Final Project – Paper Outline

RamaFinal Project, Major Studio 1
  1. Introduction
    1. Context
      1. Who: People and children who want pets
      2. What: Animal adoption and relationship between humans and animals
      3. Why: Encourage people and children to adopt and spread awareness around the subject
    2. Personal experience
    3. Facts and figures
  2. Brainstorming research areas
    1. Highlighting specific research areas (in further detail)
      1. Relationship between humans and animals
      2. Fears and concerns for adopting animals
      3. Considerations while adopting animals
      4. Expectations with adopting animals
  3. Initial problem statement
    1. What are the effects of animal interbreeding to create pure breeds which are bought and sold? 
    2. How to encourage adoptions (especially for abandoned animals, retired service animals, etc.)?
    3. Narrowing down on specifics
  4. Further research
    1. Primary research
      1. Peer interviews
      2. Anthropomorphism
      3. Talking to pet-parents
      4. Talking to people who worked at animal shelters/ rescues
    2. Secondary research
      1. Research papers
      2. Organizations like AKC or rescues
  5. Insights
  6. Precedents
  7. Final research statement: I am studying how humans perceive their relationship with animals (dogs) because I want help people reflect on why they choose their companionship and how it affects both the animals and humans involved.
  8. Prototyping
    1. Ideation
    2. 7-in-7
      1. Risograph and Anaglyph
      2. Game Design
      3. Interactive
      4. Storyboard
      5. Pet-painters
      6. Projections
      7. Watercolor
    3. Prototype testing – Game Design
  9. Iterations of the prototype
  10. Final prototype
  11. Reflections and conclusion

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