Cognitive

Star Search

Can you search the whole screen without missing a spot?

Dark green stars and light green circles are mixed together all over the screen. Leave the light circles alone and find and tap every star. At the end, you'll see how fast you found stars on the left side and on the right side of the screen.

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At a glance

Players: 1 player
Ages: 4 and up
Play time: About 30 seconds to 1 minute
Levels · Modes: Normal · Easy (Easy has 2 rounds, with fewer stars and distractor circles)

How to play

Choose Normal (3 rounds) or Easy (2 rounds).
Stars and circles appear scattered across the screen.
Find and tap only the dark green stars. Don't tap the light circles.
Once you've found every star, you move to the next round. At the end, you'll see your average time and your left/right finding speed.

Tips

Scan from the top left, the way you'd read a book, and you'll miss fewer stars.
Check the "stars left" count and think about which areas you haven't looked at yet.
Stars and circles differ in both shade and shape. Tapping by shape helps you avoid mistakes.

What it practices

Full-field scanningPractice looking evenly all the way to both edges of the screen.

Selective attentionPick out only the targets among look-alike distractors.

Search strategyFind your own order so nothing gets missed.

Great for

Anyone curious whether they tend to favor one side
Kids who love hidden-picture puzzles
Anyone who wants to play on a big screen (tablet or computer)

Good to know

Stars are placed in equal numbers on the left and right sides of the screen. The left/right times in your results measure how long after each round starts you found the stars on each side, so you can see which side you tend to check first or last.

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