/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //Default parameters file // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //Parameters for participants // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //A participant has the following parameters //- Initial group assigned to. Possible values: // - a positive value: the ID will assigned to group x //- Chat tag // - a non-asterisk character: that character //- IP address // - a valid IP address: this IP address is assigned to this ID // - *: any IP address is allowed participant=1,!,* participant=1,@,* participant=1,#,* participant=2,$,* participant=2,%,* participant=2,^,* participant=3,&,* participant=3,*,* participant=3,(,* participant=4,),* participant=4,-,* participant=4,+,* participant=?,a,* participant=?,b,* participant=?,c,* participant=?,d,* participant=?,e,* participant=?,f,* participant=?,g,* participant=?,h,* participant=?,i,* participant=?,j,* participant=?,k,* participant=?,l,* participant=?,m,* participant=?,n,* participant=?,o,* participant=?,p,* participant=?,q,* participant=?,r,* participant=?,s,* participant=?,t,* participant=?,u,* participant=?,v,* participant=?,w,* participant=?,x,* participant=?,y,* participant=?,z,* participant=?,0,* participant=?,1,* participant=?,2,* participant=?,3,* participant=?,4,* participant=?,5,* participant=?,6,* participant=?,7,* participant=?,8,* participant=?,9,* /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //Parameters for the group assignment phase (experiment cycle) // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //group_dynamics_type is the type of group dynamics //- static : groups do not grow or die //- dynamic : best groups grow, worst group dies when best group splits up group_dynamics_type=dynamic //group_dynamics_message_assigned is the message displayed to an assigned participant group_dynamics_message_assigned=You have been assigned to group # //group_dynamics_message_assigned is the message displayed to an assigned participant group_dynamics_message_unassigned=You have not been assigned to a group yet /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //Parameters for the chat phase (experiment cycle) // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //How long does the chat state take in seconds? chat_duration=1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //Parameters for the majority voting phase (experiment cycle) // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //How long does the (majority) voting state take in seconds? voting_duration=1 //What can be voted for? //Must be in the form of [description],[chance],[cost] //For example: //- voting_option=Lenient supervisor,0.5,1.0 //- voting_option=Rigorous supervisor,1.0,2.0 voting_option=Strong policing,1.0,2.0 voting_option=Medium policing,0.5,1.0 voting_option=No policing,0.0,0.0 //Wait for all participants to vote? //- y : yes //- n : no, after vote_duration a random vote is chosen voting_wait=y /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //Parameters for the majority voting results phase (experiment cycle) // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //How long does the majority voting results state take in seconds? view_results_voting_duration=1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //Parameters for the choose action screen (IPGG cycle) // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //choose_action_options are the option of the actions to be chosen //and have the form [description],[benefit to group],[individual cost] //for example: //- choose_action_option=I do not want to contribute,0.0,0.0 //- choose_action_option=I want to contribute,2.0,1.0 choose_action_option=Contribute,0.0,0.0 choose_action_option=Do not contribute,2.0,1.0 //Wait for all participants to choose an action? //- y : yes //- n : no, after choose_action_duration a random action is chosen choose_action_wait=y //How long does the choose action state take in seconds? //- any non-zero positive value: this time in seconsd choose_action_duration=1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //Parameters for the individual payoff (IPGG cycle) // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //The message displayed to the participant assign_payoff_message=Assigning payoffs /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //Parameters for the view in-group results screen (period cycle) // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //How long does the view results group state take in seconds? view_results_group_duration=1 //How many IPGG cycles are there? //- x : x cycles, for example '1' //- ?w : after every action there is a chance of w for another cycle, //- for example '0.8' //- [a,b> : there are from a to (not including) b cycles, following a //- uniform distribution, for example '[1,4>' view_results_group_cycles=?0.1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //Parameters for the view all-group results screen (experiment cycle) // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //How long does the view results group take in seconds? view_results_all_duration=1 //How much experimental cycles/periods are played? view_results_all_number_of_periods=10 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //Parameters for the finished experimenty screen (experiment cycle) // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //How long does the choose action state take in seconds? finished_message=Thanks for participating in this experiment