5 Discussion and Future Work
We have shown that data gathered from behavioral game theory experiments conducted using online
social networks is consistent with previous studies. We have also shown that this new source of data
can help uncover interesting relationships between player strategies and the game context. We found
that the strategy adopted by players changes if their opponent is their friend.
There are a number of interesting issues that remain unexplored. Questions on how users learn, how
their play is affected by their age, gender, location, etc., are promising directions for future work. To
conclude, we believe that online social networks will become a very useful resource for empirical
research in fields such as behavioral game theory and experimental economics.