Thesis Project Process | Lab 2

GR600_OL1: Visual Communication Lab

Instructor: Jeremy Stout

Jiayu Wang

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Primary audience is those who have a great curiosity about dream analysis and need to apply the content of dream analysis to their real life and work. Dream analysis can help them establish connections between their dreams and real life. Secondary audience is a wider range of people from different fields, including students, yoga teachers, journalists, and individuals in intimate relationships. They are curious about dream analysis and hope to use a tool to access the true meaning of their dreams and explore their impact on life.

Individual stakeholders are individuals who dream and are curious about dreams. This group often browses content related to dream analysis and actively participates in analysis and discussions. Stakeholder organizations can be related cultural organizations and communities, and dream analysis can serve as a tool and medium to help organizations carry out promotional activities.

By creating eight persona archetypes, the primary audience for dream analysis can be identified as creative artists and creators in the art industry. These individuals prioritize dreams as a source of inspiration and material in their creative process, and dream analysis can help them better apply dream content to their work while establishing connections between them. The secondary audience includes psychology students, and this can extend to mental health analysts. They use dream analysis as a tool to conduct psychological and emotional analysis, better understand the connection between dreams and reality, and assist in psychological research.

Stakeholders can include art organizations, art communities, and design studios. These groups showcase the work of artists, and may want a dream analysis platform to help artists create more meaningful works. Stakeholders can also include mental health organizations and related educational professionals. Dream analysis can be used as a tool and medium to help them conduct research. Individuals who have an interest or passion for dreams are individual stakeholders. They may frequently browse and actively participate in discussions related to this topic.

Participant 1. Screenwriter - Novel Writer

Participant 2. Artist - Aritist

Participant 3. Psychology PhD - Psychology Student

Participant 4. Illustrator - Illustrator 

Participant 5. Couple (Husband / Wife) - Husband Question 1. 

Have you had any dreams in the past week? What was the content of your dream?

Question 2. 

Does your dream content include people and experiences from your life? Do you think these factors influence your dreams?

Question 3.

Do you bring your real-life emotions into your dreams? Or do the emotions from your dreams carry over into your real life?

Question 4.

Do you think dreams affect your creativity? In other words, do dreams serve as a source of inspiration for you?

Question 5. 

Are you interested in the dreams of your friends and family? Have you had similar dreams with them?

Question 6.

How do you record your dreams? Is your method efficient, or is it cumbersome?

Question 7.

Have you used any platforms for dream analysis? Are you satisfied with the results obtained from these platforms?