BA (Hons) Arts, Design
and Environment (Architecture)
Stage one
Louise Leijonmarck
20/11/2007
Evaluation Report of Kentish town, Unit 2
The project was focused on exploring an area in London in depth to find different resources such as galleries, libraries and green spaces that would become a scavenger hunt game. I was given Kentish town as an area to research.
Nobody in my group had been to Kentish town, so it was an interesting chose of study for us. By gathering the whole group we thought about the best way to find the most characteristic topics of Kentish town. After collecting all the research we found in the library and on the internet we began to discuss and chose the most interesting features that Kentish town had to offer. We were also keen on working out the best route for the game. We found a lot of exiting places such as the city farm, an art deco building and interesting galleries to use in our game. By visiting Kentish town we came across some issues with our chosen places, but also new ideas to make the game more exciting. Photographs were always taken through our journey to record and discuss the places afterwards.
Instead of choosing one particular area for each person to research we gathered the whole group and discussed each resource together. That made every person get an insight in all the different locations and places we had chosen. Although by having group meeting all the time it was sometimes hard to get everyone together, since we were such big groups, and it also took a lot of time and effort. If I would have to do it again, having own resources to explore would be the best solution in creating a scavenger hunt game. The place I found to be the most interesting in Kentish town was the art deco building with its beautiful external appearance and history. It used to be a cinema, but in present time it is an essential mid-sized rock place.
After collecting more information and by visiting Kentish town a few times and also spoken to locals that is familiar with the area, we gathered everything we had and drew a big mind map. This was a great way of finding the places that would communicate the nature of the area in the best possible way and to explore it the same way we did. We discussed a great deal of options, when it came to making the clues and tasks for the game. Having ups and downs in our progress by discussing each person’s ideas took a lot of time. On the other hand that made the game even better planned and thought-out.
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The game was tried out before it was played, which brought up the things that did and did not work. It was a great way of adjusting and polishing the game to make it clear and playable for the other group.
Even thought having regular meetings we ended up by doing the final touch to the game the last couple of days before it was due. Working as a team I have learn how to communicate and discuss with other people to find the best solutions that would become a final project. Throughout the progress our team worked well together and the game turned out to be structured and innovative. By creating a game and playing another teams game was a great way of getting an insight and exploring two different locations in London.
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