Choosing a Digital Methodology

CHOOSING A DIGITAL METHODOLOGY

If you're wondering how to implement digital methods in your own research, start by looking at your research questions! The chart below can help guide you to the digital method best suited to your own goals. Once you've worked through your research questions and selected a method, we've developed a number of resource pages to help you get started with the digital method of your choice.

METHODOLOGY MATRIX

I know there are linguistic, sound, or visual patterns here, but I can't identify them	I want to explore artistic production in mixed-media digital and analog form	I need to interact with material-culture artifacts that are inaccessible or have changed over time
DATA MINING	DIGITAL PERFORMANCE	MAKING
I need to see connections between people, places, concepts, et cetera	I need a better handle on how place and space are at play	I want to create an interactive narrative that encourages exploration
NETWORK ANALYSIS	MAPPING	GAMING
I need to make artifacts visible and public for interactive analysis	I want to create, understand, or interact with a fully immersive environment	I need to manipulate or be manipulated by my physical, audible, or visual environment
DIGITAL RECOVERY	DIGITAL RECONSTRUCTION	VISUALIZATION

Our resource guides are a work in progress, but not all methods lend themselves well to online tutorials. If we don't have a resource guide for your method of choice (or even if we do), you can always schedule a consultation with us for additional support.