Dan Resler
Abstract
One much-studied method for investigating trust building and cooperation is the iterative Prisoner's Dilemma Tournament (iPDT). An iPDT is easily simulated on a computer and is an excellent project in the CS1/CS2 curriculum to introduce students to the concepts of modular programming and information hiding. It is highly motivating, it encourages creative solutions, it allows students with varying abilities to do equally well, and there is no one 'ideal' solution. A software system that allows for the automatic generating of tournaments is presented in this paper, as well as information on downloading the software from the author.
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- The prisoner's dilemma tournament revisited
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