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CSC-324 Project Winkability: A python powered simulation of the Wink-Em Game.
Created by: Ben, Erin, Istar, Patrick, Shayak
What is the Wink-Em Game?
The Wink-Em Game is a group game typically played by children. The children are divided into two groups: tappers and sitters. The sitters sit in chairs in a circle and the tappers stand behind them. One of the tappers stands behind an empty chair. This tapper begins the game by winking at a sitter. Once winked at, the winker tries to escape their chair and sit in the empty chair before being tapped by the person standing behind them. If they escape successfully, the tapper who failed to tap them winks next, as the chair in front of them has been vacated. If they fail to escape, the tapper with an empty chair in front of them winks at a new person.
How are we simulating it?
Our simulation captures not just individual traits but also relational and positional dynamics that influence gameplay. We examine factors such as:
- Escapability: A sitter’s ability to change seats without being tapped by their tapper.
- Tapability: A tapper’s ability to tap their sitter before the sitter escapes to the winker.
- Consistency: How reliably a player performs at their best during the game.
- Popularity: How likely a player is to be targeted by the winker, based on group preferences and relationships.
- Visibility: The influence of a sitter’s seating position on their likelihood of being winked at by the winker.
- Patience: A measure of how long a player can remain engaged when not actively participating.
- Fun: The enjoyment players derive from the game, which increases when they are actively involved and decreases if their patience runs out.
By modeling these variables, we aim to study how individual abilities, group roles, and positional dynamics interact to shape outcomes in the game. Our simulation tool enables researchers to explore these interactions, run experiments, analyze data, and visualize results, offering unique insights into the complex interplay of personal and group dynamics.
As Project Winkability, we’re excited to combine computational modeling with creativity and curiosity to better understand human behavior in this fun and interactive setting.