WP5 Online economic game
We will create an online role-playing game in which players can take on different roles and observe simulated economic outcomes. The game will use the agent-based model to perform all the budgetary calculations, set prices, and implement constraints as needed.
One purpose of this game will be to collect data on decision-making. These games could potentially involve hundreds of participants from around the world.
A second purpose will be as a tool to build people’s understanding of economics. A minor variation of the online game can be used as a role-playing game with small groups of players, such as a group of policymakers. Such a game could raise public awareness of economics, which could aid in the dissemination of results while also increasing public understanding.
Key objectives
- Create and run an online economic game in which players in different locations can do role-playing and observe the collective outcome of their actions through the internet.
- Create a version of the same game, in which players are in the same location, to be used by policymakers.
- Use the data collected from this game to better understand economic decision-making.
- Increase public awareness of nonlinear feedback effects in economics.
Deliverables
- D5.1 Game architecture
- D5.2 Integration plan
- D5.3 On-line game
- D5.4 A role-playing game for players in the same geographic location
- D5.5 Test plan
- D5.6 Test report
