Comments for WoW Learning http://wowlearning.org A Study of Learning in World of Warcraft by Michelle A. Hoyle Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:43:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on The 2010 WoW Learning Survey’s Design by Elsheindra Michelle http://wowlearning.org/2011/10/30/survey-option-design-details-and-rationale-and-downloadable-copy-of-survey-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-276 Elsheindra Michelle Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:43:47 +0000 http://wowlearning.org/?p=335#comment-276 Hi Steph. Thanks for stopping by. You've picked a propitious time to visit as I'll be posting a new entry in the next week about an aspect of learning I uncovered occurring in World of Warcraft while analyzing this survey's essays. I'm not currently looking for any guinea pigs at the moment, although you're the second person to offer today. I think I'd best start a list. It's not inconceivable that I'll need some follow-up data in the future. At the moment, however, the 39 essays are a intriguingly more than a handful. Now's not the best time to be looking for funded Ph.D. positions around the UK, I hear, although there are some to be found. You may find quite a few games-based learning people are not too keen on the term "gamification". It doesn't have a good reputation given the way it's tossed casually around and applied in all manner of places at the moment. Good luck with your Ph.D. searching process. Have you already come across the new ALT Games & Learning SIG <a href="http://(http://gamesandlearningsig.ning.com/)" rel="nofollow">(http://gamesandlearningsig.ning.com/)</a>? As a learning technologist, you're probably either an institutional member or personal member of ALT and you might find that group's work of interest. We've just really started this year, but we've got some good stuff on the go already. Again, thanks for stopping by and you can find me on Twitter as @Eingang or on EU-Thunderhorn as Elsheindra. Hi Steph.

Thanks for stopping by. You've picked a propitious time to visit as I'll be posting a new entry in the next week about an aspect of learning I uncovered occurring in World of Warcraft while analyzing this survey's essays.

I'm not currently looking for any guinea pigs at the moment, although you're the second person to offer today. I think I'd best start a list. It's not inconceivable that I'll need some follow-up data in the future. At the moment, however, the 39 essays are a intriguingly more than a handful.

Now's not the best time to be looking for funded Ph.D. positions around the UK, I hear, although there are some to be found. You may find quite a few games-based learning people are not too keen on the term "gamification". It doesn't have a good reputation given the way it's tossed casually around and applied in all manner of places at the moment. Good luck with your Ph.D. searching process.

Have you already come across the new ALT Games & Learning SIG (http://gamesandlearningsig.ning.com/)? As a learning technologist, you're probably either an institutional member or personal member of ALT and you might find that group's work of interest. We've just really started this year, but we've got some good stuff on the go already.

Again, thanks for stopping by and you can find me on Twitter as @Eingang or on EU-Thunderhorn as Elsheindra.

]]> Comment on The 2010 WoW Learning Survey’s Design by @Steph_Comley http://wowlearning.org/2011/10/30/survey-option-design-details-and-rationale-and-downloadable-copy-of-survey-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-274 @Steph_Comley Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:52:46 +0000 http://wowlearning.org/?p=335#comment-274 Hey - As a keen gamer (particularly WoW) and as a Learning technologist I'm enjoying following your research from both a personal and professional basis. The amount of learning that take place in WoW is immense and the mechanisms Blizzard have employed to engage people are very effective (talking from personal experience!). Thought I'd say hello - always happy to debate/offer opinions / be a guinea pig if that would ever be of any use! I'm currently in the process of applying for funding to support a PhD looking at applying gamification mechanisms to learning through a VLE platform we're developing - finding your research with WoW learning very inspiring :D Hey – As a keen gamer (particularly WoW) and as a Learning technologist I'm enjoying following your research from both a personal and professional basis. The amount of learning that take place in WoW is immense and the mechanisms Blizzard have employed to engage people are very effective (talking from personal experience!). Thought I'd say hello – always happy to debate/offer opinions / be a guinea pig if that would ever be of any use!
I'm currently in the process of applying for funding to support a PhD looking at applying gamification mechanisms to learning through a VLE platform we're developing – finding your research with WoW learning very inspiring :D

]]> Comment on Upcoming Talk: “Persist or Die! Learning in World of Warcraft” by Motivational Posters http://wowlearning.org/2011/02/03/upcoming-talk-persist-or-die-learning-in-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Motivational Posters Mon, 23 May 2011 15:04:25 +0000 http://wowlearning.org/?p=247#comment-114 I will probably be following you on Twitter currently! Thanks for supplying your ideas on this lovely topic. I will probably be following you on Twitter currently! Thanks for supplying your ideas on this lovely topic.

]]> Comment on Upcoming Talk: “Persist or Die! Learning in World of Warcraft” by Eddie (silly priest) http://wowlearning.org/2011/02/03/upcoming-talk-persist-or-die-learning-in-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Eddie (silly priest) Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:05:04 +0000 http://wowlearning.org/?p=247#comment-108 “A game is a series of interesting choices.” — Sid Meier. games make interesting choices fun :) (contextual enveloping) the game is afoot ! “A game is a series of interesting choices.” — Sid Meier.

games make interesting choices fun :) (contextual enveloping)

the game is afoot !

