modResearch

Hi guys! Thank you so much for your replies so far, and we completely agree that we were kinda morons to not consider a webform straight away.. so here goes! http://goo.gl/forms/3Po3rsAnjL To those of you who already answered - no need to re-submit your reply (already got it noted ) Again: Thank you very much for helping us out in our research (and please tell your friends as well)! Sincerely Vegard Angell and Bjørnar Fjeldstad Ps. looks like google drive is slightly unstable at the moment, so if you encounter any problems, please try again later, or submit your answer here in the thread instead

Greetings modders and users of Kerbal Space Program! We are two Norwegian master students at the Institute of Informatics at the University of Oslo who are taking a course in Open Source, open collaboration and innovation. For course information, please see attached link: http://www.uio.no/studier/emner/matnat/ifi/INF5780/ In this course, we are looking into modifications in games, specifically how games using free open software modifications can use this to compete with larger companies such as EA Games, Activision, Firaxis, etc. Further, we are investigating into what drives modders to create mods, the infrastructure and dynamics in the community and how their contributions and interactions help the game developers to gain foothold and further develop their product. Our reason for reaching out to this community is that our case study for the research question is KSP(Kerbal Space Program). As such, we are very interested in hearing you comments, thoughts and reasons for creating modifications in KSP. We therefore kindly ask you for response to the following questions: Note: All comments and answers will be handled and kept confidential and only be used in until the end of the research. When the project ends in mid-November, we will delete this thread and any other information on this website that in any way may link you as a user to the research. We will not register any personal information besides username which will be referenced in the paper. If you for whatever reason do not want to post your answers in this thread, feel free to contact us directly through a personal message on this site. If you have any questions regarding the research and your contribution, do not hesitate to contact us. Question 1: Are you an active user of modifications in KSP? Question 2: Do you create modifications to KSP? If so, what are your motivations for developing modifications to Kerbal? Do you develop for your own personal use or for other users? Are you looking to showcase your skills for commercial companies or simply for your own enjoyment? If not, what are your reasons for not creating modifications? Question 3: Why did you choose KSP as your platform for creating modifications? Do you develop in other games as well? If so, which? What does Kerbal offer you that other games do not? Question 4: Which types mods do you create and/or use in KSP and why? Question 5: Under which licenses do you choose to release your mods and why? Do you have any aversions to releasing modifications under certain licenses? Question 6: There is a large forum and community around KSP. What is your experience on receiving feedback on your modifications, help with getting started and in general the interaction with the community? Do you in feel that you are part of a larger society, or one creator of many. Question 7: What are your thoughts on FOSS(Free Open Source Software)? Is this something you consider when creating/using modifications? Question 8: Do you contribute to the KSP community in other ways beside creating modifications? Question 9: Do you have any other comments or issues you want to adress regarding KSP? In advance, we would like to thank you for your help and cooperation in this research. Best Regards, Bjørnar Fjeldstad and Vegard Angell Master students at the University of Oslo TL;DR We are two students who are attempting to build and launch a massive spaceship (our research-paper), but we are missing the correct components and staging (your input and experience), so to prevent a massive explosion (even though we all like explosions, we prefer them to not originate from our professors) we would love it if you would be so kind as to help us out with the questions above