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Corvus Amicus
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.04.12 23:05:00 -
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Hey there!
We are two psychology students at the University of Iceland. We were lucky enough to get CCP to allow us to do a little experiment concerning the 'self' within and outside the game. We would be seriously pscyhed if you would help us by completing the following survey. Your participation would be a valuable contribution to research into MMORPGs and may impact further development of EVE Online. Detailed instructions will be provided if you proceed. The survey should take approximately 20 minutes to complete. The survey is of course anonymous and no personal information can be linked to your responses.
http://www.kannanir.is/nemendur/index.php?sid=81298&newtest=Y&lang=en
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Corvus Amicus
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.04.13 11:49:00 -
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Thanks to everyone who has participated so far!
I'll be trying to answer most of your questions as well as I can.
#1 - We will be publishing the results! (if not the thesis in it's entirety, then at least a 1-2 page summary for you guys!)
#2 - I have not been in contact with anyone else from my uni doing similar research but I'll be sure to try to contact her/them now I know they're out there.
#3 - Concerning the role-playing and thoughts about the character "just being you": The point we are trying to get across in not necessarily to 'role-play' the scenario but to assess how you AS your character would handle it. Even a player devoid of role-playing can handle situations differently online if he/she so chooses because of factors like anonymity, reputation, etc. If you feel you are exactly the same, that's totally legit and you should answer accordingly. If you are unsure as how to answer, just go with your gut!
#4 - Concerning the questions being to specific: This list is standardized which gives the survey reliability that would not be found if we just asked questions that we 'felt were relevant'.
#5 - Meds have already been distributed and are, in fact, the reason you do not see the inkblots. Enjoy.
-Corvus, one half of the research team. |
Corvus Amicus
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.04.14 16:20:00 -
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Hello again!
I see there are some more question and thoughts popping up and I'll try to adress those as best I can.
#1 - Liang Nuren:
Quote:I'm not sure what to do with that section because there's really no "character Liang".
I know exactly what you mean. However, this does not affect or harm our research.
Your monopoly shoe has not had the chance to communicate, make friends and explore a new world (unless you play monopoly by more complex rules than I do). This expression through your character (regardsless of if this character is "just you") is what we're after (among other things). The same could be said about CS (it lacks the depth and repercussions of EVE).
Quote:...assume that the person has constructed a second "persona" to play online.
In this case we do not have to make such assumptions, the only assumptions we make are ones about how people communicate and behave through the avatar, not on it's behalf.
Concerning some of the questions not being applicable in-game: This is understandable. However, if an art gallery would open, would you go? If there was such a thing as counterfeit ISK, would you use it? It's more general probing than precise scenarios.
#2 - Urgg Boolean:
Quote:Personally, I think researching any inferred sociopathic dysfunction would have been a much more interesting study
I see you are very interested about what kind of research can be done into sociopathy in online games! However interesting that subject is, it's not one of our goals in this research. Hopefully we will be able to do delve deeper into EVE and maybe one day we'll arrive at antisocial behavior. For now, this will have to do. :)
#3 - Llyandrian:
Quote:This is a Briggs Myers test
This is not a Briggs Myers test.
Thanks for the input and responses everyone!
-Corvus
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Corvus Amicus
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.05.23 16:00:00 -
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Hello everyone and thanks a bunch!
The thesis is in fact complete and a summary of the results (and later a link to the paper itself) will follow in the next few days.
Quote:My only gripe is that the wording of certain questions would be similar but switched around so if one question was phrased positively, the similar one would be phrased negatively. Was a little confusing.
Is that on purpose?
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