Fig. 1
From: Bayesian nonparametric models characterize instantaneous strategies in a competitive dynamic game
Strategic heterogeneity in dynamic decision-making. a Task progression: Following a jittered fixation cue, text indicated the identity of the opponent on the upcoming trial for 2 s. Play commenced after a variable delay during which the screen displayed a fixation cue. At the conclusion of each trial, which lasted roughly 1.5 s, colored text indicated the winner (green “Win” if the participant won; red “Loss” if the participant lost) for 1.5 s. b Game play on a single trial. The puck moves from left to right at constant horizontal velocity. The bar was only allowed to move vertically, but is depicted as moving from the right side of the screen inward toward the goal line for visualization purposes. c, d All of the trajectories for Participant 3 (c) and Participant 4 (d), demonstrating the heterogeneity observed across participants. Note variability in both on-screen positions’ visited and trajectory shape: Participant 3 is much more consistent in game play, while Participant 4 was more variable. Trials played against the human opponent are displayed in blue. Trials played against the computer opponent are in green
