N-Back – A Minimal, Adaptive Dual N-Back Game for Brain Training

Post by agumonkey » Sat, Jul 05, 2025, 10:37 AM UTC

indolering wrote: post #3

Ahh, "brain training" - games you play instead of getting better at value added tasks. This shit doesn't generalize and the opportunity cost results in making you dumber, not smarter.

Post by louky » Sat, Jul 05, 2025, 1:36 PM UTC

gregzeng95 wrote: post #2

Hi HN, I built N-Back.net, a lightweight and responsive Dual N-Back task for working memory training. I was frustrated by the clunky UI and heavy design of most existing n-back tools, so I made something clean, fast, and distraction-free. No login, no ads, no tracking – just cognitive training in your browser. Key features: • Dual mode: visual + auditory • Adaptive difficulty: level up as you improve, drop down if ne…

Post by torbid » Sat, Jul 05, 2025, 2:48 PM UTC

doubledamio wrote: post #10

This is very nice! But I don’t quite get how 70% is considered good performance — I managed to outperform that by literally doing nothing: Game Complete! Accuracy: 78.6% Correct Responses: 11 / 14 Average Reaction Time: 0 ms

Post by gregzeng95 » Sat, Jul 05, 2025, 4:03 PM UTC

NooneAtAll3 wrote: post #16

"Working Memory Test" link returns 404

Post by euph0ria » Sat, Jul 05, 2025, 5:44 PM UTC

louky wrote: post #13

gregzeng95 wrote: post #2

Hi HN, I built N-Back.net, a lightweight and responsive Dual N-Back task for working memory training. I was frustrated by the clunky UI and heavy design of most existing n-back tools, so I made something clean, fast, and distraction-free. No login, no ads, no tracking – just cognitive training in your browser. Key features: • Dual mode: visual + auditory • Adaptive difficulty: level up as you improve, drop down if ne…

the buttons jumping up and down when correct or incorrect is jarring on my smaller screen, forcing a constant space there or moving the message would be a smoother UX, in my opinion.