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Gunnar Brandt1, Micaela M Kulesz2, Dennis Nissen3
1Systems Ecology Group, Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research, Fahrenheitstraße 6, 28359 Bremen, Germany.
Plos One
|June 6, 2017
Summary
OGUMI is a flexible, open-source Android app for behavioral experiments. It captures real-time human behavior changes in response to dynamic resources, simplifying data collection.
Area of Science:
- Behavioral Economics
- Experimental Economics
- Mobile Application Development
Background:
- Conducting field, lab, and online experiments requires specialized software.
- Existing tools may lack flexibility or require specific expertise.
- Capturing dynamic human behavior in resource management is challenging.
Purpose of the Study:
- Introduce OGUMI, an open-source Android application for behavioral experiments.
- Highlight OGUMI's capability to record real-time behavioral responses to changing resources.
- Demonstrate OGUMI's simplicity, stability, and flexibility for various experimental designs.
Main Methods:
- Developed an Android-based mobile application named OGUMI.
- Implemented features for Common-Pool Resource Experiments, Choice Experiments, and Questionnaires.
- Designed OGUMI for ease of use, stability, and adaptability to different user-resource models.
Main Results:
- OGUMI enables real-time data capture of human behavior.
- The application supports diverse experimental settings (field, lab, online).
- OGUMI does not require expertise in behavioral game theory for operation.
Conclusions:
- OGUMI provides a versatile and accessible tool for behavioral researchers.
- The application facilitates the study of human decision-making in resource management.
- OGUMI's open-source nature promotes wider adoption and development in the research community.
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