From 47a7ec98eab7ccdc81077719f00c6aa82aa31da0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dennis Schoepf
Dear participant,
++ thank you for your interest in participating in this study on ”Playful Experiences in + the Onboarding Process of Software Development Projects”. This study takes place as a + part of my master thesis on “Onboarding in Software Development Projects as a Space of + Play”. The thesis is written as a part of the new Joint Master "Human-Computer + Interaction" of the FH Salzburg and the University of Salzburg. In order to use your + personal data, we would need your written declaration of consent. Please, carefully read + the following information. +
++ The goal of this study is to research how software developers experience playful + approaches on the onboarding process into new projects. The results of this study are + going to contribute to the research body of both the software development field but also + the field of “Play”. From the study results conclusions are going to be drawn about: The + openness towards playful experiences in the software development field, possible hurdles + on implementing such experiences, the general attitude of developers towards play in the + field and the selection of what information to include in onboarding processes. +
++ The participant will take part in a hybrid-study setting. Part of the study consists of + going through an interactive visualization of an open-source software project and + revealing parts of information within some parts of the project. The other part of the + study consists of questions on the visualization and general questions on the + intersection of Play and software development. The study can be accessed online and can + be finished online without additional work on the participants side. Overall the + procedure should take between 15 and 25 minutes. +
++ The participation in this study is voluntary. You may withdraw or stop your + participation at any time without incurring any consequences. Moreover, you can request + information about the processed personal data at any time, even after the termination of + the study (for further information see also Confidentiality and data processing). If you + have any questions please contact the study leader. +
++ You do not incur any risks by participating in this study. If you feel uncomfortable + during the study you can cancel at any time without giving reasons and without incurring + any consequences. +
++ Your data will only be processed within the aforementioned project if you give your + written consent. The data is going to be processed via the Firebase platform + (https://firebase.google.com/) on european servers. For additional information on their + privacy and data protection guidelines visit their documentation at + https://policies.google.com/u/0/privacy. The following data is going to be processed + within the study: +
++ After the end of the study, the data is going to be exported from Firebase and the + underlying app instance is going to be deleted. This data is going to be kept strictly + confidential and is not going to be passed on to further third parties. The data is + going to be analyzed and then used within my master thesis. If you only want to be + mentioned anonymously in my thesis please indicate so at the bottom. If you are doing + that your name and age are going to be hidden in my thesis and your data is only going + to be connected to a random ID. +
+You will not receive an expense allowance for participation.
++ I have carefully read and understood the declaration of consent. Any additional + questions were answered to my satisfaction. My participation is voluntary, and I know + that I can withdraw at any time, even without giving reasons, without incurring any + disadvantages. By clicking on “Agree” below I agree to the processing of my personal + data collected for this study and I am willing to participate. +
+ +Please provide some additional information about you below:
+ + + + ++ Now we're ready to dive into this study. After clicking on the button below you are + dropped into a visualization of a software development project. This project is a + monorepo, more specifically the + ethereumjs monorepo. You + are controlling a little player character with your mouse. The character consists of a + head and tail. As soon as its head touches elements on the screen you are able to + interact with them. That should be all you need for now, just drop in now and take a + look at what is there. +
+Have fun! 🤟
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