Beaulieu Abbey Kiosk Interpretation – Development
4/06/2020 - 2006-2010 The Talking Walls - Beaulieu Abbey, 2012-2020 Current MPhil/PhD - University of Winchester, AllInterviews with the Launch Guests, Beaulieu Team and External Professionals provided positive and constructive feedback regarding the importance of choice for different visitor types. Choice in whether, as a visitor, you were a child, adult or professional/academic, exploring the content made sense from the comments provided, as did the ability to see the abbey and […]
Practice-Led & Practice-based Design Research
15/05/2020 - 2012-2020 Current MPhil/PhD - University of Winchester, AllIt was evident from further research (Vaughan, 2019; Candy & Edmonds, 2018; Claisse, 2018; Smith & Dean, 2014; Clarke, 2011; Borg, 2009; Rust, Mottram & Till, 2007) that there was, and still is, considerable discussion regarding design based PhDs and design research. A conclusion derived from the research was that my PhD was more in […]
Medieval Malmesbury Abbey & Market Town
12/03/2020 - 2012-2020 Current MPhil/PhD - University of Winchester, AllFor a heritage site interpretation project with Malmesbury Town Council, we were required to recreate Malmesbury Market Town using Unreal Game Engine. The YouTube video links below (click each image for the video) show the progress involving students (now graduated Will Rudd-Clarke and Ruben Monteiro), colleagues Jake Guest and Rob Blofield, and myself.
Heritage Interpretation Design (HID) Word Wheel
5/10/2018 - 2012-2020 Current MPhil/PhD - University of Winchester, AllDuring thematic analysis of the interview data and feedback, the prevalence of nodes (NVivo data) per theme was interesting to note, especially as quite often, they did not match my early assumptions. The diagram below indicates my initial assumed themes and how they were extended to assumed sub themes and subsequent categories dependant on the […]
Analysis of Data – vocabulary used across discipline-based themes
5/10/2018 - 2012-2020 Current MPhil/PhD - University of Winchester, AllDuring the analysis of the data collected from interviews, surveys, observations and feedback, it became apparent that the vocabulary used by the different specialist groups i.e. curators, designers, launch guests and visitors, was significantly different. This was not really a surprise, although in using NVivo’s word frequency facility, the outcomes raised further interest in how […]
Medieval Hyde Abbey
25/10/2017 - 2012-2020 Current MPhil/PhD - University of Winchester, 2015-2017 Hyde Abbey Project with Hyde 900, AllPlease view the videos below to see the Reconstruction of Hyde Abbey from reference material, modelled in 3DS Max by Digital Media students and myself. There is very little visual reference material available, we were reliant on archaeological information, Hyde 900’s research and local historians Dr John Crook and Professor Martin Biddle. The second image […]
Hyde Abbey – Abbot Aston History Anecdotes
30/07/2017 - 2012-2020 Current MPhil/PhD - University of Winchester, 2015-2017 Hyde Abbey Project with Hyde 900, AllThe following stories provides historical anecdotes in the time of Abbot Aston. The script is provided and read by Nigel Bradshaw. There are 10 anecdotes each with a video of ‘Abbot Aston’ narrating the script. We needed to provide the 3D virtual backdrop scenes and film/edit to create the set of video narratives. The background […]
Hyde Abbey – Life of Abbot Aston Anecdotes
30/07/2017 - 2012-2020 Current MPhil/PhD - University of Winchester, 2015-2017 Hyde Abbey Project with Hyde 900, AllThe following stories provide an insight to the lives of the monks under the rule of Abbot Aston. The script is provided and read by Nidel Bradshaw. There are 10 anecdotes each with a video of ‘Abbot Aston’ narrating the script. We needed to provide the 3D virtual backdrop scenes and film/edit to create the […]