Researchers want you to watch GIFs

March 14, 2014 at 7:41PM

Study your GIFs

Put your GIF-watching habit to good use. A pair of graduate students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have set up an online game called GIFGIF to gather data on nonverbal communication. Compare two GIFs from a library of thousands, and pick the one that best matches a stated emotion. Time-wasting in the name of science. gifgif.media.mit.edu

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