Instructor: Clay Shirky
Final Proposal: Final Resulst  

The Use of ITP Lockers In Replicating A Network: Final Results

Design a network, or describe an existing one, which involves some human input or use.
Identify the parameters along which your network can vary and report the results.
My initial network emulated a network system via the use of the lockers located on the ITP floor. The midterm version of the network consisted of placing one package within four colored sections and then enforcing a rule which enabled each person, who acted as a transporter to move the package to any only colored section other then the one the package originated from at least three nodes until their final destination point. I placed four kit-kat bars in each packages as a up-front incentive for my fellow students to actually participate in helping replicate this network and ensure the successful movement of the packages with the network.

Here is the last parameters that I have implemented which I believed will not only help move the post-it notes around the network but also foster dialouge within all the student body whomm into order to increase the overall efficiency speed and at which the packages are moved through the network and the results.

*I also took the parts of the word Celebrate and placed it within certain packages and was attempting to see if I could collect all the letters in order to make the word.

A: Increase the number of packages while still implementing the same rule from the midterm network:
Reason: I believe that increasing the number of packages will increase the probability that more packages will reach their final destination point. I would like to add three packages instead of one in each section. I would also like for each packages to follow the rules set with my first experiment, in which each packages can only be moved three node points into any other different colored section other then the one the package originated from

Results: Due to a larger amount of packages available within the network, 75% of the total amount of packages made it to at least the destination point of having reached three nodes as compared to 50% within the first network. I believe that a larger number of packages available within the network increased the probability of a larger percentage of packages in reaching the final destination point. Since there was a total of three packages located in each of the four-colored section, there were a total of 12 packages available with the network to move about. Out of the 12 packages within the network, I received a total 9 packages , which reached their final destination point of three node jumps within the time period of four days.

B: Increase the number of packages while removing any rules from the midterm network:
Reason: I believe that increasing the number of packages and removing any rules on how these packages can be moved will increase the probability that more packages will reach their final destination point.

Results: Due to a larger amount of packages available within the network, 85% of the total amount of packages made it to at least the destination point of having reached three nodes as compared to 50% within the first network. I believe that a larger number of packages as well as the removal of any rules on their movement within the network increased the probability of a larger percentage of packages in reaching the final destination point. Since there was a total of three packages located in each of the four-colored section, there were a total of 12 packages available with the network to move about. Out of the 12 packages within the network, I received a total 10 packages , which reached their final destination point of three node jumps within the time period of four days.