Collaborate project spotlight
Find out more about the research project between Press Play Films and Sophie Forster, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Sussex.
Moving Minds
Research partnership:
Press Play Films with Sophie Forster, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Sussex
Research focus:
Exploring how cultural sector practitioners can design effective, engaging extra-curricular activities for autistic and neurotypical children.
This partnership was awarded a research grant in June 2023 as part of the second round of the Centre for Cultural Value’s Collaborate programme.
The fund supported innovative new partnerships between cultural sector practitioners and academics to explore under-explored questions around cultural value.
What is the project exploring?
What is the best way to engage autistic children? Having witnessed positive outcomes for autistic children participating in its stop-motion animation workshops, Press Play Films is investigating why this is and how cultural sector practitioners can design effective, engaging extra-curricular activities for autistic and neurotypical children.
Working in partnership with neuroscientist Sophie Forster, this project is taking a mixed-method approach using electroencephalography (EEG) readings of participant’s brain waves as they produce animations and analysis of the content of the animations themselves. The participant-led animation films produced may also incorporate the powerful images of EEG waves in novel, artistic ways.
The scientific data sets collated through this research will potentially serve as pilot data for the future extension of the project.
Project learning and findings
