Final Project Experiment Plan

This is the updated and finalized experiment plan:

1. Experiment Title – Virtual World Racing

2. Scenario – While operating a vehicle, avatars will interact with other avatars by racing around the tracks in a competition or disrupting the competition.

3. Mechanics – Some of the avatars will be in slower vehicles while other avatars will be in faster ones that are more upgraded. Some of the avatars will play as the rule-abiding players and just race around the track like normal while other avatars will be the trouble makers and try to do anything in their power to disrupt the racing competition. The players will also need to learn how to control their vehicle properly. The winner of the race will receive $250 Linden Dollars.

4. Second Life Location – The first location is a sandbox for everyone to get the required assets for the experiment. Buy the vehicle you are assigned to.

SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Meridian/37/213/23/

After purchasing the vehicle, go to the racetrack where the rest of the experiment will be held.

SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Spike/26/198/621/

5. Roles – Here is a list of several roles the class will take part in:

• Screen Shot Documenter – Take random screen shots during the entire event.
• Video Documenter – Take various video segments during different parts of the event.
• Observer Documenter – Run around or sit on the side of the race track and observe what racers are doing and take brief notes on their interaction.
• Bagel Driver – Take the bagel vehicle to simulate a newbie of the virtual world and race throughout the event for five laps.
• Apple Driver – Take an apple vehicle to simulate a casual player of the virtual world and race throughout the event for five laps.
• Hot Dog Driver – Take the hot dog vehicle to simulate a hardcore player of the virtual world and race throughout the event for five laps.
• Bagel Griefer – Take the bagel vehicle to simulate a newbie that disturbs other players during the event.
• Apple Griefer – Take an apple vehicle to simulate a casual player that disturbs other players during the event.
• Hot Dog Griefer – Take thehot dog vehicle to simulate a hardcore player that disturbs other players during the event.
  

6. Role Assignments – Here are the random role assignments:

• Screen Shot Documenter – Karen, Zachary, Grant
  
• Video Documenter – Zoe
  
• Observer Documenter – Joshua, Martha, Stephen
  
• Bagel Driver – Alisa, Kimberly, I Wuen
  
• Apple Driver – Micah, Tara, Zhen
  
• Hot Dog Driver – Ed, Chris, Brandon
  
• Bagel Griefer – Jane, Laura, Colleen
  
• Apple Griefer – Jade, Delonzo, Danny
  
• Hot Dog Griefer – James, Jose, Steve
  

7. Assets Provided – Here is a list of assets provided:

• Bagel Vehicle – The avatars will choose one of three speed vehicles according to what they are assigned.
• Apple Vehicle – The avatars will choose one of three speed vehicles according to what they are assigned.
• Hot Dog Vehicle – The avatars will choose one of three speed vehicles according to what they are assigned.

8. Participant Preparation – Besides knowing their roles and getting the vehicles, no other preparation is required.

9. Production Plan – I found many different kinds of racetracks and vehicles available in Second Life for this experiment. Perhaps I will need to make some addition assets for the experiment such as the vehicle sculpties and scripties.