Version History

Version 2.83 - April 12, 2016

Fixed issues with time-cut deadlines not implementing correctly in Runner
Fixed issues with recording response information when response feedback (respfeedback) provided
Fixed issues with z-normalized MD and AUC values not being calculated
A new detection mechanism exists for when trials are erroneously marked as having the same Correct and Default-Compare/Distractor response (this is now detected in Runner and Analyzer, so it can be avoided), which led to miscalculation of subject averages

Version 2.82 - March 1, 2014

Fixed issues with Runner playing video files (trial-type 6)

Version 2.81 - January 9, 2014

Fixed issues with Runner playing audio files (trial-type 2)
Added alternative mechanism ('altsound' parameter) for rare instances of certain computers having audio issues
Fixed Type Mismatch #13 'PreMaxDevArea' when hitting 'Compute' in Analyzer

Version 2.80 - August 21, 2013

Much improved system for interfacing with external environment using UDP
Added ability to request text/numeric input from a subject after trial (respinputmsg)
Fixed audio trial-type 3, allowing greater compatibility (e.g., MP3 files)

Version 2.70 - November 6, 2012

Fixed initial error with Runner

Version 2.69 - November 5, 2012

Added ability to change color of unique response feedback messages
Added ability to terminate sound (on trial-type 3) at specific times

Version 2.68 - August 21, 2012

Fixed issue with picture responses not clearing for subsequent trials.
Fixed minor bugs.
Updated apperance.

Version 2.67 - December 23, 2011

Fixed issue with initcut message text not appearing.
Added ability to release mouse cursor from holdforcompound lock in the middle of a compound stimulus sequence.

Version 2.66 - November 17, 2011

Fixed issue of misalignment between response box region and image inside it (for image responses, i.e., starting with "~")
Expanded raw time analysis cut-off from 9999 ms to 99999 ms

Version 2.65 - October 6, 2011

Fixed error with 'Compute' button
Changed 'END' signaling for interfacing Runner with an external environment

Version 2.64 - October 2, 2011

Init cut messages may now be in image format
Fixed issue with Clipboard interface - Runner now only pastes to the Clipboard once rather than pasting in a loop

Version 2.63 - September 7, 2011

Fixed glitches with Clipboard interfacing with external environments

Version 2.62 - August 23, 2011

Fixed issue of Clipboard interfacing with external environments.
New MATLAB <--> MouseTracker interfaced experiment example of an adaptive decision-making paradigm (adaptive_matlab.csv and adaptive_matlab.m in the sample folder).
More documentation on interfacing.

Version 2.61 - August 21, 2011

New comprehensive outlier screening has been created, using Compute button.
Fixed issues with spurious 0 values in Distributional Analysis window.

Version 2.6 - July 26, 2011

A system has been developed to allow Runner to interface on-line with an external application or environment (e.g., MATLAB, Python, Java, etc.), e.g., for determining trials on-the-fly based on prior trials' performance.
Start button font and text can now be specified (starttext, startfontname, startfontsize parameters).
Fixed minor bugs and improved error-handling (and recovering data when errors arise).

Version 2.5 - July 24, 2011

Runner can now change screen resolution and cursor speed based on new parameters in experiment .CSV files (screenres and cursorspeed).
Fixed issue with Runner not recognizing responses when the click is made at the screen edges

Version 2.45 - July 15, 2011

Fixed issue with using 'holdforcompound' and 'respshowafter' options simultaneously.
Added 'respshowafteronset' parameter to set when responses are displayed after pressing the Start button.

Version 2.44 - July 5, 2011

Fixed 'Overflow' (Error #6) issue with few trajectories in a given condition when exporting to .CSV

Version 2.43 - June 2, 2011

Fixed issue of erroneous 0 values in distributional analysis window

Version 2.42 - April 25, 2011

Fixed errors after hitting 'Compute' button with a very small number of trials in a condition
"Errorhover" parameter changed to "hovermode" - there are now two modes, one which sets incorrect response buttons to be hover responses and another which sets both incorrect and correct response buttons to be hover responses

Version 2.41 - April 16, 2011

Fixed issue with using video stimuli (stimulus-type 6) in compound trials (trial-type 4)

Version 2.4 - March 30, 2011

Ability to use video files (AVI, WMV, etc.) as stimuli (trial-type 6)
Response buttons may be transparent (use "~" alone in response column)
Fixed issue with dragging stimuli (dragging parameter) in compound trials
Fixed issue with opening/saving .CSVs specifying an image for screencolorparameter in Designer

Version 2.3 - March 1, 2011

Experiment log files (subjectID_explog.txt) are now created, which detail each trial executed in an experiment.
A Test Mode for Runner is now available (use "-test" as command-line argument), which provides a fast way to detect errors in an experiment .CSV file (see Running Experiments in help manual).

Version 2.24 - February 7, 2011

Usability improvements.
Corrections in help documentation.
Better software registration.

Version 2.23 - December 27, 2010

Fixed issue with loading fonts in Designer
Fixed update notification issue in Designer.
Other usability improvements.

