Your goal is to discover interesting and beautiful shapes.
To continue, please enter the unique ID given to you.
In this game you are going to explore the space of “shifting shapes”
and make interesting and beautiful shapes.
To make these shapes you are going to be moving these green blocks on the screen.
Drag the left-most or right-most square to a different place.
You can only move the blocks at the end or the edge of the shape
but you can move as many blocks as you like
until you find a shape that is interesting and beautiful to you.
When you make a shape that you find interesting and beautiful
you can save it by clicking on the grey box
or the “Collect Shape” button
Click there now
When the game is over you will get to see all of the shapes
you have made and pick your 5 favorite shapes
The game is 12 minutes long.
Please play alone, in a quiet surroundings with no interruptions.
Thanks and enjoy the game!
You need to collect at least 5 shapes to move to the next step
Are you sure you want to end now?
Please choose the 5 most favorite shapes you've collected
Our study shows that creative search is a trade-off between novelty and value.
Your playing method suggests that you are % more inclined toward rapid and spreading
searches which result in higher visual novelty.
In this kind of search, players tend to move rapidly between shapes, creating many shapes which spread across many different visual categories.
This search strategy usually produces shapes that are more unique in our game.
Our study shows that creative search is a trade-off between novelty and value.
Your playing method suggests that you are % inclined toward focused and thoughtful searches which result in higher visual value.
In this kind of search, players tend to focus on each visual category they discover, collecting thoughtfully
shapes at increasing visual consensus.
This search strategy usually produces shapes that carry more meaning in our game.
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