> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docsv1.empirica.ly/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docsv1.empirica.ly/guides/tutorial-your-first-experiment.md).

# Tutorial: Your First Experiment

This is the tutorial to get started with Empirica. You will discover Empirica's potential and run a simple experiment. 

If you want to compare your work to a finished version of the tutorial, you can find it [on GitHub](https://github.com/empiricaly/your-first-experiment/).

Each part builds on the previous one:

{% content-ref url="/pages/-M-DUC1e\_KCv-S73IpC9" %}
[Part 1: Getting Started](/guides/tutorial-your-first-experiment/your-first-experiment.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/-McV0\_4v1OCn3pGOGPEj" %}
[Part 2: Configuring the Experiment](/guides/tutorial-your-first-experiment/part-2-configuring-the-experiment.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/-McV5gD6\_HFX9tqbTfVB" %}
[Part 3: Adding Social Information and New Factors](/guides/tutorial-your-first-experiment/part-3-adding-social-information-and-new-factors.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/-Mabo5c2EhjcjqtPCmiw" %}
[Part 4: Adding Chats](/guides/tutorial-your-first-experiment/part-2-adding-chats.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MaboDG8h\_yYuRCYLU9Z" %}
[Part 5: Adding Bots](/guides/tutorial-your-first-experiment/part-3-adding-bots.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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