Dialed Color

shape

Spatial recall bends position, angle, and scale. This test flashes a shape, then asks you to rebuild it.

The score compares outline drift, rotation, scale, and center position.

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Shape memory direct answer

Shape Memory Test

Shape Memory Test measures short-term spatial recall. You see a generated shape, then recreate its position, scale, and rotation.

The report compares target and submitted geometry with raster overlap plus drift measures. Shape similarity needs more than one number because position, scale, and rotation errors can look different.

This is not a motor-control, visual-spatial disorder, or clinical drawing assessment. Pointer precision, screen size, viewport scale, and touch input can change performance.

Evidence at a glance

5 shapes per standard run
64x64 raster overlap comparison grid
IoU Jaccard-style overlap basis
4 tracked errors: overlap, center, scale, rotation
Target source

Seed-generated circles, polygons, and stars with controlled position, rotation, and scale.

Measurement

Raster overlap / Jaccard-style comparison plus center, scale, and symmetry-aware rotation drift.

Report use

Outline overlap, center drift, rotation drift, scale drift, and round-by-round consistency.

Boundary

Not a clinical visual-spatial test, motor test, or drawing-skill certificate.

Evidence

What authority supports this test?

The app compares target and submitted geometry with a 64x64 raster overlap score, then applies symmetry-aware rotation and scale penalties.

The cited overlap references support Jaccard / IoU-style binary image comparison language. They do not certify the memory task.

Target fairness

How same-seed comparison stays fair

Bot Challenge is labeled as a system rival and uses deterministic comparison pressure.

Friend Challenge and Live Match use the same seed, difficulty, and round count, so both sides recreate the same target geometry.

Limits

What can affect the result?

Pointer precision, touch-screen size, motor control, viewport size, and visual attention can affect results.

Report meaning

What the shape report should explain

A useful shape report explains whether the miss came from where the shape was placed, how large it was, or how it was rotated.

The report should avoid overclaiming because pointer device and viewport size can strongly affect a geometry recreation task.

Result analysis

How to read a shape memory result

1 Use overlap first

Overlap explains how much the submitted shape shares area with the target, which is a better summary than center position alone.

2 Split the geometry

Position drift, scale drift, and rotation drift should be separated because the same total score can come from different visual mistakes.

3 Account for input limits

Pointer precision, touch screens, and viewport size can change results, so repeated same-device runs are the fairest comparison.

FAQ

Shape memory FAQ

Why use overlap?

Overlap captures how much the submitted shape shares area with the target, which is more useful than checking only center position.

Why include rotation and scale?

Two shapes can overlap poorly for different reasons, so the report separates rotation, scale, and center drift.

Can touch screens change scores?

Yes. Screen size, touch precision, pointer device, and viewport scale can affect shape placement.

Can this diagnose spatial ability?

No. It is a browser-based recall task, not a clinical assessment.

Scoring evidence

Shape memory evidence and report limits

Reference implementation

The reference shape task compares the user's recreated geometry against a generated target with overlap, rotation, position, and scale behavior. Dialed Color uses a raster-overlap and symmetry-aware rotation model to make those errors visible.

Target source

Targets are seed-generated circles, polygons, and stars from the reference side sequence, with controlled position, rotation, and scale per difficulty.

Measurement

The app compares target and submitted geometry with a 64x64 raster overlap score, then applies symmetry-aware rotation and scale penalties.

Score curve

The round score maps combined geometry error onto a 0-10 assessment score with a product-calibrated curve.

Report use

A report can describe outline overlap, center drift, scale drift, and rotation drift. It should not infer visual-spatial disorder or motor impairment.

Limits

Pointer precision, touch-screen size, motor control, viewport size, and visual attention can affect results.

Authority note

These sources explain the measurement concepts used by the product. They are citations, not official certification, endorsement, or clinical validation of this test.