• Movement and flow of individuals
We observed individuals and groups of people at all of the main areas of our space which contain the recycling bins. At these places, we observed the flow and movement of these people. The main direction for the flow through the whole of our space is from the top of the university (rolle) down to roland levinsky. We also noticed that recyling isn't a major concern to most individuals as they simply throw their rubbish in on there way past.
• Sources, Sinks and Dwelling
The main sources of people in our space is the su (in and outside). There is always a great deal of litter surrounding these areas so maybe a large hippo talking bin would make matters better!?
You will also find a number of individuals and groups lingering at areas outside main buildings such as Babbage and Roland. Particularly close to smoking areas. However bins do not appear to be used here either!
The 'sinks' in our space appear to be the areas linking the main buildings and social points. Such as walkways and stairways.
• Clustering, grouping and social interaction
As above, the large clusters of people surround the main areas of our space. Outside of main buildings and the su are the main cluster points. Also outside the library along with opposite food shops.
• Artefacts they interact with
There are a number of artefacts that individuals interact within the space, here is a list of the artefacts: iPods, laptops, skateboards, bikes, football/rugby balls, frisbees, sat navs, food, drinks, and mobile phones. Food and drinks being our main concern for our bin installation.
• Activities they undertake
The main activities undertaken within our space are shopping, studying, working and socialising. There are also a number of less significant activities which can be found, such as skateboarding. And finally very popular activities which people do not consider as an 'activity' such as talking on the phone, texting, emailing, chatting etc.
• Apparent aims and objectives of inhabitants
One of the main aims of the inhabitants in our space appears to be to get from A to B quickly - being a city, the majority of people always appear to be in a hurry. This fits nicely with our proposed idea for our installation being a combination of interactivity and an easy to use system. It would also add a bit of humour to the day! (a talking hippo bin!)
• Environmental side-effects (e.g. noise)
There is a lot of noise throughout most parts of our space, however there are a small number of quieter spots such as the open space on the large roundabout and parts of the university campus. Noise is mainly from the traffic or people themselves. For example there is a buzz of people speaking in Drake Circus. Whilst outside traffic has a constant ring.
Pollution can therefore be a possible side affect, along with fumes from the traffic and smoke from both traffic and smokers.
• Anything weird and unexpected
We didn't observe anything too out of the ordinary, however there were a few unexpected observations:
- someone trying to squeeze a whole large dominoes box into a very tiny bin??!!
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