Introduction

z-Tree unleashed enables you to run your z-Tree experiments over the Internet. Subjects can participate from anywhere in the world.

z-Tree unleashed is permissively licensed under a MPL-2.0-style license. The only additional requirement is that you cite the following paper if you use z-Tree unleashed in an academic context:

Duch, M. L., Grossmann, M. R. P. and Lauer, T. (2020). “z-Tree unleashed: A novel client-integrating architecture for conducting z-Tree experiments over the Internet”. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, Volume 28, December 2020, Article 100400.

Here is our paper.

z-Tree unleashed is a set of scripts that should run on most POSIX compatible x86 or x64 platforms.

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- Use just one computer to host up to 95 z-Leafs over the internet.

- Participants just need a webbrowser. No additional software is required.

- We use antialiasing to improve the display appearance of z-Tree unleashed.

(This feature is default in a Windows lab environment, and now your Experiment looks the same over the internet using z-Tree unleashed.)

- You may use it in a stationary lab.

The advantages are:

• You don't need a shared fileserver anymore.
• You don't need to update all computers with a new Version of z-Tree.
• You may use client names matching your cabin numbers.
• It just requires VirtualBox to be installed and a Bridged Adapter to be set up