Dissertation: Meetings with supervisor

This post is to keep a record of the meetings with my dissertation supervisor. The post will be updated after each meeting with a brief summary of the points discussed.

Friday, 23rd November 2007 - 1.5hrs:

We discussed what the exact focus of the research might be given that I had decided that comparing user groups with different abilities & experiences was probably not going to be feasible due to time constraints & availability of hardware. It is hard to put a finger on the exact focus but and that this may not exactly be known until I get some results to analyse.

We also looked at some interfaces on YouTube and discussed the future possibilities of video game interfaces. It will be interesting to see if it is possible to predict the direction that the game industry may take in the future.

Thursday, 20th December 2007 - 1hr:

We discussed the Interim Report and I suggested ideas on the back of the discussion which followed my presentation. The interim report presentation seemed to go well. I'm not at my happiest when presenting work but felt OK this time. I think it is due to the fact that I knew more about the subject (i.e. my situation)than anyone else in the room so I was in charge. The tutors and students present seemed fairly interestd and the 10 minute question time ran into a 20 minute discussion.

My supervisor agrees that the best form of research would be to do an observation but I am worried that I could not do it thoroughly enough given the time and equipment restraints and that this would significantly reduce the value of any data that was gained. We agreed that if I cannot find a suitable framework for evaluating controllers/input devices, without taking into consideration the software itself, then I should concede the point and attempt a small observation session or two. This might prove more valuable if I get a good response to the questionnaire part of the survey.