ladym01 wrote:
Hello Gamers! My name is Michele Marvel and I am a doctoral student at Walden University. I would like to invite you to participate in a research study that is designed to explore player characteristics, motivation, and participation in MMORPGs. The goal of this research is to provide information that will help educators and game creators to design effective virtual worlds that may be useful in higher education. If you are 18 or older and currently play MMORPGs (like World of Warcraft, Everquest II, Second Life, or Rift) please consider participating in this study.
To participate, all you need to do is to complete an online survey about your personality, gaming habits, and motivation to play MMORPGs. There are a few demographic questions as well. The entire survey should take about 15-20 minutes of your time. All survey responses will be kept confidential and you will not be asked to provide any identifying information as a part of this survey.
If you have any questions about this research project, please do not hesitate to contact me, Michele Marvel, at michele.marvel@waldenu.edu. You may also contact my dissertation committee chair, Dr. Hedy Dexter, at hedy.dexter@waldenu.edu.
Here is the link to the survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DDNVG7T Best Wishes!
Michele Marvel
Survey Approved 5/15/2012 ~Administrator Kaolian
Ok, so you are "attending" an online University and pursuing a Doctorate in what field of study? How is this valuable to educators?
How does "player characteristics, motivation, and participation " correlate to "game creators to design effective virtual worlds that may be useful in higher education"?
I expect better from a Doctoral student. You should consider narrowing down your information because you are going to come off sounding like a putz. I can't imagine seeing this at a SWPA or APA poster session.
My suggestion is to focus on something more specific. "I want people to learn better through video games" is lame, and too broad. Learn what? Pick something: social skills, math, English, spelling, history - you can even break down social skills in to parts
Also, you forgot to state that the participants can withdraw their information at any time. Kao may have allowed this to slip past, but you won't be able to publish nor present if you aren't adhering to your IRB.