Research into WoW Addon Developer motivations |
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The purpose of this survey is to provide additional insight into the experience of those who develop software addons for the World of Warcraft MMO. While the opinions of non-developers are welcomed, the primary population of interest are those individuals who have developed, or attempted to develop, addons for World of Warcraft.
This survey is undertaken as part of research for a doctoral dissertation by Eric Ellis, a doctoral student in Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education and Psychology. I can be contacted at eellis at pepperdine dot edu.
Participation in this survey is completely voluntary and anonymous - no personal information such as name, address, age, ethnicity or gender, will be collected. Participants in the survey will receive no payment for their time or participation. The survey consists of 22 questions, primarily multiple-choice or yes/no in nature - the estimated time commitment to complete the survey is 10 minutes. There is no risk of personal physical injury for participants providing responses; the primary potential risk may be boredom with the survey questions or topic.
This research is guided by the guidelines for human research overseen by Pepperdine University's Institutional Review Board; any questions or concerns about this study may be forwarded to Dr. Linda Polin at lpolin at pepperdine dot edu. Participants with additional questions or concerns may contact the Pepperdine IRB at http://community.pepperdine.edu/irb/graduate/.
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This survey is undertaken as part of research for a doctoral dissertation by Eric Ellis, a doctoral student in Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education and Psychology. I can be contacted at eellis at pepperdine dot edu.
Participation in this survey is completely voluntary and anonymous - no personal information such as name, address, age, ethnicity or gender, will be collected. Participants in the survey will receive no payment for their time or participation. The survey consists of 22 questions, primarily multiple-choice or yes/no in nature - the estimated time commitment to complete the survey is 10 minutes. There is no risk of personal physical injury for participants providing responses; the primary potential risk may be boredom with the survey questions or topic.
This research is guided by the guidelines for human research overseen by Pepperdine University's Institutional Review Board; any questions or concerns about this study may be forwarded to Dr. Linda Polin at lpolin at pepperdine dot edu. Participants with additional questions or concerns may contact the Pepperdine IRB at http://community.pepperdine.edu/irb/graduate/.
By clicking the "Next" button below, you signal your understanding and agreement to the information described on this page.