OpenSesame: An open-source, graphical experiment builder for the social sciences

Sebastiaan Mathot; Daniel Schreij; Jan Theeuwes

doi:10.3758/s13428-011-0168-7

OpenSesame: An open-source, graphical experiment builder for the social sciences

Sebastiaan Mathot^*, Daniel Schreij, Jan Theeuwes

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Abstract

In the present article, we introduce OpenSesame, a graphical experiment builder for the social sciences. OpenSesame is free, open-source, and cross-platform. It features a comprehensive and intuitive graphical user interface and supports Python scripting for complex tasks. Additional functionality, such as support for eyetrackers, input devices, and video playback, is available through plug-ins. OpenSesame can be used in combination with existing software for creating experiments.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	314-324
Number of pages	11
Journal	Behavior Research Methods
Volume	44
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-011-0168-7
Publication status	Published - Jun-2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Software
Stimulus presentation
Experiment builder
Python
Graphical user interface
PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTS
SOFTWARE
PLATFORM
LIBRARY
SYSTEM

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