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Social Experiment: Limited Space on a Closed Map

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1/19/2018 11:48 pm
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Final Update 1/4/2018 : This project has been discontinued because of the lack of player volunteers. Scroll down to the bottom of the page for more information.

Hello!

I'm Snakeslayer541. And i've been wondering lately how players act together, and trying to understand the patterns that keep things fun and interesting for a multiplayer experience. After i read an article about a social experiment that took place back in 2012, i was curious to see if i could re-create it and see how human nature really plays out.

This is what i read: http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/servers-java-edition/pc-servers/665978-closed-map-experiment

To summarize: Shit went down when everyone realized resources were limited.


Here's what i wanna do:
1 Repeat the same circumstances as the original 2012 experiment as a control
2 Conduct a new styled experiment after seeing the results of the first control experiment

To be clear on parameters of the experiment:
1 Everyone (ideally 30 people) will be put in an fresh, enclosed vanilla world of 300x300 (The size will change depending on the amount of people who are available)
2 A time window on a set schedule will be made so that everyone can play on the server at the same optimal time.
3 There will be a whitelist for the selected team.
4 The first experiment will be a pure vanilla experience(with helpful server plugins of course)
5 The amount of people for this will be limited, and based on how many people can play at the same time.
6 No modded clients. I actually like and understand the reason for hacks, but for the sake of this experiment, no clients please.

But first things are first. I gotta know if people are actually on board with this before i set up the server, cause its no fun if nobody wants to participate. So if you are interested in helping me out, you can sign up by joining the discord and using the sign-up section.

Discord Link: no longer available.

Please include this important info:
1 (Username and Age)
2 (What time you are available to play MC during each day of the week and the time of day ex: 2pm to 5pm CST)
3 (Commitment level to experiment scale of 1-10 with description)
---1 being "I'm interested, but cant play often i have work, school, and kids."---
---10 being "Minecraft is life, i dont work, sleep, or eat."---
4 (any other questions or things you want to say)

Note this is first come first serve. If you don't make the first list, stick around and you will probably get on a future one.

Nescessary Plugin List:
WorldBorder
VentureChat
Orebfuscator
Nocheatplus
(list subject to change if need be)

Everything is ready to go, just need a bunch of participants! :)

I look forward to working with you all!
Have a radical day, yo.


Updates:
As of 1/1/2018, 18 people have shown interest so far.

Help spread the word and join the discord, so we can get started much faster! :)
Because we have undershot the 30 player goal, The experiment will be downsized to a small island of roughly ~65x65
11 Confirmed Participants
Projected Start Date: Jan 2
Schedule: 4-6pm EST

Spanning for Approximately 30 Days

The project was ended on 1/4/2018.
Final Update:
Because of the lack of volunteers, the first attempt was very small with 11 confirmed participants. The majority of the participants did not show up or even contact me at all. The most who were online at any time was 5. I would like to thank everyone who honored their word and showed up at the allotted time. I will admit the reason the project started early with 11/30 of the player goal is because i began to get impatient after 2 months of waiting for people to sign up. In hindsight, starting with far far less than the goal of 30 players was a horrible idea. Now i know that this project needs to be re-thought, and the amount of time schedule planning and coordination is ridiculously impractical.

Some fatal flaws i discovered:
1. It is VERY difficult to coordinate a time when everyone can be online.
2. The lack of players created an environment that was easily conquered.
Here is a screenshot of the aftermath of the first day:
https://imgur.com/v9JEeOw
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01/16/2018 10:51 pm
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OryHara350
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only one fatal flaw, worldborder was wayy too small, lol.

time coordination isnt difficult at all, disinformation.

sadly, the creator gave up without trying, lol
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01/18/2018 4:55 pm
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snakeslayer541
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Try it yourself bud, you'll see how hard it is.
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01/18/2018 7:03 pm
Level 4 : Apprentice Miner
OryHara350
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lol, its actually easy, you just started extremely small scale, lol. the server had no growth room. peeps liked your plan, but you didnt think big enough, 1k x 1k border killed the server in the end
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01/19/2018 11:48 pm
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snakeslayer541
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What do you mean 1kx1k? It was 65x65 blocks, originally 300X300. And the whole point was to cram people into a small space to see how they interacted. If you think it's so easy, then you should do one like this yourself, i'd love to see something more successful with this concept.
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12/23/2017 3:15 pm
Level 24 : Expert Mountaineer
snakeslayer541
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Join up fellas! This will be fun!!
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11/07/2017 8:53 am
Level 3 : Apprentice Hunter
Autumn-Rose
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Sounds cool! ;D
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11/06/2017 9:23 pm
Level 1 : New Network
OnAFriday
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1 (OhManLolLol - 10)
2 (Fri-Sun)
3 (5 because of skool and parents dont let me play on weekdays)
4 (I wanted to become a helper soo..)
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11/06/2017 8:58 pm
Level 1 : New Network
GhostsPlaysMC_YT
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Hey man, always happy to help. I can do anything from 3:30 PM to 12:30AM (Midnight) on weekdays! Weekends I can be up all night so be sure to contact me if you need me at Ap0thic0n#4292
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11/06/2017 9:14 pm
Level 24 : Expert Mountaineer
snakeslayer541
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Thats the best time slot ive seen so far lol. Friend Req sent.
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11/06/2017 5:57 pm
Level 2 : Apprentice Miner
LamoidZombieDog
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ii support you and would be happy to help
i can also lhost a s erver
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11/06/2017 7:20 pm
Level 24 : Expert Mountaineer
snakeslayer541
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Cool, cool. I'll let you know if i need anything :)
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11/06/2017 5:40 pm
Level 4 : Apprentice Architect
Defunct2
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CrazyKing54 14 1/2
Monday-Friday 3-4pm Ottawa time
8- usaully one but if my house burns I wont stay to play (I may be busy as I am part of a server building team)
Comment- This reminds me of the really old mcpe worlds with those borders of invis bedrock and people would slaughter eachother for saplings
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11/06/2017 7:11 pm
Level 24 : Expert Mountaineer
snakeslayer541
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Awesome. im glad you're interested!
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11/06/2017 8:25 am
Level 22 : Expert Blockhead
raidarr
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I'd suggest having the email at hand to send to people when they PM you, not out in the open. PMC has some degree of security, but it's never a good idea to throw out your email in public unless you don't care about it very much.
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11/06/2017 7:09 pm
Level 24 : Expert Mountaineer
snakeslayer541
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I appreciate the concern, but im not too worried about it. Got my security steps set with google and even if it gets compromized i will be able to retrieve it. Also just kinda made it for this project only haha.
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11/07/2017 11:43 am
Level 22 : Expert Blockhead
raidarr
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It's not a matter of hacks so much as simply exposure to spam. Nothing that would necessarily kill your account, but an avoidable inconvenience.
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11/05/2017 11:54 pmhistory
Level 30 : Artisan Skinner
DerpySelfie
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Although I can't participate, this sounds really cool! I can't wait for the results after all of the updates :D I skimmed over the original and it was pretty interesting
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11/06/2017 12:35 am
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snakeslayer541
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It is real cool isnt it??!? I will be documenting it the best i can. :) For science!!
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11/26/2017 2:38 pm
Level 30 : Artisan Skinner
DerpySelfie
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FOR SCIENCE! (haha, sorry just saw the reply)
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