I think it's broken - I just see three blank red buttons, and nothing happens if I click on them or press any keys. Interesting theme, though - I remember hearing about that experiment years ago, on a TV show called QI, and thinking it was both insane and genius!
Apparently, the same concept was later used to spot life rafts from coastguard search & rescue helicopters. "In testing on the helicopter, the pigeons spotted targets on the first pass 90% of the time. The human crewmembers were capable of finding the target on the first pass only 38% of the time. In passes where both humans and the pigeons spotted the target, the pigeon spotted it first 84% of the time."
Thats absolutely amazing!! I'm blown away that they can be trained so well to not only identify a specific object but also to communicate it to people.
Search and rescue sounds like a much more reasonable application for their super senses. Plus, helicopter rides definitely seem more fun than missile rides.
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I think it's broken - I just see three blank red buttons, and nothing happens if I click on them or press any keys.
Interesting theme, though - I remember hearing about that experiment years ago, on a TV show called QI, and thinking it was both insane and genius!
Thanks for the comment!
I'm glad you see the buttons! I only made it public to see if it would run and if the aspect ratio worked on various devices.
I'm working on the gameplay now and will update it sometime this weekend, before the end of the game jam.
I have to check out that show now. From my research, the experiment showed promise but was abandoned because it was too bizarre.
Apparently, the same concept was later used to spot life rafts from coastguard search & rescue helicopters.
"In testing on the helicopter, the pigeons spotted targets on the first pass 90% of the time. The human crewmembers were capable of finding the target on the first pass only 38% of the time. In passes where both humans and the pigeons spotted the target, the pigeon spotted it first 84% of the time."
Thats absolutely amazing!! I'm blown away that they can be trained so well to not only identify a specific object but also to communicate it to people.
Search and rescue sounds like a much more reasonable application for their super senses. Plus, helicopter rides definitely seem more fun than missile rides.