Actually, I am interested in the lesson on the photoelectric effect. Are there any prerequisites to participate ? Can participants drop in any time ? Is it self-paced?
Marcus On 4/29/10, Elizabeth Lowry <[email protected]> wrote: > Point taken. If you want to do this and you don't mind signing up for an > account on Virginia Tech's OpenSim grid, I'd be happy to add an extra > region. HokieGrid isn't exactly running on a supercomputer, though, so if > you've got access to another hosting solution, I hope you'll go there first. > > The setup also includes the Google Docs form/spreadsheet that I'm using for > storing results and the scripts that open it with the correct URL > parameters, so it's not *just* the .oar. > > - Elizabeth > > > On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 7:02 AM, Marcus Alexander Link > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Your 'setup' is a backup of a region. >> If someone want to support you and repeat your experiment, they will >> need to run an OpenSimulator in a network and setting up a region with >> your backup file (.oar). >> >> There might be people who would like to support your project, >> repeating it, but just don't want the hassle with installing a full >> OpenSimulator environment. Maybe you get more response if you provide >> a hosted region to repeat your project. >> >> Regards, >> >> Marcus A. Link >> >> On 4/29/10, Elizabeth Lowry <[email protected]> wrote: >> > @Jeroen: Yes, all results will be public, but since no personally >> > identifiable information is collected, I doubt that will pose a problem. >> > >> > @Everyone: Just to clarify, I'm *not* asking for regions to run the >> > experiment on. I already have one and I'm using it. >> > >> > I'm asking for other people to reproduce the study and see if they get >> the >> > same results I do - not only is the ability of other researchers to >> repeat >> > an experiment a fundamental part of the scientific process, just seeing >> if >> > OpenSim can make reproducing a study like this easier is worth finding >> out. >> > >> > I've provided a download of my experimental setup and instructions on >> > how >> to >> > follow my procedure and grab your data for analysis at >> > http://hokiegrid.cs.vt.edu/index.php?&page=smodul&id=34&btn=33&subbtn=34- >> > anyone, please let me know if you can do this! >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Elizabeth >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 4:24 AM, Jeroen van Veen <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> > >> >> i posted a request to the pilot group, if they're interested in >> >> participating. >> >> Will the results of the research be public? >> >> >> >> Jeroen >> >> >> >> On Thursday 29 April 2010 09:15:26 Elizabeth Lowry wrote: >> >> > Hi all, >> >> > >> >> > I tried telling the individuals who answered my first email back in >> >> > March >> >> > about this, but I haven't gotten any responses yet. >> >> > >> >> > I'd really like to compare the results I'm getting from my study with >> >> > someone else's - I've posted instructions at >> >> > >> http://hokiegrid.cs.vt.edu/index.php?&page=smodul&id=34&btn=33&subbtn=34 >> >> > and I'd really like to talk to some of you about reproducing my >> >> > experiment. Please? It's for science! >> >> > >> >> > Thank you, >> >> > Elizabeth Lowry >> >> > >> >> > On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 10:29 AM, Elizabeth Lowry <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> > > Hi all, >> >> > > >> >> > > My name is Elizabeth Lowry and I'm a Master's Student in the >> Computer >> >> > > Science program at Virginia Tech. >> >> > > >> >> > > As part of my thesis, I'm going to be running a user study using >> >> OpenSim. >> >> > > >> >> > > I'll be packaging my setup, including the data collection tools, >> >> > > in >> >> > > an >> >> > > OAR, >> >> > > >> >> > > and I'm hoping some of you will be willing to reproduce my >> experiment >> >> > > using that OAR and let me compare your results to mine. >> >> > > >> >> > > The idea of the experiment is to measure the effect of levels of >> >> spatial >> >> > > presentation in a virtual environment on that environment's >> >> > > effectiveness. >> >> > > >> >> > > I'll be presenting two lessons -- one on the photoelectric effect, >> a >> >> > > topic >> >> > > >> >> > > with a level of inherent spatial content, and one on a yet-to-be >> >> > > determined topic that isn't inherently spatial, like music or logic >> -- >> >> > > at three levels of spatial presentation -- as a slide show given in >> >> > > the >> >> > > virtual world, as a set of posters arranged in space (with the >> slides >> >> > > from the >> >> > > previously-mentioned slideshow as the posters), and as a set of >> >> > > full-on >> >> > > 3D exhibits (presenting the same information as the slides) taking >> >> > > advantage of a virtual environment's ability to present 3D objects. >> >> > > Subjects will visit exactly one of the >> >> > > topic/level-of-spatial-presentation combinations for a set period >> >> > > of >> >> > > time and their learning will be measured by comparing their scores >> on >> >> > > quizzes before and after visiting. >> >> > > >> >> > > The question I'm hoping to answer is: How much effort is really >> worth >> >> it >> >> > > in the construction of a virtual learning environment? And does >> this >> >> > > level of effort vary between topics that are inherently spatial and >> >> ones >> >> > > that aren't? >> >> > > >> >> > > If the full-3D versions of the learning environments in the study >> >> > > lead >> >> > > to >> >> > > >> >> > > the greatest improvements in quiz scores, it'll indicate that the >> >> greater >> >> > > amount of effort required to build such environments pays off in >> >> > > better >> >> > > learning. >> >> > > >> >> > > Obviously, more work would need to be done in the future, whatever >> the >> >> > > results of this study -- but to get solid results on this study, >> >> > > I'd >> >> like >> >> > > your help. >> >> > > >> >> > > Is anyone on this list in a position to run a user study in OpenSim >> >> with >> >> > > 30 or more participants by mid to late April? >> >> > > >> >> > > Thank you, >> >> > > Elizabeth Lowry >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Opensim-users mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-users >> >> >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> Opensim-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-users >> > _______________________________________________ Opensim-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-users
