Middle or Sides
Follow the rule that changes
What it practices
Ignoring distractions and switching rules without losing the thread.
How to play
- Look at the frame first: solid with a dot is MIDDLE, dashed with two tips is SIDES.
- MIDDLE: tap the side the middle arrow points to.
- SIDES: tap the side the side arrows point to.
About this game
This game is inspired by public tasks from experimental psychology about attending to what is in the middle without being pulled by what is on the sides, and about switching rules. It is an original version made for this site, not those tasks themselves.
When you finish, the summary of your play style shows which end of the "Attention" bar your way of playing leans toward in this session: "Answers fast" or "Takes its time". It is not a score or a percentile, it does not compare you with other people, and neither end is better than the other.
See the sources in How the games work