There are few things more difficult than studying the end of the world , and how humanity would react before it. If you try when the world isn't ending, then you probably won't get an accurate impression, given that the world isn't really ending. If you try while the world is actually ending, people won't be that interested in the results given their "other concerns" at the time. When an asteroid is about to dinosaur the humans, it's probably going to be difficult to get people to check out your preprint. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

One team, attempting to find another way to study humans during the end times , tried to get around these problems using a computer game analogue. The team used the open w

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