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THIS PAGE DESCRIBE A CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECT
Start date : 2010/11/24
- Beta start date : N/A
- End date : Still open.
⇳ Description
The LHC@home 2.0 project Test4Theory allows users to participate in running simulations of high-energy particle physics using their home computers.
➠ Purpose
The results are submitted to a database which is used as a common resource by both experimental and theoretical scientists working on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.
Hopefully, these explanations can help give an idea of why the computing resources made available by volunteers in this way can be crucial for improving our understanding of what is really happening inside the beam pipe of the Large Hadron Collider.
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MAIN TEAM LOCATION
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CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
CONTRIBUTION TYPE:
PARTICIPATION TYPOLOGY:
GAMING GENRE NONE
GAMING ELEMENTS: Score boards
◉ Tasks description
In order to run the collision simulations you will need to install two key applications in your computer:
Finally, you will have to attach your computer to the project
⤯ Interaction with objects
The only interactions are installing software and attaching the computer to the project.
▣ Interface
- Data type to manipulate:
- interface enjoyment: rather not cool/attractive
- Interface usability: somewhat difficult to use
GUIDANCE
- Tutorial: Somewhat
- Peer to peer guidance: Somewhat
- Training sequence: x
FEEDBACK ON
- Individual performance: ✓
- Collective performance: ✓
- Research progress: Somewhat
❂ Feedback and guidance description
COMMUNITY TOOLS
- Communication: forum
- Social Network: N/A
- Member profiles:: minimal
- Member profile elements:
NEWS & EVENTS
- Main news site:
- Frequency of project news updates: weekly
- Type of events: Hack Days
- Frequency of events :
⏣ Community description
- Community size (volounteers based)
- Role:
- Interaction form:
- Has official community manager(s): yes
- Has team work N/A
- Other:
- Community led additions:
Other information
1 PROJECT
Url:http://lhcathome.web.cern.ch/test4theory
Start date: 2010/11/24
End date: Still open
Infrastructure: BOINC
2 TEAM
Official team page:http://lhcathome.web.cern.ch/test4theory/meet-team
Leader: Peter Skands
Main location: CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
3 PROJECT DEFINITION
3.1 Subject
Natural sciences > Particle Physics (physics)
3.2 Description
The LHC@home 2.0 project Test4Theory allows users to participate in running simulations of high-energy particle physics using their home computers.
3.3 Purpose.
The results are submitted to a database which is used as a common resource by both experimental and theoretical scientists working on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.
Hopefully, these explanations can help give an idea of why the computing resources made available by volunteers in this way can be crucial for improving our understanding of what is really happening inside the beam pipe of the Large Hadron Collider.
3.4 .
4 ABOUT PARTICIPANT TASKS
4.1 Tasks description.
In order to run the collision simulations you will need to install two key applications in your computer:
Finally, you will have to attach your computer to the project
4.2 Interaction with system objects.
The only interactions are installing software and attaching the computer to the project.
Grey typology |
Participation typology |
Contribution type: |
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Computing: |
YES |
Thinking: |
NO |
Sensing: |
NO |
Gaming: |
NO |
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Crowdsourcing |
☐ |
Distributed intelligence |
☐ |
Participatory science |
☐ |
Extreme citizen science |
☐ |
Science outreach |
☐ |
| |
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Data collection |
☐ |
Data analysis |
☐ |
Data interpretation |
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Gaming |
Genre: |
Gaming elements: score boards |
Interface |
Data type to manipulate: |
interface enjoyment: rather not cool/attractive Interface usability: somewhat difficult to use |
Member profiles::minimal Member profile elements: |
5 ABOUT GUIDANCE AND FEEDBACK
Guidance |
Feedback on |
Tutorial and documentation: |
SOMEWHAT |
Training sequence: |
NO |
Peer to peer guidance: |
SOMEWHAT |
|
individual performance: |
YES |
collective performance: |
YES |
research progress: |
Somewhat |
|
5.1 .
