DMDX Resources

 

Resources from the official DMDX website

·        Official DMDX download

·        HTML Help files (DMDX & TimeDX)

·        DMDX Listserv Archive (Current; 1999-2000)

 

Subscribing and posting to the DMDX email listserv

·        To subscribe send an email from your account to DMDX-request@psy1.psych.arizona.edu with the word "subscribe" by itself with no quotes in the body of the email (not the subject).   

·        Once your subscription is confirmed, posts can be made to DMDX@psy1.psych.arizona.edu

 

Preliminary Introduction

This section is designed to provide you with an basic overview of DMDX designed to get you started writing item files.

1.    You should start by reading the tutorial created by John Curtin (powerpoint version; web version).  Helpful primers/overviews are also available on other websites (Matt Davis web tutorial; Mike Ford web tutorial).

2.    Next, you should read the published article about DMDX

3.    After this, you should read some of the introductory sections in the DMDX and TIMEDX help files.  I suggest this order:

a.     How to configure DMDX through the use of TIMEDX

b.    How to start DMDX and run an itemfile

c.     Files generated by DMDX

d.    Introduction to the format and components of an item file

e.    DMDX script processing (how it works)

f.       Timing issues

g.    Use of images in DMDX

h.     Use of sound in DMDX

i.        Use of Digital Video in DMDX

j.        Input overview and details on input

k.     Audio Input

l.        How to interface with other computers and devices

m.  Errors you might encounter

 

Additional Detailed DMDX Instructions

 

Sample Item files (with explanations)

This section contains numerous item files that demonstrate important features of DMDX and can serve as a starting point for creating an item file for a specific task or paradigm.

 

DMDX Utilities

This section contains various utility programs and other helpful resources for DMDX programmers.

 

Web content created as part of graduate programming course (psych711-3-f05-hhh@lists.wisc.edu) taught by John Curtin (jjcurtin@wisc.edu; http://dionysus.psych.wisc.edu/ARL/JCurtin.html) in the Psychology Department at the University of Wisconsin