Pictures for Project

Don't Shoot The Puppy

-People are trigger happy
-Gamers may want to waste time
-Is it a game? There are rules, obstacles, goals, etc.

Game Studies Article
http://www.gamestudies.org/0102/squire/

-italics of game titles
-titles on pictures
-2 sources per paragraph is good
-don't use names
-subheadings make the paper easier to read
intro, data/themes (theme1, theme2, theme3), methods, conclusions

Methods For Paper

I have collected 5 interviews so far for my final paper. These five interviews were not easy to get either. I obtained them from going to public places with lots of places such as welcome centers and things. Once I am there I just type if anyone is not a newbie and has some free time could they help me out. I wait and see who replies and I instant message them to let them know about the project and see if they are interested in talking to me. A lot of the time people say no or ignore me or once someone even yelled at me saying that i shouldnt observe people bc everyone plays for fun and doesn't want to be some type of experiment. I plan on going to 5 places and talk to store owners or builders. I want to get half of just regular people and half of people that spend a lot of money and time into the game.

I've analyzed some of the data, but not all yet. I feel like people are saying some of the same answers. THey all agree that to get the full experience of SL you need to put money into the game. However, I've been playing for awhile without money and i'm making out just fine. They all also seem to think that they never felt pressure to spend money in the game, they all just seemed to think that it added a lot of fun more like game. Some of the people I've talked to have bought skin, clothes, hair, cars, etc. I really enjoy asking people what is the weirdest things that they have bought or have seen people buy. The best answer to that question was this woman i talked to me admitted that she bought a marching band of ants. I laughed and said i'd love to see taht, and she pulled them out and they marched around and followed her where-ever she went.

I think once I talk to store owners and builders I will really get the information of what it's really liek to spend a lot of time and money in the game. They will just have a whole different perspective on everything, and it will be more aobut the economy verses just talking about money. THey can talk the actual business aspect and how the economy and money works within their business.

Notes...

For the paper you need a Lit. Review of something to help set up the paper.

Communication and Mass Media Complete

3 published academic articles not newspaper, online, magazine.
--click scholarly journals
2 about SL and then 1 about topic

Need Bibliography--author, title, source

Search:

Money, Online
Money, Internet
Video Games
Video Games Online
Digital Games Online

Questions

What do you do when someone all the sudden seems to be uncomfortable with questions & doesn't seem to want to talk?
-reinforce what the project is
-tell them thanks for their time & try to contact them later
-let them know their answers are very important to them
-stroking
-set the stage at the beginning
-if they dont want to perceed ask if you can use what you have so far

If you hear people talking about planning a crime in SL, and your paper is on crime are you able to use the conversation that you hear
-not able to use the conversation without permission
-be a good citizen
-you can report it

You are talking to someone, and you get the sense that they are lying to you.
-try to catch them in lie, maybe by using their profile
-don't use any of the information that they give you
-if you don't know for sure, you could still use the information

FOR MONDAY: PRINT OUT A TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW

Group Discussion in SL--Group 3

I got into the game a little late, and missed most of the discussion about the problem. The problem was if you are doing a project and then hear two people in SL talking about the issue can you listen in and use the information that they talk about. We said that if you have permission and let them know that you were listening and if they allow it then there is no reason why you can not use the information. However, if you are removed from the convo and don't tell them you are listening it isn't ethically right for them to use the information that was talked about. However, since you will be removed from the conversation no matter what you won't get the true feeling/emotions about the conversation. You want to be able to use the patterns and the data that you get from the information, otherwise, it would be just a waste of time if you don't get anything out of the conversation.