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QUANTITATIVE - ETHAN DAYA

Do I still need to be quantitative still...am I still thinking in numbers...or do I get the chance to be analytical and look at the broad spectrum of what we have accomplished. Im going to guess the latter and if I’m wrong then blame it on the transdisciplinary model and its effect of my work ethic and processes.

This was without a single doubt in my interdisciplinary mind the most out there and alternative project I have ever worked on in my entire life. It was a very interesting style of assignment with equally as interesting and frustrating content. However this did definitely push me a long way out of my comfort zone.

This assignment was all about maintaining our disciplinary positions whilst working in an inter/trans/multi/intra disciplinary framework. This in reality is a near impossible process as our understanding are all formed by the use of all the types of knowledge we discussed. This is probably what the intention of this assignment was; to show us that the greatest results were not seen in the individual closed work but in the trans elements in which we are completely mixed and immersed in multiple disciplines. 

The qualitative role I was assigned was ten times more difficult than I’d imagined. I struggled to find real resources to back up the theories and ideas proposed by my fellow team members. I really had to rely on them to point me in a different direction and give me ideas from their research to look for new facts. This meant that the more I tried to maintain my position the more isolated and difficult to work with I became. 

Our best definitely arose out of collaborations; this was evident in the discussions we had together in the latter stage of our work as Hayden, Tim and I drummed out our knowledge and how they worked together, Kryten and I discussed the effects of dreams and our emotional influence. Without this collaboration and evolution from multi to intra / trans we would have never been able to come up with the ideas we did. 

I think what we did well as a group was the contributions to each other and the latter development. It was evident to me very early on that the original idea of everyone researching on their own was a very bad idea because it meant we were all spiralling off in random directions and weren't actually trying to legitimise a point...which was our problem. 

Our final idea of testing people to prove what reality they were in seems kinda cool and I was quite pleased with the highly simple logic and black and white facts I could use to back it up. But realistically its highly theoretical and there’s no proof or a hive coexistent mind, other temporal dimensions or dream states...its all theoretical.  

As I’ve said before in the land of quantitative this would be a solid fail. But it isn't just about me; marginalizing our positions isn't necessarily done by working or learning about other ideas. Maybe its the reverse but the more knowledge we observe in order to help us understand our own hat or knowledge goal would be highly beneficial. 

I felt that this project was going to be a huge challenge for me and I was really worried at first. But if this turns out well then I can say that being theoretical isn't so tough if you’re interested in that type of knowledge. Usually I wouldn't be but as we did the sculptures I found out that I kinda enjoyed thinking in that role. I think our group did really well working together and helping eachother, we also did a pretty good job at playing our roles even if we sometimes didn’t play them well enough. It was hard to become a different thinker, or to think in one way for an entire project. I could've improved on providing the theoretical research to everyone else so they can build on top of that. As a group we could’ve maybe tried out memory as a form of process to try and get the Practical thinker to replicate using only his memory rather than just making what was right in front of him. This could’ve finalised our final thoughts but it wasn’t imperative.

The sculpting process was a great idea, I learnt heaps about an art form that required alot of feeling and doing but not alot of control. I think I would do some sculpting again sometime with other people. This project has taught me that Methodology is the knowledge of the different types of methods, and we would not have found anything out if we only did one method.

After today's presentations I was very happy to see all sorts of crazy idea to be presented with a sense of uncertainty. This sense of uncertainty proved to me that this project was a success in trying to make us explore endless possibilities to find a form of answer. It was good to see how each person carried out their persona and what type of results came to be from combining the uncertainties of everyone in the group. In the last few week I didn't understand why a persona was necessary but after seeing how it limited the input of each member, I could really see where the creativity came from each mind set.

A Piece of Mind

by Mama-K

Reflective Statement

by Atomic Sloth

This assignment was a lot of fun. For me, it was a challenge to focus on the process, rather than the outcome, as I am normally inclined to do.

Being given the role of theorist was also something that I initially struggled with. Research is something that I can do, but don’t particularly enjoy. I prefer the qualitative or practical role. However, I took on the challenge with gusto, and I’m glad I did, as I have learned so much about looking outside the box and finding the unexpected.

We as a group tried to work within the interdisciplinary framework. What I discovered is that it is not easy integrating many different viewpoints, especially in a gastronomical sense. I think that my theoretical views were the hardest to incorporate, as I was seeking something more than taste and texture from my little lambs brain.

But I believe that I managed to stick to my role more than my fellow team members. Our subject meant that it was hard for most of them to stay in character and explore the cooking of the brain from the point of view they had been prescribed, simply because they couldn’t get past the grossness of having to consume such an unpalatable piece of meat.

Having so many other intense projects on at the same time meant that it was hard to find quality time with my group members. However, all things considered I think we did a good job in discovering new knowledge in an area previously unknown to all of us.

QUANTITATIVE - ETHAN DAYA

Our outcome for this journey has now been finished and developed. We have created an audio visual test for our point of knowledge.

Logic says that once you are asleep you can’t fall asleep again; or from what is know to us quantitatively / qualitatively anyway. Our test uses audio and visual aids to cause sleep. Tim has created a sound piece using theta and delta waves which are the waves produced during dreams and nightmares. The piece also uses sounds the brain associates with calmness and this calm process is needed to begin to enter into the REM (Dream stage) part of our sleep. 

The video i have created using on screen text as well as subliminal messaging to get across to the audience that they should begin to fall asleep. The onscreen text displays that they will soon to begin to feel sleepy and the subliminal messaging gets progressively more and more intense until you can sometimes see the flicker of the message if you look very closely. 

Sometime we discussed previously was his work for Air New Zealand in which he created a video for long haul flights to help people sleep; he used these same waves of sound to induce sleep. He told us about how another important factor in making people sleep was the placebo. The video said it would make them fall asleep and our brains respond by accepting the command and sleep. 

Our test says that if you cant sleep then we know you are in your dream reality. However I as the quantitative thinker must look for the statistics and numbers around the effects of our test. I am not sure how long we will actually get to test the theory as we will need to setup as well as turning off all lights and shutting all the blinds as well as getting the class to shut all their devices off and become very calm and silent. 

I think our test will be successful as long as someone admits to being sleepy. The likelihood that everyone stays awake is high however the length of time they need to be subjected to this to fall asleep as well as a number of other uncontrollables mean that if someone begins to feel sleepy when others feel completely awake will provide some proof of our theory...but as the quantitative thinker id have to regard that as hearsay until further research can be done!