Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/110654 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
Munich Discussion Paper No. 2015-4
Publisher: 
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, München
Abstract: 
MuCap (muCap) is a software package (citeware) for economic experiments enabling experimenters to analyze emotional states of subjects using z-Tree and FaceReaderTM. muCap is able to create videos of subjects on client computers based on stimuli shown on screen and restrict recording material to relevant time frames. Another feature of muCap is the creation of time stamps in csv format at prespecified screens (or at prespecified points in time) during the experiment, measured on the client computer. The software makes it possible to import these markers into FaceReaderTM easily. Until recently, connecting z-Tree and FaceReaderTM was only possible using workarounds or by undertaking many successive actions manually. muCap is the first program that significantly simplifies this process with the additional benefit of extremely high precision. This paper describes the usage, underlying principles as well as advantages and limitations of muCap. Furthermore, we give a brief outlook of how muCap can be beneficial in other contexts.
Subjects: 
Experiment
Software
FaceReaderTM
z-Tree
JEL: 
C90
C91
C99
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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