Using a collaborative zine to co-produce knowledge about location-based virtual reality experiences
ISSN: 1443-9883
Article publication date: 1 July 2021
Issue publication date: 7 February 2022
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to focus on a designed research methodology to distil existing research findings from an esrc/ahrc funded japan/uk network on location-based virtual reality experiences for children in order to generate new knowledge.
Design/methodology/approach
The structured co-production methodology was undertaken in three stages. These were: (1) a collaborative workshop which produced a series of collage narratives, (2) collaborating with a non-human entity in the form of a digital coded tool to reconfigure the workshop responses and mediate the hierarchy of roles, (3) the co-production of a zine as a collaborative reflection method, which shared via postal service enabled a dialogue and exchange of round Robin interventions by the network members.
Findings
The analysis of the data collected in this study highlighted five themes that could be used by other researchers on a wide range of projects. These were: (1) knowing through making, (2) the importance of process, (3) beyond linear representations, (4) agency of physical materials and (5) agency of digital code.
Research limitations/implications
The context of the study being undertaken during the first phase of the global pandemic, revealed insight into a method of co-production that was undertaken under emergency remote working conditions. The knowledge generated from this can be applied to other research contexts such as working with researchers or participants across global borders without the need to travel.
Originality/value
The research provides an innovative rethinking of co-production methods in order to generate new knowledge from multidisciplinary and multimodal research.
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Citation
Nash, R., Yamada-Rice, D., Dare, E., Love, S., Main, A., Potter, J. and Rodrigues, D. (2022), "Using a collaborative zine to co-produce knowledge about location-based virtual reality experiences", Qualitative Research Journal, Vol. 22 No. 1, pp. 7-23. https://doi.org/10.1108/QRJ-02-2021-0021
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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