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The Centers for Human AI and Robotic Teaming (CHART) at Arizona State University is looking for Minecraft players to participate in a remote study, where teams will collaborate to defuse bombs in a Minecraft world. Join today at the game website: . Check out our promo video:

Special events

Play three missions on Thursdays and Saturdays, and get a $20 Amazon gift card. Check our game website for updates. You can also qualify for additional prizes:

Grand prizes

At the end of the research team’s data collection (estimated at the end of October 2023), the 10 best-performing teams will win a $50 Amazon gift card per person. 

Weekly prizes

The top-performing three teams each week will receive a $25 Amazon gift card per person. One additional team will be selected from the top 50% of scoring teams for that week (excluding the top-performing three teams previously mentioned) and receive $25 per person.

Sign up to play

The game server is available 24/7; however, three players are required to form a team. Playing between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. PT (8 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET) is highly recommended to have more players online simultaneously to form teams.

Or, you can bring two friends to play with you whenever you choose. You can sign up here for times that are more likely to have teammates, and you will receive reminders and preparation instructions: 

Discord server

You can also Join the Discord server to coordinate team availability, report game feedback, and get the latest announcements:

Participant Requirements:

To participate in the study, you will need to meet the following requirements:

- Live in the United States.

- Be 18 years of age or older.

- Can communicate in English.

- Have experience playing Minecraft with a mouse and keyboard.

- Have Minecraft Java edition and a paid Minecraft account to use.

- Have a computer and reliable internet access.

- Have normal color vision: If unsure, you can check using free online color vision tests, such as the Ishihara Test.

For any questions, please contact the researchers through or join our Discord server. Thank you!

Want to find out more about our study?

Our study's website (different from the gaming site):

College write-up about our project:

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