Study purpose

This study will help us understand how to persist information about players’ past events and then represent it as part of game play can increase player influence and enjoyment.

Voluntary participation

Your participation in this study is voluntary and you may stop at any time, without providing a reason and without penalty. you may decide to hide personal data, avoid answering a particular question, or not show work that you have created, without giving a reason and with no penalties.

Risks and discomforts

Your participation in this study does not present any foreseeable risks in participating beyond those experienced in daily life.

Potential benefits

You will not receive any financial compensation from participating in the study but you will witness novel game features and may benefit special ‘easter egg’ items in-game as proof of your participation and contribution.

Procedure

If you agree to participate, you will simply play the game as any other you normally would. We may ask you to participate in follow-up activities to provide us feedback on you encounters in the game. We collect the following data: your email address (for you to create an account), logs of your actions in-game and potential text, image or video material that you provide in organized feedback sessions.

Duration This open study is set to begin at 16 August 2019 and end 2 September 2019. Your participation may occur at any give time and duration during this time period.

Data protection

We will store and secure the data in a locked cabinet, in a locked office. The research team listed below will have access to anonymized records related to this research study. In the event of a publication or presentation resulting form the research, no personally identifiable information will be shared.

Data confidentiality

Your participation in this research is confidential. We will assign you a unique participant ID that will be associated with all of the data we collect, including performance data, video records and answers to questionnaires. The contact investigator will maintain a separate list that links your participant ID to your name and other personal information. Other research team members will only have access to the anonymized data records related to this research study.All publications and presentations resulting from this research will present aggregate data, with no personal identifiers.

Consent

You must be 18 years of age or older to take part in this research study. If you agree to the information outline above, please check the box below. You will be sent a copy of this consent form for your records.