Assignment 7

Walking with a camera on my head was a very interesting experience. However, this made me more aware of each action I made and the actions of people around me. I also had two different experiences that I could compare. The first route that we took was a walk into a shooting range, pick up our eye and ear protection, walked to the lane where there was a mutual friend that taught us how to shoot, and then we shot off 8 rounds. The second route started outside of spoons, and then we walked in and picked our ice cream toppings. For me, spoons actually spurred a greater awareness of my surroundings. I took note of where I was looking and I changed my focal point where I walked and why, my movement when making decisions, and how I responded to others. Focusing on gaze, I thought it was interesting where I was looking in when I was deciding what frozen yogurt I wanted. I first started by briefly gazing over all the flavors to see if there is anything new or interesting. Then I proceeded to look at each one of them for a longer period of time. So, I know all the flavors that are available. After all this data is collected, I can finally move from the spot that I have been frozen this whole time. Since there is a line in front of me, I steadily passed by each flavor making the final decision for each. I’m not really sure I have to go through this long process or what exactly it means about my personality, but I‘ll take a stab at it. Since I did not just walk up and pick one, you can tell that I tend to over think things and I’m not very sporadic.

You will also be able to observe how people mimic you in head nods, smile, and tone of voice. Another aspect that would be really interesting to observe on all the videos is to see where people look or what they do when they are waiting in line. These aspects will be able to help identify whether that person is a patient person or not. And the list could go on, but it would be easier to evaluate these aspects when you are watching these videos side by side. If I can identify these things without even watching the video, I am excited to see what the video will say about my personality and the people in my class. this will help a lot in our ethnography project.