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

Thu Apr 29 12:42:49 UTC 2010

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
<manupool at gmail.com>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 <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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