#initial research

for my final major project, im focusing on the transgender experience. as part of my initial research, i want to hear other trans people's thoughts!

if you want to be a part of this ANONYMOUS research, ill link the survey down below.

I found that I’d rather pursue researching Arctic Mythology more than Travel/Touring because I can incorporate it into escapism. I found an abundance of different tales and creatures that maybe be good for a starting point in a gamifiable story. In this im going to go over some of these.

Mahaha is a creature that resembles an emaciated frozen eskimo, they’re dressed in torn Eskimo clothes. Their skin are blue because of the cold and frostbite. The unique behavior about these beings are that they tickle their victims to death, the creepiest part of this is that when their victims are dead they have a smile on their face.

 Qallupilluk. The Qallupilluit. are said to be ocean creatures that steals children through cracks in the ice, this was often a way parents would scare their children to come inside. There’s no explanation to why they steal children. Some people say that it’s because they’re lonely. Others think it’s so they can eat them. Some variations of Qallupilluit mythology say that the child stolen will either die or turn into a mermaid to live underwater with the Qallupilluk that took them.

Tariaksuq  are known as shadow people, they’re humanoid creatures associated with shadows and invisibility. It is said that, they are basically the same as any other human being. They have houses, families, weapons, tools, and more. The unique thing about this being is that they are not visible by looking straight at them. When you look directly at them they either disappear into a separate world which they occupy or they are only seen for the shadow they cast. They only become visible when they are killed.

Tuniit are large humanlike beings, they’re said to be shy, and less intelligent than normal inuit people but they’re extremely strong. It is also said they’re the First Inhabitants in the arctic but were easily scared off by the dorset/inuit people. There’s research to say that they actually existed as there’s object and remnant that’ve been found. I like this because of how similar it is to the stereotype of big bodybuilders nowadays.

 I don’t see the point of reciting more as they’re all in my research folder. I’d like to maybe incorporate some of these creatures and stories into today’s cultures and create a game from that. For example in the tale ‘The Giant Dog’ it’s about a man who had a giant dog that he could ride. The man who owned it had a wife, they weren’t able to have kids, so the man gave the dog an amulet that he would’ve otherwise given to his child. The dog grew so big that it ended up eating people so they had to flee to different places. A way I could implement this into a game is that I could modernize and maybe under exaggerate the story, so that it’s about a couple who can’t have kids, so they adopt a dog, the dog then could be so badly behaved that it would end up biting someone. Because the couple viewed the dog as their child they flee so the dog cant be put down, I know it’s a bad idea at the moment but maybe I’d be able to develop it into something better if I go ahead with this topic.

Some examples of double-page spreads from recipe books my mum has back at home. 

22/04/22

Logo research

Felt as though I needed these two logo’s as my packaging as I am currently finishing up and making any last changes to my packaging. My product’s packaging is all about sustainability and these logo’s are about that. My product can be recycled and is from reliable sources.

https://fsc.org/en/fsc-labels

Vegan logo research

17/02/22

Cotton wool products biggest competitor is makeup wipes. There is a big controversy on makeup wipes and how bad they are for the environment because of the fragrance and other preloaded product. Even now biodegradable wipes are a bigger thing they don’t tend to work as well for removing makeup and the prices for them are almost £1-£2 more expensive than non-biodegradable. 

Makeup wipes are still though lingering around and still being purchased more than cotton wool products. In drugstores such as Boots or Superdrug makeup wipes are mostly next to cotton wool but closer to the makeup so you’re almost being made to buy makeup wipes just after you’ve been looking at makeup.

I think if a lot more people not just know but fully understand how bad makeup wipes are for the environment and learn that organic cotton wool is a better way to go and still affordable.