Presentation of Initial Research and Progress

I was hoping that presenting to my peers about my initial research and ideas would give me a greater understanding of what my next steps should be. I discussed the books I have read and what I intend to look at, as well as the questions I was asking myself about the direction my dissertation could take, hoping to receive further opinions on the matter.

Presentation Slides

I didn't receive a great deal of comments, and I'd like to think that this means that I'm heading in the right direction and already looking at good sources of information. It was pointed out that I could consider looking at Mocap, which is something I have already taken note of, but I'm not too sure about it at this stage because I'm wanting to focus on 2D animation as this is what I am most interested in. 

Annabeth suggested designing a character that I could go on to use for the line tests that I intend to carry out later in the project, and I think this was a good idea. I am hoping to design a character similar to the one that Nancy Beiman uses in her book to carry out her animation exercises, one that is plain and genderless so that I can focus entirely on how the character moves and expresses itself. 

'Sam' - Nancy Beiman

I shall get started on this within the next few weeks, alongside finishing my books and expanding my bibliography.