The science behind this downloadable brain-trainer is certainly interesting, but its anemic test selection won't keep gamers interested for long.
Exactly What does gaming offer and why does it have so much appeal among the masses ? dr. nicola davies introduces some of the psychological tricks employed by game makers to keep you playing from using delayed rewards to increase anticipation to introducing ‘cognitive flow’ in the form of heightened engagement through goals, feedback and manageable rules.
Creat Studios brings you all of the fun of a psychological evaluation, without the hefty price tag. The Test Yourself Bundle is designed to evaluate various aspects of who you are, and give you a nice little written assessment to base your self-worth on.
I know exactly what he meant with the red dot game. I could not for the life of me figure out what I was supposed to be doing.
SI: If you're from the UK and aged between 20 and 35 (or thereabouts), you may remember a daunting set of exams from your school years called the '11-plus'. The tests were a little different from your usual head-scratchers, in that there was a 'non-verbal' portion that didn't rely on any prior knowledge of specific topics at all - rather, you were presented with a series of shapes, and have to identify odd ones out, next in sequences and so on.
I feel that reviewers have to put their personal score... Because if they reviewed the "game" after the intelligence test gave them 30%... May be some frustration will bias the review :)
Obviously don't take the test too seriously but still, It's always fun to test himself ! And you can compare yourself with the world...
For 2.99... 3.5/10 it's really severe !!!
