ESC Human Factors
From Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP)
What do we do?
- Investigate critical social questions for the ESC, e.g.,
Under what conditions are scientists most likely to share results?
- Determine how to reach self-sustaining critical mass of ESC contributors
(Hmmm...fission as metaphor? Discuss...)
How do we do it?
- Mine the literature for applicable information
- Analyze the social underpinnings of successes and failures in social media
- Propose technical and programmatic solutions to social quandaries
e.g., Gamification to engage users? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamification)
