In October 2006, I conducted an online survey about the Oregon Trail computer game by using the beta Facebook API to authenticate users and target OT enthusiast groups. Tonight I’ve published raw results. In only 8 days the survey had 500+ participants representing 44 states and 4 countries. While my original intent was [...]
An enthusiast recently created The Oregon Trail Shrine, archiving images and downloadable copies of both the Oregon Trail and Oregon Trail Deluxe computer games. Similar to the oral histories I collected with my Oregon Trail Survey, the site shares game reviews and stories submitted by fans. This review struck me:
After playing this game [...]
As many of my visitors have noted over the past several months, there hasn’t been much activity on my personal website for some time – here’s a recap:
In January I moved to Washington, DC to pursue a fellowship at Georgetown University working on the Crossroads Project. Much of my time has been spent developing [...]
Results of the survey will be published online Wednesday, December 20th following a presentation of my findings. At that time, those who are interested may also access a raw data dump that they themselves can analyze. Once again, thank you to those who have e-mailed me with comments and suggestions.
Revisiting the survey’s code, I believe the problems some users are experiencing have to do with their sessions expiring. I have made revisions to the code and will continue to monitor any complaints of these problems.
We’re now the most popular web-based developer project on Facebook!
Some users have contacted me about errors they have received while taking the survey. I’m currently troubleshooting and looking for answers as to why only certain people are receiving this error and most do not. Oh, the joys of software development!
If you experience a problem or have any questions, please e-mail or IM [...]
While the responses to my Oregon Trail Survey continue to come, I am beginning to see trends in the data as well as the habits of users taking an online survey. It would be inappropriate for me to comment on the survey results while it is still in progress; however the process by which [...]
Early Monday morning I officially released OregonTrailSurvey.com, an online survey about the Oregon Trail computer game. Its purpose is to understand and gather data on user’s perceptions of the game. Rather than approaching this research by a traditional paper-based survey, I have opted to perform it entirely online. I have also [...]