thought came over me. I had not had a clear definition of 'auto-ethnographic' and this was clouding my judgement of both sources and the trajectory of my research project. Simply put, auto-ethnographic research is an approach to research where the author uses self-reflection and personal life experience to understand a cultural … Continue reading Week 4: Research and Ethics →

"Making the unfamiliar, familiar". This was said in this weeks lectures by Chris and this statement has given me an entirely new aspect to view this project from. I should aim to research and present the information in a simplistic way, and that includes the problematising stage of the research method. The questions needs to … Continue reading Week Three Media Ethnographies: Planning the approach →

My media niche is something that caused a great deal of consideration and pondering. As I assume many of my peers do, I consume so much media across so many platforms it was becoming impossible to narrow down a possible niche. This is when I made an important decision. I decided to choose a niche … Continue reading What is my media niche? →

The process of researching my own topic over this semester has been one that, much to my surprise has enlightened my thought process when conducting research. Before starting this journey, my ability to conduct ethical research was much more limited and upon reflection, I believe that if I could go back there would be some … Continue reading Reflection of my BCM212 research experience →

Let's be honest. In a world where absolutely everything can be and is shared online wether that be through a facebook update, Instagram story or even your general thoughts posted with a funny caption on titter, nothing is off limits. Like the lecture touched on, we generate information and data relentlessly, and with this data, … Continue reading Algorithmic Control III: Privacy →