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Lindal Kidd
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Join date: 26 Jun 2007
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11-07-2008 13:50
Hey, you...yes, you! The one who's thinking about doing a survey for a research project on virtual worlds. I have a REAL research proposal for you. If you pull it off, you'll get an A, and money for your department, and maybe a job offer from Linden Lab.
Model the Second Life economy on a computer. Validate it by running it against historical data.
Linden Lab keeps coming up with policies that have unexpected results...like the recent changes to Open Space regions and pricing. They badly need a tool that will let them try out changes to their products, pricing, and policies BEFORE they inflict them on their customers.
Do you have the chops to tackle this? If you do, be sure to start early, and have your advisor apply for a grant from Linden Lab to finance the project.
It's a win-win-win-win. You get a top grade, and if your work is good enough, maybe a job after graduation. Your school gets some cash. Linden Lab gets a tool that'll help them design the best strategies for Second Life. And we Residents can stop being assaulted by capricious policy changes...AND there will be one less friggin' survey request.
Good luck.
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Ponsonby Low
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Join date: 21 May 2008
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11-07-2008 14:11
It IS a good idea.
As someone with a BA in Economics (my PhD is in an entirely different field), I would doubt that the art of modeling is advanced enough for the purpose you describe (that is, to be detailed enough to be predictive of SL economic events and statistics).
Still, it's definitely a worthy endeavor.
On a more practical note, I'd offer the suggestion: how about a study of studies of SL? The number of surveys in the Forums, alone, would provide truckloads of data. Which ones get serious answers? Of the non-serious answers, which are funniest?
Sure, it's a bit meta, but then that's all the rage in Academia nowadays.
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LittleMe Jewell
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11-07-2008 14:12
Lindal - That requires WORK. It is far easier to just come here and ask a few questions.
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Lindal Kidd
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11-07-2008 14:24
From: Ponsonby Low ...On a more practical note, I'd offer the suggestion: how about a study of studies of SL? .... /me's eyebrows climb up under her bangs and hide. "More practical?"
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Viktoria Dovgal
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Join date: 29 Jul 2007
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11-07-2008 14:29
Hee. http://predictiveanalyticsworld.com/Check out who is listed in the case studies =) |
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LittleMe Jewell
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11-07-2008 14:29
From: Lindal Kidd /me's eyebrows climb up under her bangs and hide.
"More practical?" Definitely not 'more practical', but definitely easier
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LittleMe Jewell
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11-07-2008 14:31
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Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?
~Mark Twain~
Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on.
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Lil's Yard Sale / Inventory Cleanout: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Triggerfish/52/27/22
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Ponsonby Low
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Join date: 21 May 2008
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11-07-2008 17:00
From: LittleMe Jewell Definitely not 'more practical', but definitely easier Sure...easier IS more practical. All you have to do to acquire the data is to scroll through these hallowed threads.... |
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Ralektra Breda
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Join date: 7 Apr 2008
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11-07-2008 17:42
this needs a sticky so we can point them to it every few days when they come to try a survey
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Jojogirl Bailey
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Join date: 20 Jun 2007
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11-07-2008 17:54
Tufts Univ has an economics research lab with us on Etopia...I will point them to this request.
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