Version 2.22 - December 3, 2010

Fixed issue with randomization without replacement ("~") feature for random-pick (trial-type 5) segments embedded in compound trials (trial-type 4)
Time durations may be specified for non-experimental trials (trial-type 0) rather than waiting for participant to hit Return key
New parameter, respborder (note: may be set in Designer), sets black border of response buttons on or off (rather than always being on)

Version 2.21 - November 23, 2010

Angle of movement profiles now generated in raw time analyses (supplementing velocity and acceleration profiles)
Command-line arguments now available for Runner (allowing subject ID and experiment file to be specified prior to running or when running multiple
experiments in a row)

Version 2.2 - October 4, 2010

Trials may take an unlimited amount of time (rather than having an upper limit of 500 samples, i.e., roughly 7 seconds)
May use background images rather than a color

Version 2.19 - September 8, 2010

Fixed between subjects analysis 'Object required' error.

Version 2.18 - July 19, 2010

Added distributional analysis tool for Analyzer (right-click on a condition pane), including customizable histogram for MD and AUC distributions, and computation of skewness, kurtosis, and bimodality
Small usability improvements.

Version 2.17 - July 7, 2010

Added ability to analyze/import manually recoded trajectories
Added ability to export all trajectories in the Condition 1 or 2 pane to a CSV file in a vertical format that can be used to easily generate an Excel scatterplot of all trajectories
Can import trajectories from .MT files with varying number of total trials and varying conditions
Fixed bugs

Version 2.16 - June 14, 2010

Fixed manual exclusion 'Save' function
Added ability to exclude individual trajectories from selected tracks list
Added ability to manually assign selected trajectories to new condition code

Version 2.15 - May 20, 2010

Added in-program 'Update MouseTracker' software updating system.
Fixed error #13 'Type mismatch' issues for importing trajectories with missing information
Original condition codes are now available in Selected trajectory window and output .CSV file.
Fixed other minor bugs

Version 2.14 - May 15, 2010

Added checkboxes for file list in Analyzer for easy inclusion/exclusion of subjects
Added 'Data' button above x, y time-courses and velocity and acceleration profiles in Analyzer, which displays actual mean data in grid format
Fixed 'Subscript out of range' error when loading a new folder
Export .CSV files no longer include '0' condition trials
Fixed issue with mean MD and AUC values = 0 for conditions involving only 1 trial
Fixed other minor bugs

Version 2.13 - May 7, 2010

Fixed erroneous MD and AUC reporting for incorrect responses in trial-by-trial output CSV file
Fixed errors during 'Compute' when subjects have zero trajectories in a condition
Fixed other minor bugs

Version 2.12 - April 21, 2010

Unique feedback messages may now be specified for each response alternative
Number of incorrect responses are now listed in export .CSV file under mean trajectory data
Fixed bugs

Version 2.11 - April 4, 2010

Minimum/maximum sizes of x-flips and y-flips can now be specified
Respshowafter freeze bug fixed
Fixed bugs

Version 2.1 - March 11, 2010

Added 90-degree rotation ability for remapping
More comprehensive remapping procedures for complex experiment designs
Fixed remapping issues and several bugs when conducting raw-time analyses.
Added ability to wait for a participant to hit the Enter key in order to continue a compound trial's sequence (e.g., self-paced designs)
Quicker trajectory importing
Trajectory pane selection rectangle can now be dragged leftward and upward (rather than just rightward and downward)
"Load Folder" function now starts by default at the currently loaded folder
Fixed other minor bugs

Version 2.02 - March 4, 2010

Fixed "Path/File Access" error at end of experiments run on Windows limited-user accounts
Added experiment abort key for Runner (F12)
Fixed maximum deviation (MD) calculation
Fixed other minor bugs

Version 2.01 - February 7, 2010

Fixed response error hovering bug
Fixed stimulus vertical centering (stimvcenter) bug
Fixed response with "$" bug
Fixed other minor bugs

Version 2.0 - January 23, 2010 (MAJOR CHANGES)

Can now design experiments with unlimited number of response alternatives
Response alternatives, "Start" button, and stimuli may be placed anywhere on the screen
New Designer program for graphics-based assistance in setting up layout of experiments
Much more flexibility in Analyzer (e.g., can decide which responses to allow and how to remap trajectories)
Time-normalization can now be done with a user-defined number of time steps (not just 101)
A y-flips measure is now computed (complexity along the y-axis)

Version 1.16 - January 10, 2010

Fixed bug when hitting Export-to-CSV in a raw-time analysis
Fixed error in help documentation about computing maximum deviation

Version 1.15 - December 11, 2009

No more license screen when Runner starts
Fixed bug in between-subjects analysis
You can now set what happens at the end of an experiment (e.g., debriefing screen, run a link)
The cursor can be automatically relocated to the Start button after a response is made

Version 1.14 - November 29, 2009

Support for Windows versions outside the United States (decimal separator compatibility issue)
Faster Export-to-.CSV process
Fixed bugs
Small usability enhancements

Version 1.13 - October 16, 2009

Between subjects analysis feature
Fixed bugs

Version 1.12 - October 2, 2009

Dragging feature added where image stimuli can now be dragged across the screen into a response
Better error reporting in the Runner program
Velocity/acceleration can be computed using x,y-coordinates or just x-coordinates
Response text can incorporate line breaks
Small bugs fixed

Version 1.11 - September 17, 2009

Added feature allowing blocks of trials to be presented in random order
Added feature allowing "random-pick" trials where one of several alternatives is randomly selected on a given trial (with or without replacement)
Bug fix: response button background color
Several other bug fixes

Version 1.1 - September 8, 2009

Expanded ability to analyze trajectories in raw time (rather than normalized time)
Added features of generating velocity and acceleration profiles
Trajectory colors made to be customizable
Trajectory selection tool improvements
Presentation timing of image stimuli improved
Several other bug fixes

Version 1.0 - June 3, 2009

First release