I originally It is at this point that I have begun to encounter some problems with the design and concept of my ideas for this project. I started making up some mock QR codes so that I could investigate how they worked and how I could use them within the project. I found that with my original idea of having them on the floor to casually walk past and pick up would have a number of issues. Firstly, you'd have to have the QR code reading app open to be able to scan the code; this means that the idea of being able to 'scare' the user into looking up with, for example, a sound effect or recording wouldn't work as the user would be expecting something to happen as they were reading the code. Secondly, on the trails i found that feet often get in the way of the camera being able to pick up the QR code, therefore unless the user was purposely searching and scanning the codes it could be easily missed. And finally, in terms of the concept of the idea, I originally wanted to make people look up from their phones and media devices to take more notice of the world around them. However, making the user, use their phone in order to pick up a QR code which would then (hopefully) make them look up from their device seems to be defeating the objective; almost encouraging the continual use of the device which is rather ironic. And yet considering this, I feel that this could potentially be used to an advantage. Having a QR code trail that warns you of dangers (whether they should be considered one or not) and encourages the discouraging of encouraging the continual use of mobile devices on its own app has a certain ironic appeal which could potentially be quite amusing, for both the user and those around them. The images above show some initial ideas I have in my sketchbook about concepts and how potential images and GIFs could possibly look if they were to be used with a QR code in this situation.
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AuthorChloe Preece, 20 Years old. Illustration student currently studying at the University of Brighton. Archives
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