january 11, 8:00pm, empty
MTurk options:
MTurk payment: $0.25
Number responses: 23
Avg time/task: 4:32
Avg MTurk interaction rating: 3.0
I set up my MTurk task as usual, and head to a dive bar for our date. The options are extended further this time, giving the workers more ways to control me. The guy is all over the map and difficult to carry on a conversation with, and I feel relief in knowing I have help and don’t have to handle this on my own. However, I quickly notice that the instructions aren’t coming in with the same frequency as normal. I realize too late that weekend nights require higher pay to attract workers and I hadn’t offered enough to keep them constantly working for me tonight. I suddenly feel very alone. It is just me and him sitting awkwardly in this bar surrounded by people that know each other well, laughing together and carrying on casual conversation. I hadn’t realized how much I had begun to rely on this system for a sense of security and as a guide for my actions and words.
The prompts and directions previously had made the strange setup of online dating feel like a game or performance, but now without them, it just feels sort of sad and pathetic. Is this really the best we can do? I keep the conversation going, but weirdly, now more than ever, it feels like I’m just going through motions and reciting lines. Does he feel the same? Are we all just hoping we’ll stumble across the one that makes us feel more than this? Doesn’t it take a little effort?
| time | how does she appear to be feeling? | rating | action | explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:04 | she is little bit Panic It seems From Video Running for Goal To Win and she is on the way to Approach | 2 | agree | She has to achieve what she has Intended in her Mind rather than Living The Goal |
| 19:08 | She appears to be interested in something that another person is saying. I’m basing this on the fact that there’s another voice talking, and she appears to be looking in one consistent direction and nodding her head. | 4 | smile | Smiling just seems like a friendly action. |
| 19:12 | There is no woman on the screen. I hear voices nearby & hear billiards being played but don’t see people. | 1 | other – anything | There is no woman on the screen. I hear voices nearby & hear billiards being played but don’t see people. |
| 19:16 | I think this woman is feeling bored and unappreciated. The man she is talking to really isn’t showing much interest in what she has to say about herself. I think this woman is feeling annoyed by the fact that this guy wants to steer the conversation toward himself (he is not very interesting or clever). I’m hoping this guy is at least mildly attractive, seeming as how the woman is making an effort to listen to his boring bike ride stories. Scratch that, he had better be smokin’ hot. Bike riding is not that “awesome” and this guy does not sound very “awesome” | 2 | other – order a drink, get this guy to pay for it, then find a way to leave the table to find a new person to talk to | c’mon, after talking to THAT guy, she at least deserves a drink. A drink she does not have to pay for. |
| 19:20 | I think that this woman is having a very nice conversation with this man. They seem to be getting along quite well. The woman seems to be enjoying herself. She may be a little nervous but I think she enjoys the company. | 4 | question | I think that the man is asking a lot of questions and he is leading the conversation. |
| 19:39 | She will be very excited. she will be very enthusiastic being with the loved one. | 5 | agree | If she becomes an avatar I would agree. |
| 19:50 | The woman appears confident and satisfied with the task that she accomplished. | 4 | smile | She seems confident and smiling shows that confidence. |
| 19:51 | Women seems to be a little cautious with whomever she is speaking with. I can only go by what I am hearing in her voice. She seems a little disinterested in whoever she is talking to, but is being polite. | 2 | back | Stop wasting her time (and his) and move on. |
| 20:02 | I think women appears very sad in her words i think. | 3 | question | She asking so many question to the next person. That person answering the question. They interact each other asking question to both. |
| 20:10 | The woman appears to be feeling sociable. | 1 | other – something sexy | Everyone loves sex. |
| 20:16 | not reading | 1 | back | nil |
| 20:30 | She seems to be enjoying the conversation with the man. Happy with how things are going. | 3 | side | To see if the man is following. |
| 20:35 | the women appears to be too modern.She looks beautiful. she was enjoying in the party. the man was walking outwards. he was wearing a court with blond hair. | 3 | challenge | the video was not clear |
| 20:46 | The women appears to be happy. | 5 | smile | smile looks beautiful on everyone. |
| 20:52 | This woman is a dance in the party and this woman is a romancefull and active. This woman is a simple and active leady and she is a most advanteges in there abilities | 4 | smile | I Like this woman because she is a verry good person in the party |
| 21:04 | NO PEOPLES THERE JUST WE ARE HEARING THEIR TALKING’S ONLY.I HOPE SHE IS IN SKIRT. | 5 | advance | SHE TALKING COOL. |
| 21:05 | I can’t see the woman, but she seems to be enjoying conversation in a rather crowded environment. I hear a lot of laughter among the chatter, and all the voices sound rather relaxed and happy. The woman laughs regularly and seems to be feeling included in the conversation. I think she sounds happy and comfortable in a crowd conversational environment. | 4 | laugh | I hear her laughing among the chatter, and I imagine her as a happy person. |
| 21:08 | I think that the woman should somewhat unhappy at this moment. I think that the woman should upset and nervous at this moment. | 5 | laugh | An avatar is just an imagination.So we cannot make it as a serious problem. |
| 21:20 | Well I have been watching for about five minutes, I rolled a smoke and smoked it yet can’t understand an interaction to describe. There does seam to be a conversation going on near by but with all the background sound as if it is in a bar, its is to hard to tell what is going on. It seams as if the woman in this conversation is chatting with some guy, but as to the nature of the conversation I could not say. | 1 | other – Go somewhere quieter. | Personally I find going somewhere were it is easier to have a conversation with someone to be much more fun than hanging out in what seams to be a bar |
| 21:29 | I think the woman in the reording is feeling comfortable and is enjoying the conversation. | 4 | smile | It is always more enjoyable to talk to someone that is smiling. |
| 21:37 | There is no woman in the picture | 1 | other | There is no woman in the picture |
| 21:49 | woman should be appear more pretty. woman should appear more intelligent | 3 | smile | she is always smiling |
| 21:59 | Women Are Enjoying Chat With Men. in Party | 2 | question | Exchanging The Words |