Recently, JP Button was contacted by Associate Professor Aaron Delwiche from the Department of Communication at Trinity University. Professor Delwiche is teaching a course on Transnational Onilne games, and along with his students, has initiated the WorldPlay Research Initiative. He is looking for the FFXI community to contribute their thoughts and experiences adventuring with players of all different cultures in Vana'diel.
If you have the time, check out their site and fill out a survey. It's a little more complicated than yes/no , but it's not very long at all. There's also a link that downloads a PDF with the results they have compiled so far.Currently, I am working with seventeen undergraduates to launch the Worldplay Project. As you can see from our site, the Worldplay project is trying to figure out ways that players, game developers, and researchers can promote cross-cultural cooperation in virtual worlds. We are very committed to the same values that are embodied in JP Button.
As the first step of this project, we are asking players from around the world to share their thoughts,concerns, and suggestions about cross-cultural interaction. We've put together a short (10 question) open-ended document that invites people to speak up on this important issue. This survey is currently posted in Chinese, English, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and Vietnamese.
Here are some direct links to the project pages:
PROJECT HOME - FAQ - STUDENT BLOGS
And some fast links to the survey in each language:
CHINESE
ENGLISH
GERMAN
JAPANESE
KOREAN
SPANISH
VIETNAMESE