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.<div><br></div><div>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.</div>
<div><br></div><div>If you'd like to be a participant, get someone you know to repeat the experiment!</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Elizabeth</div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 7:47 AM, Marcus Alexander Link <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:manupool@gmail.com">manupool@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Actually, I am interested in the lesson on the photoelectric effect.<br>
Are there any prerequisites to participate ?<br>
Can participants drop in any time ? Is it self-paced?<br>
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On 4/29/10, Elizabeth Lowry <<a href="mailto:emlowry@vt.edu">emlowry@vt.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
> Point taken. If you want to do this and you don't mind signing up for an<br>
> account on Virginia Tech's OpenSim grid, I'd be happy to add an extra<br>
> region. HokieGrid isn't exactly running on a supercomputer, though, so if<br>
> you've got access to another hosting solution, I hope you'll go there first.<br>
><br>
> The setup also includes the Google Docs form/spreadsheet that I'm using for<br>
> storing results and the scripts that open it with the correct URL<br>
> parameters, so it's not *just* the .oar.<br>
><br>
> - Elizabeth<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 7:02 AM, Marcus Alexander Link<br>
> <<a href="mailto:manupool@gmail.com">manupool@gmail.com</a>>wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Your 'setup' is a backup of a region.<br>
>> If someone want to support you and repeat your experiment, they will<br>
>> need to run an OpenSimulator in a network and setting up a region with<br>
>> your backup file (.oar).<br>
>><br>
>> There might be people who would like to support your project,<br>
>> repeating it, but just don't want the hassle with installing a full<br>
>> OpenSimulator environment. Maybe you get more response if you provide<br>
>> a hosted region to repeat your project.<br>
>><br>
>> Regards,<br>
>><br>
>> Marcus A. Link<br>
>><br>
>> On 4/29/10, Elizabeth Lowry <<a href="mailto:emlowry@vt.edu">emlowry@vt.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
>> > @Jeroen: Yes, all results will be public, but since no personally<br>
>> > identifiable information is collected, I doubt that will pose a problem.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > @Everyone: Just to clarify, I'm *not* asking for regions to run the<br>
>> > experiment on. I already have one and I'm using it.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > I'm asking for other people to reproduce the study and see if they get<br>
>> the<br>
>> > same results I do - not only is the ability of other researchers to<br>
>> repeat<br>
>> > an experiment a fundamental part of the scientific process, just seeing<br>
>> if<br>
>> > OpenSim can make reproducing a study like this easier is worth finding<br>
>> out.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > I've provided a download of my experimental setup and instructions on<br>
>> > how<br>
>> to<br>
>> > follow my procedure and grab your data for analysis at<br>
>> > <a href="http://hokiegrid.cs.vt.edu/index.php?&page=smodul&id=34&btn=33&subbtn=34-" target="_blank">http://hokiegrid.cs.vt.edu/index.php?&page=smodul&id=34&btn=33&subbtn=34-</a><br>
>> > anyone, please let me know if you can do this!<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Thanks,<br>
>> > Elizabeth<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> > On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 4:24 AM, Jeroen van Veen <<a href="mailto:j.veenvan@gmail.com">j.veenvan@gmail.com</a><br>
>> >wrote:<br>
>> ><br>
>> >> i posted a request to the pilot group, if they're interested in<br>
>> >> participating.<br>
>> >> Will the results of the research be public?<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Jeroen<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> On Thursday 29 April 2010 09:15:26 Elizabeth Lowry wrote:<br>
