Real-time, interactive drawing experiment: what do you suggest?

nv111

Hi everyone,

I'm looking to develop a lab-based, real-time interactive experiment where two participants draw images based on different kinds of stimuli. Ideally there will be two monitors. I am unsure of where to think about building this (opensesame, psychopy, or building a GUI in python). What do you suggest?

sebastiaan

Hi @nv111 ,

How you would implement an experiment like this depends very much on the details, but in principle it should be possible in most modern experiment-building environments (including OpenSesame and PsychoPy). In general, the main trick would be to implement a Python script that draws lines based on mouse input or input from a pen tablet.

My suggestion would be to first decide for yourself exactly how you would like the experiment to work. How are the stimuli shown? How do participants draw? In what sense (if at all) do the two participants work together on this task? And then based on this think about the implementation.

— Sebastiaan