Auditory Capacity Test

What to expect

• A tunnel view: fly the ball through the coloured hoops as they rush toward you.
• Spoken orders — act only on the ones for YOUR callsign (trigger, colour change), some given on a timer.
• After ~2 minutes: radio chatter, fake callsigns to trick you, and the ball speeds up.
• A 6-digit number to memorise at the start and type back at the end.

What it measures

• Auditory working memory (holding the callsign and number)
• Doing several tasks at once under time pressure
• Filtering real instructions from decoys and chatter
• Motor control while listening and responding

Instructions

1. 1Use headphones in a quiet room — the orders are spoken and you can't replay them.
2. 2Choose joystick or keyboard first. Keyboard: arrows fly, Space is the trigger, 1–4 set the colour (shown on screen).
3. 3Only obey orders that start with your callsign; ignore every other callsign and the background chatter.
4. 4Keep flying through the hoops the whole time — unless you're told to skip one — and hold the number in mind for recall.

Tips

• Rehearse the 6-digit number silently between orders so it doesn't slip.
• Lock onto your callsign — if an order doesn't start with it, do nothing.
• Keep the ball near the centre so you can reach the next hoop either way.
• Don't chase a missed order — protect the tasks still coming.