Methods

Masters and Doctoral documentation of the research methods used.

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Method 1. Theory Development

Method 1 - Description

Documentation in Progress

Method 1 - Outputs: Papers & Theories

Critical Theory

  • Positivity Forever (2019)
  • Subjectively Sublime (2021)
  • Hyper (2021)
  • The Power in Power (2022)
  • Control: Two Hundred Years of Physical and Psychological Control of the Body and Mind (2026)

Social Theory

  • Orders of Desire (2021)
  • Successive Phases of the Choice Environment (2021)

Consumer Theory

  • Classes of Consumer Volition and Desire (2026)

Method 1 - Additional Details

Theory Summaries

Documentation in Progress

Concept Diagrams

Documentation in Progress

Method 2. Art as Research

Method 2 - Description

Documentation in Progress

Method 2 - Outputs: Artworks

  • The Resistance (2020)
  • In Plain Sight (2020)
  • My.o.T (2021)
  • INT3R 4LIA (2021)
  • GAZE\\corridor (2022)
  • EVO (2023)
  • Ctrl (Pending Release: 2026)
  • SENTIENT (Pending Release: 2027)

Method 2 - Additional Details

Rapid Prototyping

Documentation in Progress

Artist Statements

Documentation in Progress

Method 3. Rapid Realist Reviews

Method 3 - Description

Research in Progress

Method 3 - Outputs: Reports

  • Investigating Approaches to Creating a Simulacra (Digital Copy) of a Consumer's Desire, Why and How They Work: A Rapid Realist Review (Pending Release: 2026)
  • Investigating Approaches to Predicting a Consumer's Autonomous Decisions (Class 1), Why and How They Work: A Rapid Realist Review (Pending Release: 2026)
  • Investigating Approaches to Influencing a Consumer Decision-Making by Masking Their Volition (Class 2), Why and How They Work: A Rapid Realist Review (Pending Release: 2027)
  • Investigating Approaches to Nudging a Consumer's Decision-Making by Replacing Their Volition (Class 3), Why and How They Work: A Rapid Realist Review (Pending Release: 2027)
  • Investigating Approaches to Manipulating a Consumer's Desire (Class 4), Why and How They Work: A Rapid Realist Review (Pending Release: 2027)

Method 3 - Additional Details

Rapid Realist Review Protocols

Research in Progress

Exploratory Scoping Literature Reviews

Research in Progress

Method 4. Realist Evaluations

Method 4 - Description

Research in Progress

Method 4 - Outputs: Reports

  • Simulating and Predicting a Consumer's Autonomous Decisions (Class 1): A Realist Evaluation (Pending Release: 2027)
  • Manipulating a Consumer's Desire (Class 4): A Realist Evaluation (Pending Release: 2028)

Method 4 - Additional Details

Experiment Protocols

Research in Progress

Pilot Experiment Findings

Research in Progress

Experiment Findings

Research in Progress

Report Parts: Timeline Principles & Standards