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Hello,

I am a PhD student in Cognitive Science at the University of Minnesota, and I am doing a research project that studies how skill level affects how information is represented and processed by people playing games.  I would like to study Dominion specifically because I find it to be a fascinating and unique game and because it has a sizeable online commmunity.  However, in order to do so, I need to have volunteers to participate in my project.  For the first part of the study, I am looking for 5-10 volunteers who meet the following criteria:
-Have an account on isotropic
-Preferably Level 20 or higher
-Have Skype
-Are willing to commit to at least one 30-minute data-gathering session

The data-gathering sessions will consist mainly of playing Dominion while engaging in a "thinking-aloud protocol" -  essentially saying what you are thinking while you play the game.  I will record and transcribe these sessions (hence the need for Skype), and then analyze the transcripts for trends or commonalities between individuals.

If you are interested, please email me at benha015@umn.edu, even if you do not meet all of the criteria. Unfortunately, I do not have any funding associated with this project to reimburse volunteers for their time, but if anyone is so kind as to volunteer, I would be glad to figure out a way to provide some sort of material reward for participating (such as a pizza).

Thank you for your time,
James Benhardus

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Simulation / AI project - where to start?
« on: October 26, 2011, 01:53:28 pm »
Hi,
I am a graduate student in an Artificial Intelligence class, and I am working on a project that involves using genetic algorithms to develop strategies for playing Dominion.  This forum seems to have a great deal of information, and I am going to work my way through it, but I was wondering if anyone could point me to some good examples of previous work that has been done in this area, so I have an idea of where I should focus my energies in order to produce something new and useful.
Thanks so much!

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