We now have an accurate sense about the current numbers of our participants. We previously made the assumption that everyone was doing all three steps. As it turned out many people are only submitting a replay and not their battle.net link, or vice versa. It's great to see that many players from Gold to Masters are contributing to the process of helping to legitimize StarCraft 2 to the academic community. But since an expertise study tracks changes across skill levels, it is critical that beginners and top-tier players are strongly represented.

Ways you can still help:

1. Go to SkillCraft.ca, complete the survey and upload your replay.
2. Spread the link: by mouth and thread, by tweet and by vid. For the study to have the kind of impact that can spread back to the community (e.g., positive mainstream press) it needs to be mindbogglingly big. People need to think “Wow, that’s a lot of f*ing gamers”.
3. Let us know if you hear about us on any streams. We’d love to know about any press we’re getting and we want to thank anyone who mentions us on their show.

If this is your first time hearing about our project please see our previous posts or visit our site for more information:

SkillCraft.ca - On Facebook - On Twitter

Reddit: (Original, UPDATE 1)

WellPlayed: (Original, UPDATE 1)

TeamLiquid: (Original, UPDATE 1)

ANNOUNCEMENT: We will be holding an AMA session on reddit (r/starcraft) this Thursday at 10 a.m. (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada). Dr. Mark Blair, Director of the Cognitive Science Lab at Simon Fraser University, will answer any and all questions about the project.