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

Thu Apr 29 11:47:30 UTC 2010

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 <emlowry at vt.edu> 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
> <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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