For Next Week...

For anybody who missed the last class (Jan 16th), this is what you will be expected to present in class on Jan 3oth:

For each stage of the experience (attraction, entry, engagement, exit and extension - as you define them) observe and record the objective sensory elements that influence your subjective response. The chart divides these elements not by type (signage, furniture, lighting, etc.) but by sensory input - what you see, what you hear, what you smell, etc.

Be objective in listing these elements, for example you would record "faux-wood panelling - peeling" not "ugly walls". This part of the assignment will be evaluated for objectivity and depth (how much you notice).

The last column will represent your (reflected) overall subjective response to each stage. You will show this by plotting a point on an Emotional State Map (the two-axis map) and then using descriptors that reflect your position - some examples are given in the presentation on MyCourses.

For this stage, try to consider both axes independently:
1. how pleasant was the experience stage?
2. how interesting was the experience stage?

To be clear - for each stage you will include an emotional state map with descriptors. This stage will be evaluated for your ability to recognize, evaluate and communicate your emotional response.

In the next stage of the assignment (due Feb. 13th) you will be creating a profile of yourself that links/explains the relationship stimulous to the response and then using that profile you will remap/edit the experience to create an "Ideal Experience" - but we will detail this stage in class after the presentations.

One note: the way that you present the information is up to you - you do not have to use a matrix/grid layout - but we will be looking and evaluating all of the information - so make sure it's all there and visible.

Have fun and see you on Tuesday.