Traffic Light
Tap, except for the octagon
What it practices
Keeping a rhythm and stopping in time.
How to play
- Shapes appear one after another.
- Circle, triangle, square or diamond: tap the screen.
- Orange octagon: don't tap, then keep the rhythm on the next ones.
About this game
This game is inspired by a public task from experimental psychology about keeping your attention over a stretch of time and holding back a response. It is an original version made for this site, not the task itself.
When you finish, the summary of your play style shows which end of the "Caution" bar your way of playing leans toward in this session: "Acts when unsure" or "Waits when unsure". 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