Experiment Number 01 - Side B
Right here we go then. *reaches for notebook* Side B.
Okay so carrying on from my last post I have had more people to have a go of my experiment, lets have a look see.
I will also stick this here for reference as I will specify certain walls when writing up what each Subject did:
Side B
Test Subject 1
Okay. So. First up was Sean.
For starters, like the others, he went straight for the walls and just hugged them. All the way round.
And again.
And again.... You get the idea. This went on for a while. He did mix it up a little and went for the corners a few times but not much else. I think about 10 minutes went by before he even started looking at his surroundings. Once he did, He walked into walls again. More specifically wall number 3. He said this was because it had the 'Montee' written on it. And it was green and big. I have know idea why big was a factor, maybe it makes things seem more significant, the green factor though makes sense though because of it universal meaning for 'GO'.
Not much happened after this because he literally looked around for about 2 minutes and then walked backwards jumping. Que surprised face.
He went from the corner of walls 3 and 4 jumping backwards into the middle of wall 2. He had no idea why or how he did it but he did.
He tried again after this and it took him another 5 minutes to figure out how. How he was still fixed on the idea that it was the jumping that did it.
Test Subject 2
Up next was Josh from 3rd year of the BA. He was probably the most enjoyable to watch play because he was so energetic about what how frustrated he was. Once again, to start with he went for the walls, completely just running into them. He didn't hug them though, the only one who hasn't really. After this failed he had a bit more of a look around.trying to get his head around what the solution could be. However this din't help him as he just wandered around aimlessly for a while.
At the point when asked about what he was doing he explained that he understood the meaning of the symbols (or he thought he did) noting X marks the spot and arrows tell you where to go. Though that only lasted about 2 minutes, when he turned round and said they were confusing him. Now that was a quick change of mind.
"I'm lost" = I don't want to carry on or give up. He really REALLY wanted to give up but really REALLY wanted to finish it. he kept turning around as if to get up and quit, then span back round as if he had slapped himself mentally to carry on.
He kept going though. He figured the solution pretty soon after nearly giving up. He just didn't seemed to want to believe that it could be the solution. In total it took Josh about 28 minutes. He told me that the main thing making him feel confused was the conflicting symbols and colours.
Test Subject 3
So next was Will again from 3rd year of the BA. It started to get a bit monotonous at this point when people were starting out. Walking into walls and that was it. -_-
This time though Will was a jumper as well believe that it was the answer. He thought that he had to jump to certain sections of a wall to get through it. I'm guessing it was because he thought the solution was the "t" in 'Montee' on Wall 2 as the X was there and the other 'Montee' on Wall 3 had an arrow seemingly pointing to the "t". This was the first solution he came up with.
One main thing I noticed from Will was that he was extremely conscious of he surroundings, inspecting pretty much everything over and over, inch by inch. He was the first person to actually 'think' about the environment, which was what I was hoping it would do.
Not long after figuring he original solution wasn't right, he changed tactics. He double scanned the walls as if he had a sudden idea of what to do. When I ask what he was looking for, he explained that the 'X' must be the solution some how. Finally understanding the meanings he started to try to zig-zag from wall to wall and going from one marking to the next. Then after about 5 minutes got the movement right. One 'X' to the other.
He was a little confused but after I went through the room with he and pushed him for some info on what he thought the meanings were or could be, it clicked. He finished in around 25 minutes.
Test Subject 4
Right then. The single exception to the whole of the experiment. Taime. The only person who got confused to the point of no return. He quit in about 5-7 minutes. Yeah that fast. The only actually thing he did was walk into walls and jumped at the higher 'X' on Wall 4.
He said that there was nothing giving him guidance. Not one single thing. Nothing.
I was really confused at this point so I went though the room with him to explain what was going on and what he could have been looking for. I also showed him the solution. He then went on to tell me that this still didn't make sense and that without more guidance, wouldn't have completed it.
Test Subject 5
Last up was Joe. Of course you know what happened first. Yes you got it right. Walked into walls. Hugged them. And gave them a great big kiss.
I give him this though he only did it for 2 minutes.
From then onward, he just thought about what was around him. As if to take in every piece of information that he could. And it worked. He figured the clues out the fastest out of all the Subjects. He didn't really move that much just looked around the walls or sat and pondered to himself.
And then we had it. Within about 15 minutes got out of the room. AND. Knew how he did it.
The only person in the whole of the Experiment that understood completely what he had done. He said that at first the only thing that confused him was the conflicting meaning of colours and symbols.
Okay so carrying on from my last post I have had more people to have a go of my experiment, lets have a look see.
I will also stick this here for reference as I will specify certain walls when writing up what each Subject did:
Side B
Test Subject 1
Okay. So. First up was Sean.
