tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493231.post8793491588433797941..comments2024-03-18T03:36:07.739-04:00Comments on I, Lamont: An academic gets a rise from "breaching experiments" in City of Heroes/City of VillainsI Lamonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14681877739319223934noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493231.post-71568317943276251822011-07-16T06:34:56.815-04:002011-07-16T06:34:56.815-04:00I thought I would revisit this, as I contacted Loy...I thought I would revisit this, as I contacted Loyala University and asked for the professor to be sanctioned. Not only did he violate his NSCSOFT terms of contract (I also contacted the NCSOFT legal department to inform them of what he had been doing) he also violate the ethics rule regarding social experiments, which not only require informed consent from ADULT subjects, but absolutely require the consent of the parents of any minors involved (and in my research I found several who had been taunted and bullied by the character "Twix"). I have not found any book was actually published (I also informed NCSOFT about this as well)and I suspect the publishing company cancelled the deal as a result of the very real probability of legal action (or the threat of legal action by NCSOFT). I was unable to determine if the professor was actually sanctioned or merely repremanded, but these things would not be public record. I do find, however, that he has ceased to publish or present the existing papers or further papers on his "experience" in City of Heroes. He did attempt to weasel his way out of it by saying it was not an "actual" experiment, it was a "breaching" experiment, but regardless, the ethical rules in place would have forbidden him from using minors without the consent of their parents, or the game without the consent of the company.Victoria Victrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194601150556130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493231.post-87150049244943692712009-08-04T21:32:38.877-04:002009-08-04T21:32:38.877-04:00Thanks, H Rutger. "Harass" and "dis...Thanks, H Rutger. "Harass" and "distress" seem pretty clear cut to most people, but the learned professor's was going by a subjective interpretation of the rules. I also have to wonder if the rules weren't updated at some point after Twixt began the experiments.I Lamonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681877739319223934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493231.post-25788128807207592642009-08-04T21:25:46.952-04:002009-08-04T21:25:46.952-04:00Two quotes for consideration:
1) "1. TERMS O...Two quotes for consideration:<br /><br />1) "1. TERMS OF AGREEMENT a. NC Interactive offers to allow you to play its multi-player online computer game(s) … conditioned on … your compliance with the posted Rules of Conduct." http://us.ncsoft.com/en/legal/user-agreements/city-of-heroes-user-agreement.html<br /><br />2) "City of Heroes Rules of Conduct 1)…you may not defraud, harass, threaten, or cause distress and/or unwanted attention to other players.", http://us.ncsoft.com/en/legal/user-agreements/city-of-heroes-rules-of-conduct.html<br /><br />There has been tacit acceptance that Myers was operating within the rules of the game - largely, I expect, because he so vociferously insists he was.<br /><br />In fact, he was not.H Rutgernoreply@blogger.com