Tools |
News & Events |
Communication: forum
Social Network: N/A
|
Main news site:
Frequency of project news updates: weekly
Type of events: Hack Days
Frequency of events :
|
Community description |
Community size (volounteers based):
Role:
Interaction form:
Has official community manager(s): yes
Has team work N/A
|
Other information about community:
Community led additions:
7 OTHER PROJECT INFORMATION
particlesCol 1.png
Yes
[[has completion level::Low]
http://lhcathome.web.cern.ch/test4theory/meet-team
Daniel Lombraña González
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
Yes
Particle Physics
Natural sciences
physics
The results are submitted to a database which is used as a common resource by both experimental and theoretical scientists working on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.
Hopefully, these explanations can help give an idea of why the computing resources made available by volunteers in this way can be crucial for improving our understanding of what is really happening inside the beam pipe of the Large Hadron Collider.
World-wide
Test4Theory
In order to run the collision simulations you will need to install two key applications in your computer:
Finally, you will have to attach your computer to the project
Retributions are given through the BOINC interface, i.e. individual or group performance (??)
, other:
Thinking: no
Computing: yes
Sensing: no
Gaming: no
score boards
The only interactions are installing software and attaching the computer to the project.
rather not cool/attractive
somewhat difficult to use
somewhat
somewhat
no
yes
yes
somewhat
minimal
yes
forum
N/A
Hack Days
weekly
N/A
Low
Bibliography
Has address | CERN, Geneva, Switzerland + |
Has author | Cian O'Luanaigh + |
Has citizen science subject area | physics + |
Has collective performance feedback | yes + |
Has community manager | yes + |
Has community tools | Forum + |
Has completion level | Low + |
Has contact person | Daniel Lombraña González + |
Has event types | Hack Days + |
Has field of science | Particle Physics + |
Has gaming elements | score boards + |
Has individual performance feedback | yes + |
Has infrastructure | BOINC + |
Has interaction with objects | The only interactions are installing software and attaching the computer to the project. + |
Has interface attractivity | rather not cool/attractive + |
Has interface usability | somewhat difficult to use + |
Has link | http://home.web.cern.ch/about/updates/2013/09/crowd-sourced-computing-platform-reaches-one-trillion-events + |
Has location of activities | World-wide + |
Has member profiles | minimal + |
Has participant retribution | Retributions are given through the BOINC interface + and i.e. individual or group performance (??) + |
Has participant task description | In order to run the collision simulations you will need to install two key applications in your computer:
Finally, you will have to attach your computer to the project + |
Has peer to peer guidance | somewhat + |
Has project access URL | http://lhcathome.web.cern.ch/test4theory + |
Has project description | The LHC@home 2.0 project Test4Theory allows users to participate in running simulations of high-energy particle physics using their home computers. + |
Has project name | Test4Theory + |
Has project news updates | weekly + |
Has project purpose | The results are submitted to a database wh … The results are submitted to a database which is used as a common resource by both experimental and theoretical scientists working on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.
Hopefully, these explanations can help give an idea of why the computing resources made available by volunteers in this way can be crucial for improving our understanding of what is really happening inside the beam pipe of the Large Hadron Collider. he beam pipe of the Large Hadron Collider. + |
Has project start date | November 24, 2010 + |
Has publication type | Blog + |
Has reference | Cian O'Luanaigh, Crowd-sourced computing platform reaches one trillion events, CERN, Web page, 20 Sep 2013, retrieved Sept 24 2013 + |
Has research progress feedback | somewhat + |
Has screenshot | ParticlesCol 1.png + |
Has social software sites | N/A + |
Has subject area | Natural sciences + |
Has team leader | Peter Skands + |
Has team link | http://lhcathome.web.cern.ch/test4theory/meet-team + |
Has team work | N/A + |
Has title | Crowd-sourced computing platform reaches one trillion events + |
Has training sequence | no + |
Has tutorials and documentation | somewhat + |
Has volonteer computing | yes + |
Has volonteer gaming | no + |
Has volonteer sensing | no + |
Has volonteer thinking | no + |
Is open | true + |
Last edition | September 24, 2013 + |