It has been a long time since my last post regarding my research on online gaming communities. On that post I had a discussion with khy0te regarding the Institutional Review Board (IRB) requirements and approval delays. Well, it has taken this long to receive full approval from them. Some of you might have also seen my "reminder" piece on the Gaiscioch Magazine Issue 1 page 65.
Either way I am happy to say that my research study entitled "MMO Gaming Culture: An Online Gaming Family" has been FULLY APPROVED by BOTH the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and my thesis committee. In fact, they are both very excited to see my results.
This means that now comes the part where I become more active within the community to search for volunteers for the research study. Don't worry I will not be forcing or nagging anyone! I am, after all, looking for volunteers :)
I will have more details regarding how to participate on forum and blog posts in the upcoming days!
Thanks for tuning in!