I'm not looking for participants in *my* study on this list - I'm sticking to people who can show up in person for my study because I'm required to get signed consent forms.
I am looking for other people to *run* *reproductions* of the study - possibly in a region on my grid if they can't get one elsewhere, but not the actual region where I'm running mine. If you'd like to be a participant, get someone you know to repeat the experiment! Thanks, Elizabeth On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 7:47 AM, Marcus Alexander Link <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 >
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