Episode 1 HITs

I am now preparing to post the HITs that will (maybe) make up Episode 1. The workers will be asked to record answers to a set of 11 questions, which you can see below.  I have decided to use PubClip as the recording service after many frustrating hours trying to ensure cross-platform compatibility with the Java Applet that I was making for this purpose.  PubClip actually has tons of really nice features that will make the HITs much more accessible to the Workers, and make the submissions more accessible to you – the readers.

I am not completely happy with this set of questions because I don’t feel it has a strong narrative.  I had to fight the urge to go directly to some more complicated themes that I have planned for later in the year.  But I think that it is important to introduce the workers in some sense. I am also taking a shot in the dark with the HIT properties.  I might end up modifying the questions and scrapping this first batch of answers, but it’s my show and I can do whatever I want, right?

HIT Properties

• title: Talk about who you are and where you come from
• number of assignments: 10
• reward: $2 each.
• time to complete task: 1 hour
• expires in 2 weeks
• automatically approved in 2 days
• criteria: 80% approval rate

The Assignment

1. What is your Worker ID?
2. What is your name? (optional)
3. How old are you? (optional)
4. What else do you do besides MT? (optional)
5. Where are you from?
6. What were the last 5 HITs that you accepted? How many of these did you complete? If you didn’t complete any of them, why?
7. Have you ever felt uncomfortable about any of the HITs you have completed?
8. Who do you think “The Requesters” are, in general?
9. How do you think “The Requesters” think about you?
10. Please record a bit of background noise from your house or nearby your house. Pick the most audibly interesting place you can find.  If it is not near your computer, please call the number (469-212-0832 x22932) and leave a recording there.  Remember to leave your Worker ID as part of the recording.
11. Is there anything else you’d like us to know about you? (optional)

The audio recordings will be automatically posted to this blog as they come in. So check back often for new submissions.