Fall 2023

This project will develop research methods for running large scale, online experiments in 3D virtual worlds where we can test for collective intelligence in ecologically valid settings. We will develop technologies for setting virtual worlds and for tracking the evolution of information that participants share in these worlds. This will allow us to collect preliminary data in order to demonstrate the feasibility of this approach. We will first develop the experimental system and beta-test it and then integrate it with the PsyNet platform. We will then run preliminary experiments to test the effect of motivational diversity in different virtual worlds. Finally, we will prepare a NSF grant application based on the preliminary results