If every gamer devotes just a few minutes of their time, that’s a huge help to science.” But, cleverly, Project Discovery’s inclusion in EVE isn’t completely arbitrary.
“Massively Multiplayer Online Science is definitely onto something unique here. “This is the only example of a player base this size being used for a citizen science project,” says Campbell. “We released at about midday, and by 2am someone who had been playing solidly had unlocked everything, which is amazing.” But whether you’re someone as dedicated as this, or only play Project Discovery for a few minutes, every contribution helps. When Campbell was determining the Analysis Credits required to buy some of the more exotic items in the LP store, including armour sets, she thought it would take weeks. This is a new currency we’ve introduced, and players can use them in the Sisters of Eve loyalty points store.” “EVE players are helping science,” says Campbell. This is a way of encouraging people to take their time and submit accurate data. And if your rating gets too low, you won’t receive anything. Every player has an accuracy rating, which dictates the rewards they get. “Every ten or fifteen samples you get a training one, and depending on how you do, your level going forward is determined.”Īs well as the noble pursuit of helping science, there’s also an in-game reward for taking part in Project Discovery. “And cytoplasm was the most popular, because that was what they were most easily able to recognise.” In response they changed the way points were awarded, implementing a grading system. “Citizen science works by player consensus,” she says.
I had Twitch chat running on my laptop as I watched the talk, just to see what people thought of each segment, and when Discovery was mentioned the chat was flooded with people shouting ‘CYTOPLASM!’ Confused, I ask Campbell about this. Project Discovery was talked about at the EVE Fanfest keynote, which was also being streamed live on Twitch. I was stunned by the level of participation.” In fact, the HPA has since told us that EVE players have been through their entire image database once already.
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