Artifact 2

By using the Game Theory Model we can look at a situation based during a Zombie Apocalypse and determine how a person might act based on the outcome, or payoff that they will receive if they choose between peace and war in a game.

Game Theory can be applied to almost any conflict between parties in order to try and examine and make predictions as to the outcome of a confrontation between the two based on their payoffs. In most cases there will be one payoff to benefit both sides, one that hurts both, and two that will benefit one and hurt the other. The most likely outcome where the two will land is known as the nash equilibrium. We can show an example of all of this through situations faced by living people against other living people in a zombie apocalypse. People who are still alive in the apocalypse will do whatever it takes to keep them alive and from becoming zombies themselves. Because of this fact we can use the game theory model to decide what a person might do if they come in contact with another living person. This model and its payouts may vary between individuals, but it is most likely that between fight/kill and negotiate/make peace most people would have a higher payout for the fight option, especially knowing that based on game theory model if they choose peace and the other party chooses fight they face their worst possible payout, and will most likely be killed. Similarly the game theory could be used between living people and the zombies. You can use the model to decide whether to shoot or stab a zombie you come in contact with in different situations. Though one might argue the payout for the zombies would not change between the two options because they cannot make a choice this argument is not true. If the living person chooses shoot the zombie will have a higher payout because he will hear the shot and be attracted to the area it came from, thus improving his payout, whereas he would not be attracted to stab since he cannot hear it and is less likely to get food. For the human this payout varies from situation to situation on how many zombies are in the area and how close in proximity they are to your location, along with danger you face based on these factors. Ultimately the nash equilibrium of either kill if in contact with a living being, and stabbing if in contact with zombies, will be reached.  By using game theory we can predictable assume how someone would react in order to stay alive in a zombie apocalypse.