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Claustrophobic Minecraft experiment sheds light on the dark side of human nature
What happens when humans are forced to compete for resources? How does a group of strangers interact when trapped in a confined area? And, with limited knowledge of their fellow competitors’ intentions, how long does it take before paranoia kicks in? Not long, apparently. A fascinating experiment into human nature has been conducted by WordworksExperiment (thanks, PCGamesN). 30 players were instructed to play for two months within a 350×350 grid. They were not told the purpose of the study. Read more…

