I
thought the making of the videos was an interesting project to do.
Filming the different points-of-view of classmates was cool because
you are able to see the world through another's eyes. Everyone
interacts with their environment differently and it's really
interesting to see exactly what someone pays attention to or reacts
to as they perform everyday tasks. Things as simple as walking to
class, ordering food, or even just sitting on a bench on campus
create many situations where you unconsciously interact with people
and the environment around you. Although the interactions on the
videos may not be completely genuine (because of the awareness of the
camera), I believe they closely reflect a person's normal
interactions. I know when I first started doing my task, the camera
was making me think about my interactions, but after a while I felt
like I started doing things as I normally would (mainly because I
felt people weren't looking at me funny). I think the project would
have captured interactions a lot more accurately if the camera was not
as obvious. The people wearing the cameras wouldn't have felt like
they stood out with a big, clunky camera on their head, thus making
their interactions with the people/environment more normal.
Nonetheless, the project was by far the most interesting computer
science project I have had so far.
There
are several nonobvious things that can be looked at to determine more
about a person. You can look at how fast they walk. If they walk slow
this can mean that the person is a relaxed, laid-back kind of person.
Maybe they are lazy or just like to enjoy their walk and
surroundings. If the person walks fast, maybe they are the kind of
person who is always busy/in a hurry, impatient, or someone who is
often late to appointments. Another thing can be whether or not the
person is looking at everything around them or if they look in the
direction of their goal the whole time. Looking around can show that
the person is new to the environment and focusing on the goal can
show that the person is very familiar with the task. The reactions of
the people they pass by and whether or not the person looks at the
people he/she walks by or looks down can give a hint as to what the
person's personality is like. For example, looking down as they walk
by others can mean that they are shy or nervous around people they
are unfamiliar with, while looking up and making eye contact or even
smiling at someone can show that they are friendly, outgoing, and
comfortable around people they do not know.