]]> Comment on Guild Purpose Coding: Attempts and Thoughts by E1n1verse – WoW, Learning, and Teaching by Michelle A. Hoyle » Quantitative or Qualitative: The Eternal Question http://wowlearning.org/2010/06/07/guild-purpose-coding-attempts-and-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-94 E1n1verse – WoW, Learning, and Teaching by Michelle A. Hoyle » Quantitative or Qualitative: The Eternal Question Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:28:25 +0000 http://wowlearning.org/2010/06/07/guild-purpose-coding-attempts-and-thoughts/#comment-94 [...] way by coding each 140-character response into one of a number of categories, I found that approach unsatisfying.  Even in such short responses, there was more nuance than I could easily accommodate in a simple, [...] [...] way by coding each 140-character response into one of a number of categories, I found that approach unsatisfying.  Even in such short responses, there was more nuance than I could easily accommodate in a simple, [...]

]]> Comment on Survey 1: Why Do You Play World of Warcraft by E1n1verse – WoW, Learning, and Teaching by Michelle A. Hoyle » Quantitative or Qualitative: The Eternal Question http://wowlearning.org/2010/04/03/survey-1-why-do-you-play-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-1/#comment-93 E1n1verse – WoW, Learning, and Teaching by Michelle A. Hoyle » Quantitative or Qualitative: The Eternal Question Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:21:39 +0000 http://wowlearning.org/?p=115#comment-93 [...] to quantitative methods to usefully describe the types of people and characters who participated in the first survey.  However, the core questions I was interested in were more what some people would call [...] [...] to quantitative methods to usefully describe the types of people and characters who participated in the first survey.  However, the core questions I was interested in were more what some people would call [...]

]]> Comment on Survey 1: Why Do You Play World of Warcraft by E1n1verse – WoW, Learning, and Teaching by Michelle A. Hoyle » How To Track People Anonymously Across Multiple Studies http://wowlearning.org/2010/04/03/survey-1-why-do-you-play-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-1/#comment-83 E1n1verse – WoW, Learning, and Teaching by Michelle A. Hoyle » How To Track People Anonymously Across Multiple Studies Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:02:49 +0000 http://wowlearning.org/?p=115#comment-83 [...] in April, I posted my first preliminary study to look at motivation, community formation, and learning in World of Warcraft.  When I was [...] [...] in April, I posted my first preliminary study to look at motivation, community formation, and learning in World of Warcraft.  When I was [...]

]]> Comment on WoW Learning: A Virtual Worlds Ethics Approval Proposal by E1n1verse – WoW, Learning, and Teaching by Michelle A. Hoyle » How To Track People Anonymously Across Multiple Studies http://wowlearning.org/2010/03/27/wow-learning-ethics-approval-proposal/comment-page-1/#comment-82 E1n1verse – WoW, Learning, and Teaching by Michelle A. Hoyle » How To Track People Anonymously Across Multiple Studies Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:07:57 +0000 http://wowlearning.org/?p=101#comment-82 [...] at motivation, community formation, and learning in World of Warcraft.  When I was crafting my ethics approval for that study and future studies, I was very concerned with maintaining the privacy of the [...] [...] at motivation, community formation, and learning in World of Warcraft.  When I was crafting my ethics approval for that study and future studies, I was very concerned with maintaining the privacy of the [...]

]]> Comment on Looking for WoW Researchers & Educators by Lucas Gillispie http://wowlearning.org/2010/09/03/looking-for-wow-researchers-educators/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Lucas Gillispie Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:55:15 +0000 http://wowlearning.org/?p=190#comment-81 Melanie, Awesome! I'll add you to Edurealm.com's blogroll and follow your work here. Great idea. -Lucas Melanie,

Awesome! I'll add you to Edurealm.com's blogroll and follow your work here. Great idea.

-Lucas

]]> Comment on Guild Purpose Coding: Attempts and Thoughts by Elsheindra Michelle http://wowlearning.org/2010/06/07/guild-purpose-coding-attempts-and-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Elsheindra Michelle Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:11:05 +0000 http://wowlearning.org/2010/06/07/guild-purpose-coding-attempts-and-thoughts/#comment-80 This was a small-scale survey to work out the kinks, explore the process of doing the analysis, and to generate some motivations for why people play World of Warcraft that could be used for a second, larger scale survey. I therefore do not envision doing follow-up interviews from this survey, but it is not completely out of the question either. I started off by playing with this much smaller question to get my feet wet before tackling the much longer and more articulate responses people gave in their "essays" as to why they played World of Warcraft. This was a small-scale survey to work out the kinks, explore the process of doing the analysis, and to generate some motivations for why people play World of Warcraft that could be used for a second, larger scale survey. I therefore do not envision doing follow-up interviews from this survey, but it is not completely out of the question either. I started off by playing with this much smaller question to get my feet wet before tackling the much longer and more articulate responses people gave in their "essays" as to why they played World of Warcraft.

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