>> >> > Hi all,<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > I tried telling the individuals who answered my first email back in<br>
>> >> > March<br>
>> >> > about this, but I haven't gotten any responses yet.<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > I'd really like to compare the results I'm getting from my study with<br>
>> >> > someone else's - I've posted instructions at<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> <a href="http://hokiegrid.cs.vt.edu/index.php?&page=smodul&id=34&btn=33&subbtn=34" target="_blank">http://hokiegrid.cs.vt.edu/index.php?&page=smodul&id=34&btn=33&subbtn=34</a><br>
>> >> > and I'd really like to talk to some of you about reproducing my<br>
>> >> > experiment. Please? It's for science!<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Thank you,<br>
>> >> > Elizabeth Lowry<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 10:29 AM, Elizabeth Lowry <<a href="mailto:emlowry@vt.edu">emlowry@vt.edu</a>><br>
>> >> wrote:<br>
>> >> > > Hi all,<br>
>> >> > ><br>
>> >> > > My name is Elizabeth Lowry and I'm a Master's Student in the<br>
>> Computer<br>
>> >> > > Science program at Virginia Tech.<br>
>> >> > ><br>
>> >> > > As part of my thesis, I'm going to be running a user study using<br>
>> >> OpenSim.<br>
>> >> > ><br>
>> >> > > I'll be packaging my setup, including the data collection tools,<br>
>> >> > > in<br>
>> >> > > an<br>
>> >> > > OAR,<br>
>> >> > ><br>
>> >> > > and I'm hoping some of you will be willing to reproduce my<br>
>> experiment<br>
>> >> > > using that OAR and let me compare your results to mine.<br>
>> >> > ><br>
>> >> > > The idea of the experiment is to measure the effect of levels of<br>
>> >> spatial<br>
>> >> > > presentation in a virtual environment on that environment's<br>
>> >> > > effectiveness.<br>
>> >> > ><br>
>> >> > > I'll be presenting two lessons -- one on the photoelectric effect,<br>
>> a<br>
>> >> > > topic<br>
>> >> > ><br>
>> >> > > with a level of inherent spatial content, and one on a yet-to-be<br>
>> >> > > determined topic that isn't inherently spatial, like music or logic<br>
>> --<br>
>> >> > > at three levels of spatial presentation -- as a slide show given in<br>
>> >> > > the<br>
>> >> > > virtual world, as a set of posters arranged in space (with the<br>
>> slides<br>
>> >> > > from the<br>
>> >> > > previously-mentioned slideshow as the posters), and as a set of<br>
>> >> > > full-on<br>
>> >> > > 3D exhibits (presenting the same information as the slides) taking<br>
>> >> > > advantage of a virtual environment's ability to present 3D objects.<br>
>> >> > > Subjects will visit exactly one of the<br>
>> >> > > topic/level-of-spatial-presentation combinations for a set period<br>
>> >> > > of<br>
>> >> > > time and their learning will be measured by comparing their scores<br>
>> on<br>
>> >> > > quizzes before and after visiting.<br>
>> >> > ><br>
>> >> > > The question I'm hoping to answer is: How much effort is really<br>
>> worth<br>
>> >> it<br>
>> >> > > in the construction of a virtual learning environment? And does<br>
>> this<br>
>> >> > > level of effort vary between topics that are inherently spatial and<br>
>> >> ones<br>
>> >> > > that aren't?<br>
>> >> > ><br>
>> >> > > If the full-3D versions of the learning environments in the study<br>
>> >> > > lead<br>
>> >> > > to<br>
>> >> > ><br>
>> >> > > the greatest improvements in quiz scores, it'll indicate that the<br>
>> >> greater<br>
>> >> > > amount of effort required to build such environments pays off in<br>
>> >> > > better<br>
>> >> > > learning.<br>
>> >> > ><br>
>> >> > > Obviously, more work would need to be done in the future, whatever<br>
>> the<br>
>> >> > > results of this study -- but to get solid results on this study,<br>
>> >> > > I'd<br>
>> >> like<br>
>> >> > > your help.<br>
>> >> > ><br>
>> >> > > Is anyone on this list in a position to run a user study in OpenSim<br>
>> >> with<br>
>> >> > > 30 or more participants by mid to late April?<br>
>> >> > ><br>
>> >> > > Thank you,<br>
>> >> > > Elizabeth Lowry<br>
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