Master Visual Memory
Answer 7 of 8 questions about a 16-item scene seen for 9 seconds.
7 correct out of 8 on a 4x4 scene shown for 9 seconds, on the same format as your first lesson.
Measured on these scenes. Scanning a scene in a fixed order is a habit that does carry to real rooms, which is why the Lab ends with a mission off the screen — but the number above describes this exercise, not your memory in general.
Techniques you will learn
Systematic scanning
Read a scene in a fixed order instead of letting your eyes wander.
6 lessons
- 1Assessment7 min
Where you start
Measure what you currently take in from a scene in one look.
Measured, not scored. Sets your starting level.
- 2Practice8 min
Looking is not seeing
Notice that unaided attention clusters in one corner of the scene.
Repetition at your current level. Nothing is recorded.
- 3Technique12 min
Systematic scanning
Replace wandering attention with a fixed route through the scene.
Teaches: Systematic scanning
- 4Practice9 min
Colours
Attach a colour to every object as you scan, without slowing the route.
Repetition at your current level. Nothing is recorded.
- 5Practice10 min
Positions and neighbours
Keep the layout, not just the inventory.
Repetition at your current level. Nothing is recorded.
- 6Assessment9 min
Closing challenge
Measure the promise: 7 out of 8 on the format you began with.
Measured against the Lab's promise.
Your real-world mission
Describe a room you just left
Walk into an unfamiliar room — a café, a waiting room, someone's kitchen. Look around for ten seconds, step out, and write down six things with their position and colour.
How to check: Go back in and check. Four out of six is a good first run.