jillybean Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 This will drive you nuts!! Have fun! The object of the game is to move the red block around without getting hit by the blue blocks or touching the black walls. If you can go longer than 18 seconds you are phenomenal. It's been said that the US Air Force uses this for fighter pilot training. (yeah, right!) They are expected to go for at least 2 minutes. 11.4 is my best so far! http://members.iinet.net.au/~pontipak/redsquare.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 20.1 but I didn't play long. It seems just a matter of finding the safe path between the blocks as they move around on a set pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 (edited) 27.442 seconds now... Pretty good now :( Edited February 18, 2009 by mtvesuvius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Made it over 37 seconds on my third try. Cool. Maybe a new career? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 16.072 6 tries only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 I suck at this, I tried about a half dozen times and haven't made it past about 6 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 I suck at this, I tried about a half dozen times and haven't made it past about 6 seconds. Stay AWAY from the blue rectangles :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpace Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 I had played this a long time back but at some other site. Strange this seems to have been copied ditto without any attribution (or maybe I am mistaken, in which case, I apologise). Anyway, after comparing scores etc, me and my friend came to the conclusion that the speed of your computer matters and the time in seconds does not mean much. So my guess is that kenrexford has a really slow computer. I suggest you buy a new one for all the bidding simulations you do :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmat Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 20.47 what gets me are the speed changes. :/ also? I need a better mouse or a less hiccupy computer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilkaz Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Old men shouldn't play this game I did it 5 times and never last even a half a second. OH well back to backgammon and bridge for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 High-speed hand-eye coordination has never been my strong point. I never really got into video games that require rapid moving around. I could do OK on games like Space Invader or Tetris, but that was about my limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 This is really annoying, I can't get to 20, but I almost always get past 19. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmat Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 This is really annoying, I can't get to 20, but I almost always get past 19. :( that's one of the spots where it speeds up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbodell Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 One way to help normalize the speed is to measure how long it takes to die if you don't move the square. I have 2 work computers and on one running firefox it takes around 0.322 seconds to die. On this computer I find it hard to get past 20, I usually die between 17.5 and 20. On the other computer running IE it takes 0.4 seconds to die if I don't move the square. On this computer I get past 20 all the time, and usually die around 25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimG Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 One way to help normalize the speed is to measure how long it takes to die if you don't move the square. I have 2 work computers and on one running firefox it takes around 0.322 seconds to die. On this computer I find it hard to get past 20, I usually die between 17.5 and 20. On the other computer running IE it takes 0.4 seconds to die if I don't move the square. On this computer I get past 20 all the time, and usually die around 25. So, how long would you survive if you when you don't move the square you survive 0.261 seconds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanM Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Old women shouldn't play this either! I usually die in about 1 second, and after some effort managed to stay alive for 9.1 seconds :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillybean Posted February 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 18.063 seconds, I can sleep now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 One way to help normalize the speed is to measure how long it takes to die if you don't move the square. I have 2 work computers and on one running firefox it takes around 0.322 seconds to die. On this computer I find it hard to get past 20, I usually die between 17.5 and 20. On the other computer running IE it takes 0.4 seconds to die if I don't move the square. On this computer I get past 20 all the time, and usually die around 25. those are almost exactly my numbers/results (IE vs Firefox on the same computer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 11.3 still my record, usually I am dead before the 2 sec mark. This is a stupid test. The geography quiz provides much more insight into someone's cognitive capabilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 21.588 on firefox yay! btw you can make it to at least 10 seconds by just moving to the top left corner and staying there. I don't think this is used as a test for the airforce, since there are much more effective ways of training online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilkaz Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 11.3 still my record, usually I am dead before the 2 sec mark. This is a stupid test. The geography quiz provides much more insight into someone's cognitive capabilities. Geography quiz ??...ooo where's that ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_KARLUK Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 (edited) http://members.iinet.net.au/~pontipak/redsquare.html You survived 0.375 seconds ! Whenever I click I see such a message. Did they place a parrot inside software? Or I misclick ? Pretty funny.2nd message : I got th trick. Now 4.333 seconds. Hold on, this time I ll kick it :ph34r: 3rd attempt (I got a printscreen): You survived 10.953 seconds! Omg, wise and neat test. Last attempt : (I got another printscreen and an external mouse to my laptop)You survived 11.141 seconds! Thanks, I really enjoyed. 13.797 Hmm, i need more practising :huh: Edited February 25, 2009 by H_KARLUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenberg Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Interesting. Following the suggestions above I switched from Firefox to IE and improved my score from a fraction of a second to 4+ seconds. So does this mean IE is good (I last longer) or bad (the blue guys move slower)? With Firefox I basically have no chance to move before being caught. With IE I think I could improve with a little practice. Really it's all the mouse's fault. Or as the old song says, Blame it on the Rolling Stones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberlour10 Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 After several tries I got to +- 20sec, but my machine is not a modern jet, more... something like Messerschmitt 109 B) Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_KARLUK Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 btw you can make it to at least 10 seconds by just moving to the top left corner and staying there.true, tried th pattern 11.219 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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