week 2

super sunday feb 5, 2006

sitting in the union ciy apartment of a childhood friend with his family and another close friend. the choosen activity was the LV superbowl. we all have no favorites since we are all from philadelphia, but agree to gather almost every year to watch the game together. we have committed for four years. the project involed intense reaction from three adult males as they watched the football game. reactions were also divided into critique of varoius commercials during breaks in the game. the only physical activity exercised were sporadic breaks to the bathroom or to the kitchen. attention was myopic and focused on the television set and the action occuring inthe game. morgan who is in the center of the photo wanted to be with the adults but was interested on her educationla dvd. periodically, she would stand up and move in a small circle or simply raise her arms in the air and shake them vigorously, then refocus on her mini dvd player. on one separate occasion the users newborn was presented and attention was diverted to the child. i sat watching the game and logging everyones activity.

activities -

6:10 - watching television during superbowl sunday consisitently throughout its programming.

6:35 - eating occured in three intervals the first a cheese plate introduced duiring early stages of the game. the plate contained crackers, roquefort cheese, sliced apples, sliced pears, gruyere cheese, and sopressata. bottled beer was also served. the selection was, negro modelo, sierra nevada, and stella artois. this was enjoyed for the next half hour.

7:07 a bowl of doritos salsa flavored tortilla chips was placed on the center table.

7:40 - another serving of beer was bought over from the kitchen by the host.

environments - 2 br. apartment in new jersey

interactions - conversation between one another regarding play of game. having drinks and sharing snacks and sandwiches with one another.

objects - television set, dvd, laptop.

users - owner charles fields, ran sanchez, morgan fields, carlos borges.

the major activity surrounding the user wasa conversation centered around the infamous superbowl comercials and reaction to play action as the game progressed. although the users were unattached to a particular team, an emotional attachment was developed for one team that the users felt had been penalized unjustly. the topic of conversation centered around this event that the users felt could have cost one team the game. another dominating topic of conversation were the car ads. in particular a cadillac escalade that one particular user became connected with. the commercial was shown twice during the game and once after. each time the same conversation arose which revooved around the subject desire to own an escalade. these activities weere part of an overall process that entailed constant attention to the game with food and beverage consumed in intervals.