Reflection and discussion There was vast amounts of movement in both experiments. The females were more contained and settled within the space around them, and the people present didn’t change vastly. The males had two different guests on the sofa at different times. they used the sofa, within the hour, to eat 3 separate meals, and also drink, while the females sat relatively consistently for an hour after they had eaten in the kitchen. Lucy was working on her laptop for most of the experiment, with the others all using their phones at different points. The males however, didn’t use their phones at all during the experiment, suggesting despite the more hectic environment, they felt more socially connected to the people directly near them. While the females were engaging in casual conversation as the sole collective activity, the males were watching football and talking simultaneously. The males engaged far more obnoxiously with the camera taking note of it physically much more. They also used vulgar hand gestures and came very close to it. Although the way the bodies themselves interacted with the space around them were relatively similar in each experiment regardless of gender, it is undeniable that the presence of the camera affected the behaviour of the males far more than the females.
Figure 26: Female Order.
Figure 27: Male Disorder.
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