For starters, like the others, he went straight for the walls and just hugged them. All the way round.
And again.
And again.... You get the idea. This went on for a while. He did mix it up a little and went for the corners a few times but not much else. I think about 10 minutes went by before he even started looking at his surroundings. Once he did, He walked into walls again. More specifically wall number 3. He said this was because it had the 'Montee' written on it. And it was green and big. I have know idea why big was a factor, maybe it makes things seem more significant, the green factor though makes sense though because of it universal meaning for 'GO'.
Not much happened after this because he literally looked around for about 2 minutes and then walked backwards jumping. Que surprised face.
He went from the corner of walls 3 and 4 jumping backwards into the middle of wall 2. He had no idea why or how he did it but he did.
He tried again after this and it took him another 5 minutes to figure out how. How he was still fixed on the idea that it was the jumping that did it.
Test Subject 2
Up next was Josh from 3rd year of the BA. He was probably the most enjoyable to watch play because he was so energetic about what how frustrated he was. Once again, to start with he went for the walls, completely just running into them. He didn't hug them though, the only one who hasn't really. After this failed he had a bit more of a look around.trying to get his head around what the solution could be. However this din't help him as he just wandered around aimlessly for a while.
At the point when asked about what he was doing he explained that he understood the meaning of the symbols (or he thought he did) noting X marks the spot and arrows tell you where to go. Though that only lasted about 2 minutes, when he turned round and said they were confusing him. Now that was a quick change of mind.
"I'm lost" = I don't want to carry on or give up. He really REALLY wanted to give up but really REALLY wanted to finish it. he kept turning around as if to get up and quit, then span back round as if he had slapped himself mentally to carry on.
He kept going though. He figured the solution pretty soon after nearly giving up. He just didn't seemed to want to believe that it could be the solution. In total it took Josh about 28 minutes. He told me that the main thing making him feel confused was the conflicting symbols and colours.
Test Subject 3
So next was Will again from 3rd year of the BA. It started to get a bit monotonous at this point when people were starting out. Walking into walls and that was it. -_-
This time though Will was a jumper as well believe that it was the answer. He thought that he had to jump to certain sections of a wall to get through it. I'm guessing it was because he thought the solution was the "t" in 'Montee' on Wall 2 as the X was there and the other 'Montee' on Wall 3 had an arrow seemingly pointing to the "t". This was the first solution he came up with.
One main thing I noticed from Will was that he was extremely conscious of he surroundings, inspecting pretty much everything over and over, inch by inch. He was the first person to actually 'think' about the environment, which was what I was hoping it would do.
Not long after figuring he original solution wasn't right, he changed tactics. He double scanned the walls as if he had a sudden idea of what to do. When I ask what he was looking for, he explained that the 'X' must be the solution some how. Finally understanding the meanings he started to try to zig-zag from wall to wall and going from one marking to the next. Then after about 5 minutes got the movement right. One 'X' to the other.
He was a little confused but after I went through the room with he and pushed him for some info on what he thought the meanings were or could be, it clicked. He finished in around 25 minutes.
Test Subject 4
Right then. The single exception to the whole of the experiment. Taime. The only person who got confused to the point of no return. He quit in about 5-7 minutes. Yeah that fast. The only actually thing he did was walk into walls and jumped at the higher 'X' on Wall 4.
He said that there was nothing giving him guidance. Not one single thing. Nothing.
I was really confused at this point so I went though the room with him to explain what was going on and what he could have been looking for. I also showed him the solution. He then went on to tell me that this still didn't make sense and that without more guidance, wouldn't have completed it.
Test Subject 5
Last up was Joe. Of course you know what happened first. Yes you got it right. Walked into walls. Hugged them. And gave them a great big kiss.
I give him this though he only did it for 2 minutes.
From then onward, he just thought about what was around him. As if to take in every piece of information that he could. And it worked. He figured the clues out the fastest out of all the Subjects. He didn't really move that much just looked around the walls or sat and pondered to himself.
And then we had it. Within about 15 minutes got out of the room. AND. Knew how he did it.
The only person in the whole of the Experiment that understood completely what he had done. He said that at first the only thing that confused him was the conflicting meaning of colours and symbols.
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Okay that's everyone. Well the Gamers anyway. If I get the chance to get anyone else to play it that is a Non-Gamer I will right it up but for now I will leave it.
Tomorrow I will write up my conclusion and what I plan to do next. See you then.
:D
P.S.
Note to self: Video them next time so you don't have to write it all up! Makes it look nicer to. -_-
P.S.
Note to self: Video them next time so you don't have to write it all up! Makes it look nicer to. -_-