Syndicate: cosic test - extended

[micz flor <micz@metamute.com>]

dear empiricists,

with great pleasure i observe the empirical development within 
the field i would like to term as 'participative anthropology of 
net culture'. the 'vuc cosic test', recently developed and currently 
under trial is still one of the most prominent examples:

> **Cosic Test**
> The Cosic Test is aimed at deeper understanding of group motivation, 
> and is structured in a way to enable a singular researcher to perform 
> it alone, although assistance can ensure more accurate and fast 
> measuring. 
> This methodologicaly complex episthemological strategy 
> consists in two main parts: a) I talk, and b) I wait.
> 
> a)
> In the 'I talk' part the task of the researcher is to offer a 
> profiled colaborative project to a group of declared activists, with 
> the invitation to meet out of the conference hall after the given 
> meeting and talk of direct action. It is important that the offered 
> project contains maximum of usefulness to the goals declared at the 
> meeting.
> 
> b)
> In the 'I wait' part, the researcher has to go out after the meeting 
> and stand there for about fifteen minutes until every meeting 
> participant has left not only the conference hall but also the lobby.

however, it seems vital to me that the data collected will show 
statistical strength. that means that the data we collect now will 
still be valuable and produce significant results for future 
generations of anthropologists.

it is obvious that the collection of additional data (especially 
bio-data) is crucial to maintain comparability of the test samples 
for meta analysis. given the bias in field studies when interacting 
with the objects of the research we have to concentrate on a limited 
number of questions, and have to make sure that the data collected 
will provide substantial information.

the development of tools for the empirical analysis is a work in 
progress. i woud want to suggest one additional question to be asked 
and hope to receive feedback on it's validity for scientific analysis:

"Did you attend the Digital Revolution?"

your sincerely,

Micz Flor (micz@metamute.com)

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