For many people, the allure of video games is that they offer players a chance to enter a world very different from their own: everything from fighting dragons in a mythical realm to racing cars on an obstacle-filled roadway. Researchers at the University of Vermont wanted to see what players would do in a more realistic world: playing as small farmers, their actions modeled after real-life decisions farmers in Vermont face each harvest season.

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