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World Clicking Championship TheElevatorGame.com (and experiment)

18 points by joshwprinceton 15y ago

agscala 15y ago
Is there a goal of some sort? I feel like I just completely wasted my time
- joshwprinceton 15y ago
  I just posted a quick description on this thread -- it's both a game and experiment
joshwprinceton 15y ago
What is this you ask? a) it is a strangely addictive game b) it is an experiment for a blog post I'll be writing on user experience design -- particularly around offline IA. Some more info here: joshrweinstein.com
kaerast 15y ago
So I'm guessing the experiment is either A/B testing of layouts of number pads, or it's testing to see if people can cheat the leaderboard. Also, it must be a slow news day for this to get to front page.
- slewis 15y ago
  I'd guess its an experiment about when people stop clicking. Most people either only click a few times, or stop right at 20 times, when they receive the easter egg buttons. So, the lesson is: give your users a perceived reward for taking action on your site, to get them engaged long enough to get the reward. Or maybe the lesson is: as soon as users perceive there are no rewards left they'll leave.
- Juha 15y ago
  Yes, it seems to be A/B (or maybe multivariant) testing. Tried the site through hidemyass.com and got the numbers running in bottom-top order while loading it directly I got top-bottom order. I hope the creator will publish the results when finished :).
booleanCA 15y ago
I still prefer the abstractness of http://www.clickyourlifeaway.com http://www.clickyourlifeaway.com -edit - but I like the submission by the OP too, I can see it becoming a meme XD
- joshwprinceton 15y ago
  Lol, genius!! Wish I saw that before I put mine up :D, not the same, but pretty funny
tonetheman 15y ago
yeah I have no clue what it is... and I even read the blog. Pretty sure it does not count as a game or an experiment with so little explanation... who knows?
- joshwprinceton 15y ago
  The app is primarily for data collection, the next post will explain everything
iandanforth 15y ago
Ferster and Skinner would be proud.
jhherren 15y ago
$('.pickme').click()
- joshwprinceton 15y ago
  is there a way I could have disabled that?
  - jhherren 15y ago
    Of course. Give the numbers a randomly generated id, and check for the winning value server side. You'd also want display the numbers in a way where it's tougher to compare them than checking the text values--the target value is $('#left h1').text().trim(). So that means using images (not named 1.jpg!) or canvas or something like that. Also, your app is vulnerable to replay. I can keep POSTing the same request over and over and my score increases.
    - openyogurt 15y ago
      As it is now, you don't even need to match the numbers. Just find the form and submit it. $("#right form").submit()
DrHankPym 15y ago
Great, another Tiny Tower clone.
- joshwprinceton 15y ago
  what is tiny tower?
hhjj 15y ago
I completely missed the rewards having some 1280x800 laptop...

Is there a goal of some sort? I feel like I just completely wasted my time

joshwprinceton 15y ago
I just posted a quick description on this thread -- it's both a game and experiment

What is this you ask? a) it is a strangely addictive game b) it is an experiment for a blog post I'll be writing on user experience design -- particularly around offline IA. Some more info here: joshrweinstein.com

kaerast 15y ago

So I'm guessing the experiment is either A/B testing of layouts of number pads, or it's testing to see if people can cheat the leaderboard. Also, it must be a slow news day for this to get to front page.

slewis 15y ago
I'd guess its an experiment about when people stop clicking. Most people either only click a few times, or stop right at 20 times, when they receive the easter egg buttons. So, the lesson is: give your users a perceived reward for taking action on your site, to get them engaged long enough to get the reward. Or maybe the lesson is: as soon as users perceive there are no rewards left they'll leave.
Juha 15y ago
Yes, it seems to be A/B (or maybe multivariant) testing. Tried the site through hidemyass.com and got the numbers running in bottom-top order while loading it directly I got top-bottom order. I hope the creator will publish the results when finished :).

booleanCA 15y ago

I still prefer the abstractness of http://www.clickyourlifeaway.com http://www.clickyourlifeaway.com -edit - but I like the submission by the OP too, I can see it becoming a meme XD

joshwprinceton 15y ago
Lol, genius!! Wish I saw that before I put mine up :D, not the same, but pretty funny

tonetheman 15y ago

yeah I have no clue what it is... and I even read the blog. Pretty sure it does not count as a game or an experiment with so little explanation... who knows?

joshwprinceton 15y ago
The app is primarily for data collection, the next post will explain everything

iandanforth 15y ago

Ferster and Skinner would be proud.

jhherren 15y ago

$('.pickme').click()

joshwprinceton 15y ago
is there a way I could have disabled that?
- jhherren 15y ago
  Of course. Give the numbers a randomly generated id, and check for the winning value server side. You'd also want display the numbers in a way where it's tougher to compare them than checking the text values--the target value is $('#left h1').text().trim(). So that means using images (not named 1.jpg!) or canvas or something like that. Also, your app is vulnerable to replay. I can keep POSTing the same request over and over and my score increases.
  - openyogurt 15y ago
    As it is now, you don't even need to match the numbers. Just find the form and submit it. $("#right form").submit()

DrHankPym 15y ago

Great, another Tiny Tower clone.

joshwprinceton 15y ago
what is tiny tower?

hhjj 15y ago

I completely missed the rewards having some 1280x800 laptop...