Experimental Platform Based on a Virtual Environment for Advanced Study of the Social Behavior of Actors

Abstract

This work summarizes the development of a set of prototypes of an experimental platform of a new kind, designed to study the many aspects of the social behavior of actors of various nature, including humans and artifacts. The platform combines the abilities to record detailed behavioral data together with neurophysiological and psychometric data, resulting in a powerful instrument to study social behavior motivated by emotional cognition and decision making.