title: nodeGame: Real-time, synchronous, online experiments in the browser.
abstract: nodeGame is a free, open-source JavaScript/ HTML5 framework for conducting synchronous experiments online and in the lab directly in the browser window. It is specifically designed to support behavioral research along three dimensions: (i) larger group sizes, (ii) real-time (but also discrete time) experiments, and (iii) batches of simultaneous experiments. nodeGame has a modular source code, and defines an API (application programming interface) through which experimenters can create new strategic environments and configure the platform. With zero-install, nodeGame can run on a great variety of devices, from desktop computers to laptops, smartphones, and tablets. The current version of the software is 3.0, and extensive documentation is available on the wiki pages at http://nodegame.org .
authors.affiliation: Network Science Institute, Northeastern University, 177 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, USA. s.balietti@neu.edu.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balietti
mesh_terms: D035841:Behavioral Research / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D012984:Software
keywords: Behavioral experiments; Browser; JavaScript; Online; Open-source; Real-time; Software