BCM302

Project Peer Evaluation: Instagram Reach Testing Methods

November 7, 2018 Tahlia IrvingLeave a comment

I have evaluated Chloe Ianni’s BCM302 project regarding Instagram reach testing methods. The evaluation includes an evaluation of the starting concept, ending concept, methodology, utility, development trajectory and project beta presentation. Starting concept Chloe’s initial project was a little different to begin with when she first presented her pitch compared to her end idea. The… Continue reading Project Peer Evaluation: Instagram Reach Testing Methods

BCM320

DA: Welcome to the world of K-Pop music videos (autoethnography)

October 24, 2018October 24, 2018 Tahlia Irving1 Comment

An autoethnography through the eyes of someone who originally had no idea what K-Pop was. As the first sentence explains, I started off with absolutely no idea what K-Pop even stood for. I knew it was some kind of music but didn’t realised what country it was from and the kind of genre it belonged… Continue reading DA: Welcome to the world of K-Pop music videos (autoethnography)

BCM320

Autoethnography methodology explained

September 19, 2018September 19, 2018 Tahlia Irving3 Comments

I have never had any close Korean friends or have ever really experience the Korean culture other than their food. For this autoethnography I really could have studied anything from the Korean culture but decided to go for a specific category that seems to be very popular. When it came to choosing the way in… Continue reading Autoethnography methodology explained

BCM320

Independent Autoethnography: K-Pop Music Videos

August 30, 2018 Tahlia Irving2 Comments

K-Pop, a word I had heard many times while studying my media degree but until about a week ago I didn’t really know what it meant. I understood that it was a a type of music from Korea but that was about it. This lead me to the perfect topic for my independent autoethnography for… Continue reading Independent Autoethnography: K-Pop Music Videos

BCM320

Autoethnography explained

August 15, 2018 Tahlia Irving3 Comments

To start off with “Autoethnography is an approach to research and writing that seeks to describe and systematically analyse personal experience in order to understand cultural experience.” (Ellis, C. 2011) Autoethnography is both a process and a product. As a process it is a mixture of autobiography (about past experiences) and ethnography (studies of culture’s… Continue reading Autoethnography explained

BCM320

Live tweeting experience

August 1, 2018 Tahlia Irving3 Comments

This week in BCM320 we live tweeted during the viewing of Gojira, 1954, which is the original Godzilla. Click here to view tweets. Having never had to live tweet or watch a black and white movie with subtitles, this was a very unique experience. I found myself thinking more about the effect of the movie… Continue reading Live tweeting experience

BCM300

Game Making Reflection

May 20, 2018May 20, 2018 Tahlia Irving1 Comment

Game making is something that I have never done before and never thought I would do, so it was great to see the steps that go into creating a game and then follow those steps myself. The major thing I learnt was about the creation of game rules. I never thought that the rule creation… Continue reading Game Making Reflection