Computer Implementation of "Rational Pigs Game" Extended Model and Humans' Decision-Making in Related Scenarios

This paper examines the well-known Rational Pigs Game (RPG) scenario from game theory where two boxed gluttons try to consume as much food as possible from a common source. In our expanded game version, we introduced a third glutton and formulated computer game for playing in the laboratory, based on our previously featured software engine called Autogenerator. Thanks to this mechanism, the game theory model of the RPG acquires the attributes of a computer game and it can run by interaction of people, players on their computers. A laboratory experiment was performed where a total of 60 players using computers were engaged in decision-making in the role of gluttons. The players' behavior allowed us to gain useful insights into their rationalization, decision-making and learning processes.