Tuesday 3rd JuneI met up with a friend of a friend who is a keen body combat class attendant. I was interested to find out if others felt the same during the sessions as I do. When I asked her what she thinks about she listed; what's for dinner; the instructor; how she looks compared to other participants, what part of the body is being worked on.... This was interesting, firstly because it's quite different to the thoughts I have, and also because her mind is sometimes wandering off the activity.
Thursday 5th June
Talking to Tom was very useful today - I have broken the project down into two parts, so as to tie in with the spacialised practices unit and the self negotiated. For the spacialised practice unit I intend to have completed the main pre-production parts.
We also discussed the possibilities available with motion capture devices and I have been researching these. This is one interesting example, however I intend ot create something much more motivating.
Other possibilities for creating the visual graphics are just using shapes / graphics / colours, or typography.
Saturday 8 June
I did a workout to the body combat instructors training DVD. It made me think about home fitness videos and how different they are to group fitness sessions. Group fitness can be alot more motivational, and will push you to keep going. At home, the pause button is far too easy to press. This could be an advantage as you can start the session at your own convenience... but the temptation to be distracted is too high. I would also find it hard to commit myself to partaking regularly.
I also considered what might actually help the participants most. It may be due to my dyslexia, but I really struggle to remember sequences (short term memory problems). So for me, a visual list of moves would really help - a bit like a karaoke machine...???
