[Opensim-users] Looking for help reproducing a user study in OpenSim

[Elizabeth Lowry]

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
<manupool at gmail.com>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 <emlowry at vt.edu> 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 <j.veenvan at gmail.com
> >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 <emlowry at vt.edu>
> >> 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
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